The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-12
CRISIS AT KANSAS CITY.
Slr-ct Railway Mems Demands Re-
fused and strike Probable.

Kansas tiry. No. May l1.-E.mpluE-~ II
III, Metro .'rlurrn STREET Railway company
are Tonight considering the question: ~
s,Iitin%- The dyrua.GS of III. men submit
t"! tu IA" company N-r.. refused upon pres
'rlaii"E. and g. gr-era! ciIi went out ."r
J Iil:t-~ n citing.
oHi.-rs - i.l. national organization OF
"n':i"''- ar" H."- directing the deln":a-
tlvus "f th" men
I.a,. ,u-nisr, IT YVES snnouur-d that the
mems action had MOI been determined.
What th- Wen Want
~ noon a "ommi,tse Of employs. rep
rt~"-uEE Division NJ. l'} of the AmalS;i-
mated Association Of Sf"."t Railway En-
ui-t.- of America. waited upon rr"-i. mt
H"in-~ ana submitted the ioil"U'ns, ce-
!uHUh-.
THAT ;he railway company aSrea 70 rec
"Iniz" ami treat with the employees aS~'-
cation Ia REGARD tu any and ] grievances
iri"rfury decision cannot ~ made the com
Iany ayr" To submit 10 arbitration. thai
al! men wh" hIV- been ia the employ "f In"
company one year or over shal nr paii ai
the rate Of - cents an hour; all men VINO
nav" been In the c1mpdHys employ less
than one year to receive ~ cents an hour
that uniform work day Of ten hours he in
auCurat"i. and mat an men discharged 10y
the CO mpInE sine" Nay l. and against
whom mo charges uf improper conduct have
h' -, 1T .v-H. Go r.iustat-t -
The reference t. reiHSJat, Tnsat involves
IN" discharge Of ~.N'y EN- love-: "h9 Hil-
been let oGt py the company within th' last
!,w days because. apparently. al their nav
ing Joined :hr union. which has recently
been ora;, iz',i in Kansas city.
The conference consume. but a few min
Ut.=' tIr;.. Mr.. Holmes refusing 20 grant thc
deIaInIs cT consider further propositions.
Union men claim that about Np OF the
Metropolitan employees belong 20 their
union. and that they have many Synpt-
thizcrs among TN others The company
claims that but 80 Of their employees are
members of the union.
Harry Bryan. national organizer. who Is
said TO have engineered the recent 'ieVe-
land strike. ami who organized the local
union. said to-day:
I'VE wanted TO avoid a strike If NC posi-
bly, could. hut the boys are in good shape
10 carry on a strike. The demands We make
are all practicable.
Road Officers Firm.
Mr.. Holmes said: Il have been assured
of ample police protection We have
large number Of men in our employ, VINO
have been with my brother and myself for
fifteen or twenty years. no; one OF wn"m
has mad. any complaint and many have
given mo their personal assurance Of their
satisfaction with the treatment they have
stand by the company at this time -
many old men are with ~ that II will not
be possible for strikers 10 succeed in tying
up our lines. During the last few days l''
former employees have Offered their Sery-
tees. Whenever men who have Joined the
union are Ia; out these Old men step In and
fill their places.
1--WE have already had many applications
from street car men who were thrown out
OF employment by the strikes in Cleveland
and st. Louis.
There Ia no reason why the Aualca-
mate,; Association Of street Railway En-
ployes should dictate To this company.
The metropolitan company now pays
ifs men a graded scale from - 10 20 cents
an hour The increase made in April meant
an average raise of /. Per cent TO the men"