The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-23

down. A sick man doesn't care to go
out much, you know.
THE committee Will not give up yet.
We VIII resume business tomorrow. We
may go to Philadelphia before we get
through"
In yesterdays Tribune IT, was
printed that the strikers said the stie-
pension of the four members accused
OF disloSalty preeluded their attend
ance at the Thursday night meeting.
II should have read exactly opposite.
Tile leaving out of the word mot" be-
fore preclude" taused the mistake.
STRIKERS STATEMENT.
The statement given out by the strik-
ers' executive board is as follows:
While orr position toward the Scranton Railway
| company has been endorsed by the citizens ~
wGN as the entire labor clement Of lack1wanuI
| county, yet we have never iilod 10 favor any anl
nlI agencies 10 effect an honorable adjustment of
the trouble, and when cited before the either 5
| committee We clccrfully responded and agreed to
unite with the management Of the company in
any move that might tend to an honorable tcrmiu.
alton of the strife.
This we recognize is the paramount duty uf
both toncnding parties. Thc business mems co,n.
mitcc came TO us with the proposition that Mr.
| Silinan would meet the men and advocate cOndi.
| tions upon which settlement might be perfected,
| providing said conditions were acceptable to the
majority OF our members. These conditions were
| not made known to us. Tile understanding upon
which Mr.. Siman desired TO appear before o,ir
membership was that he -horld have the privilege
of presenting his propositions TO the employees,
together with the privilege of supporting the
same in argument. or, according to lis original
proposition Tor arbitiaiion he desired 10 present
hiS side OF the and eliminate any argument
| or evidence which might be desired TO produce
by the men. This. willie considered materially
unfair. was acccdcd TO.
In accordance with the pleasure OF Mr.. Silnau,
| as set forth by the business mems committee, and
desi,o,is OF eNpcditig the movement our men,
bcIship was notified, so lar as possible. TO he in
attendance at II meeting especially arranged to he
held at y. M. Nov 81. 10 listen 10 and acccrt
| or reject the propositions Of the management
Another condition which it WAS necessary TO
| agree TO TO comply with the management Was
the exclusion from that conference o, our national
representative and the representatives OF the
Central Labor union. IN direct violation of ali
| rules and ,isaecs these representatives waived
their right TO be present at the meeting.
At late hour. and after che meeting had been
| arranged for. the committee was notified that the
manager ot the traction company desired a secret
ballot. This was n request which. il granted,
| ion. This required special act OF the assoria'
tion.
Understanding the propositions OF the manager
| to embody the possibility Of Il part oi the men
returning il was considered advisable that a fair
vote upon such proposition might show the
disposition of the mon relative TO their position
aS union men. Consequently. there was an lnNl'
aidn to the business mems committee and any
Of the traction officials who might he dcsiroua
uf lrnlinr tlirir aid to n sci Icmput.
The meeting was regularly called to meet in an
| evening session. Al an culv houl the business
mems committee appeared and stated that Mr.
| Siiman insisted that under no consideration
would he appear before the meeting unless ms
sided propositions were accepted After some
| discussion it was passed npon that Mr. SllinaI
would be received upon Ills own terms and that
waiver OF the provision of the laws OF the asso'
citation would be made and secret ballot taken.
| This was made known to the committee who at
| tempted to secure the attendance OF the manager.
| This. ii seemed, was impossible.
! The public can draw its own conclusions. MIR.
| Burke director who was also invited to attend
the meeting. refused to confront the inevitable.
| Yet the disposition of the company was con.
| vcyed to the men and unanimously voted down,
| the vote being taken in the presence o! the com.
| ,ntcc, showing that body that any conditions
presented by the company which will be enter
| tancd must contain the understanding that tho
union shall be preserved, and conditions en-.
bodyng any measure not looking to the reinstatc.
mcnt of every member Of union. as union
men, will not be tolerated by the members OF our
division. Thus ends this attempt at settlement.
We will settle this strike right and according to
the interests OF organized labor or we can not
consccn,io,,sly settle at all. Thus, from the ap-
parent pleasure OF the traction company. no settle
| mcnt is as yet in sight.
| Executive Committee.