Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-05
ON BEHALF OF THE CLERKS.

Butte, Mont, April 5, 1900.
In the Inter Mountain on the 4th inst.
n the Anaconda Standard of this date
there appeared articles as results of in
terviews with Mr.. Hennessy, by which
the impression might prevail that the
Clerks union a broken faith with the
Hennessy Mercantile Co.
In justice to the organization, as we'll
as to Mr.. Brown and myself l desire to
make the following statement, and re-
quest that you will give it a in the
columns of your paper.
l was generally a member of the COM
mittee appointed by the union to pro-
cure signatures to the early closing ar
rangement, Mr.. Brown volunteered to act
with myself on Mr.. Hennessy for the
reason of having some previous CONVEX
sation with him on the subject.
While the statements of Mr.. Hennessy
as set forth in the interviews are cor
rect in part. they are not SO with refer
ence to the expressions of Mr.. Brown
and myself made at the interview we
had with him.
The Hennessy Mercantile Co. was the
nrst hrm waited upon by the committee
at the time the agreement for a 6 o'clock
closing was first circulated, at hat time
n since they refused for the reasons
set forth in the interviews.
1t having come to the notice of the
members that it was the intention of Mr..
Hennessy to leave for the east a commit
tee consisting of Mr.. Brown and myself
waited upon him on the day of his de-
parture, handed him the agreement with
its numerous signers and said to him that
the success of the proposition was as
sured if he would sign. this Mr.. Hennes-
sy said he would not and could not con-
sistently do. At this interview Mr.. Hen
messy made the suggestion to the COM
m1ttee that deferring of the proposition
for thirty days was one that he would
advise, that he was about leaving for
the east and the matter of early closing
with others would be taken up by him
with the other stockholders. He stated
at this interview that he could not give
n assurance that he would feel ana
different on the proposition that he did
then. The proposition of deferring for
thirty days was n hat came from Mr..
Hennessy as stated in the Standard.
The proposition of Mr.. Browns of re.
naming open on Monday nights until
$3.50 was submitted as stated by Mr.. Hen
messy, this proposition was not offered in
the nature of any thing definite. but as a
suggestion. which If agreeable would
have to be submitted back to the organi-
cation.
With reference to the deferrring 70.
thirty lays this committe said to Mr.
Hennessy that they would recommend
that 1T be done believing that a compli.
ance with his request would result in al
amicable arrangement which would be
satisfactory to the organization as wei
as to the merchants who had already
signed the agreement.
We did not in any way pledge the or
ganization to the acceptance of same, MOI
would it have been possible to have dom
SO a we so desired. in our order as wei
as in others no one or two members car
bind the order to any action in which
each individual member is interested.
The proposition was reported back tt
the order and was by them rejected, it be
ing the opinion that conditions were i,
better shape at that time than they would
be If allowed to run along for thirty day.
with no assurance that at the end of tina
tim matters would be more favorable.
JUSTIN BUTLER.