The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-28
NOT SATISFACTORY.

| NJ its business between the company and ,l,c
union. We have merely repeated our refusal to
execute any contract.
NOT SATISFACTORY.
| Our experience with the preyions contract wa.
| Tar from satisfactory, and doubt ii il wa.
satisfactory To our men. Sucl, contracts are not
| usual among large employers ol Labor, even in
| this valley. where labor is so thoroughly organ.
| iIod. There never has been. and is not now Il
contract between the Wilkes Barre street Railway
| system and its men. In none Of the large ci,c,
of this state do such contracts exist. And Vet
| it is this unusual and unwarranted demand. ON
tho part OF the leaders Of the strikers. and thi
demand alone, that is cont inuing the strike and
| boycott in force.
We are willing 10 let the strikers themselves
determine the question whether their experience
under the previous contract from January to DC.
tobcr !. 1901. WAS satisfactory to them. and we
are willing TO leave to the calm Judgment Of
The public. whether or not the company is
Justified in demanding full and complete control
OF It's business. including the employment of mc,,
ana their discharge for proper cause, and that
| the company must be the sole Judge of what is
proper cause.
We are not engaged in warfare upon organ.
lied labor II properly and wisely managed we
would be more inclined to help ii, but our en-
pcrirnce OF the past year naturally leads lis
| To the conclusion that neither this company nor
its employees have thus far been benefited by it..
Scranton Railway Company.
BY G. VI. Clark. President.
The last conference" to which Mr.,
Clark has reference. is one that took
place in Hotel Walton. Philadelphia.
last Sunday afternoon. between himself
and two emissaries of the strikers,
.Iudge-elect e. G. Newcomb and eX-
Lieutenant Governor L. a. Watres.
National President w. D. Mahon. of the
street car mems union. accompanied the
mediatOrs
WHAT STRIKERS SAY.
Regarding this conference, and the
position of the strikers in general, n
member of the strikers executive board
said last night:
president Clark refused to negoti-
ate with President Mahon. stating in
positive terms that the company would
make no agreement with or recognize
any representative of the union. He
was willing to meet committees of the
men or citizens representing the men.
He even offered to confer with Presi-
dent Mahon If the latter would act
simply as citizen and not as the rep
resentative of the union. Mr.. Mahon
refused to assume any capacity other
than that of president of the union.
when asked about the reinstate-
ment of the men, President Clarke said
the company was willing to reinstate
about 56 per cent. of those who went on
strike. Those to be reinstated would be
selected by the company from an en-
animation Of the records. President
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sition. because it completely ignored the
organization, and. further, its terms
were too indefinite.
THE men have decided to enter into
no further negotiations looking towards
Il settlement. The next overture must
come from the company. Every propo-
sition we have made has been rejected
by the company, and we have come to
the conclusion there is no use attempt
ing settlement.
TO CARRY ON FIGHT.
Complete plans for carrying on an
aggressive and extended fight We're
mapped out at the conference Thurs
day night, by our executive board, the
special committee of the Central Labor
union and President Nichols of the
United Mine Workers. These plans will
he submitted to n meeting of the strik-
ers tomorrow morning. That they will
be approved. there is no question. Cen
orally speaking, these plans contem-
plate the bending of all our energies on
winning a complete victory, with no
thought of compromise. What propo-
silions we have made will be withdrawn
and the company will have the altelna-
tive of accent ing Our terms or running
empty ears forever
Notice of the seven cents per capita
tax per month on all the organizations
allied with the Central Labor union
have been sent out. Three West Side
locals of the mine workers, which met
last night. not only accepted the levy,
but voluntarily agreed to raise ii tn ten
cents. one of the locals. which made IA
$l5 contribution DecemDer II, voted am
other $25 from its treasury last night FOR
the strikers relief
The strikers are to have mass meet
ing on New Years night, Labor lead
ers from all over the coal regions will
he present
ON COMPANY : PAYROLL
The company yesterday transferred to
its own pay-rolls all the men employed
for them by the Drummond agency who
are still AT work. This means "A reduc-
tion in wages from $2.5O II day To nine
teen cents an hour There are only
about thirty of the DrummOnd imports
left, and all except II few OF tncm it is
agreed to sign with the
wages.
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