The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-10

ST LOUIS, July s.-The strike against
the st. Louis Transit Company by its
former employees. which was declared OF
July 2, was ordered recalled today at a
meeting OF the Street Railway Mems
Union at the West End coliseum. Tomor-
row morning at 5 o'clock was the time
fixed for the recall of the boycott on all
the company's lines
When the strike was settled on July 2
there were some mutterings of discomfort
among the men over the terms of settle
ment, and so 1t is the dissatisfaction has
grown daily. The men maintain that the
company has failed to keep the agree
ment. and dozen or more instances were
cited tending to prove that there had
been a breach OF faith.
Proofs of Had Faith.
Meetings were held at several places
in the course OF the week, and commit
tees were appointed to procure proof of
infidelity on the part OF the company.
At meeting of the executive commit
tee OF the Street Railway Mems Union,
held today, a batch of affidavits were pre-
sented to the effect that men had been
employed since July in violation of the
terms OF the agreement of that date.
At session lasting several hours the
committee called a mass meeting for the
men for this morning and to recommend
at that meeting that tho strike be de-
clared on again. Central trades and Ia
bor unions met later and indorsed the ac-
tion OF the executive committee.
The committee. through President
Whitaker. addressed a letter to the men.
denying that the company had inten-
tionaiiy violated the agreement OF July
2. and declaring Its intention to live up
to every condition Of the agreement, both
I'm letter and spirit.
Arbitration II Refused.
Fred w. Lehman, attorney for the com
pany. appeared at the meeting and Of
fered 10 submit the question TO wheth-
er the company has broken faith to
Joseph W. Folk, counsel for the men.
and bound the company TO abide by
MIR. Folks judgment In the premises The
proposition was ignored and by unani-
nous vote the strike was renewed.
A member OF the executive committee
today said that this was the second time
the company had broken faith with its
employees. and no agreement would be ac-
ceptcd ia the future that did not provide
for the reinstatement OF all old employees
within twenty-four hours after the sxs-
cution OF the agreement.
There VIII he no lawlessness or de-
monstrations OF violence this time" he
continued. by means OF n vigorous en-
forcement Of the boycott we hope to alb
solutciy destroy the earning capacity OF
the company"
Company Denies Agreement.
Tho whole trouble seems to hang upon
a few Of the men violating its agree
men,, while the company. on the other
hand emphatically denies that such is
tire case.
The men claimed yesterday that YER
bal agreement was entered into concur
rently with the written agreement and
hal
pany had agreed 10 re-employ all the
old mon In sixty days, seniority In the
service determining tho priority Of re-
employment.
4, was claimed that tho Rev. nr w J..
Boise instructed the men that such an
agreement existed Ia a speech AZ the West
End coliseum. The officers of the COM
pany declare that there was no such YER
bal understanding. ana that the only
agreement made hy ,hcm was the writ
ten agreement which was published at
the time.