The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-01
STRIKE OF TROLLEY
MEN SEEMS CERTAIN
DISCHARGED Conductors Have Not Been
Reinstated by General Manager Sill
man and Men Will Refuse to
Handle Cars This Morning.

| Unless something unexpected Inter-
venes before $50 a. M. there will be no
| trolley cars running this morning. IF
forts to settle the differences between
tho company and the men proved
| futile and the men declared they
would follow the decision of Sunday
mornings meeting, that unless their
demands were granted they would not
go to work Tuesday morning,
Early yesterday afternoon the en-
ployes committee received the follow
ing letter from General aMnager Sill
man:
sept. 30, 1901.
Mr.. =. !. shea, President Division No. lGs. \. A.
of Street Car Employees.
Dear Sir With reference 70 the demand made
by you and your committee on yesterday after
noon that this company before tomorrow morn
ing, rcinstatc Martin Gordon and p. J. Garden,
recently discharged. pending a decision by arbi-
tration on the facts which occasioncd their dis.
charge. and notifying lis that unless this is done
the members of your organization will strike worl;
on tomorrow morning, beg to say that we can.
not agree to this.
We will, however, in order that quick dis.
position may be made OF this natter agree to
refer to Bishop Hoban, or TO one OF his priests
to be named by him. the question as to whether
or not. under our contract with YOU, our dis
charge OF these men was proper; and as already
agreed by us, will, in case the decision is
favorable to the men, pay them for the time
they would have made in case they were at work
on their regular runs. Very truly yours,
Scranton Railway Company.
BY General Manager
COMMITTEES STATEMENT.
In response to General Manager Silli-
mans letter, the committee prepared
the following statement:
Scranton. Pa, Sept. so, 1901.
To the Public:
With reference to the answer to the executive
committee OF Division No. lGs, i'll regard TO the
men that were discharged, we can sec nothing
more in it than the first proposition to the COM
mttcc Mr.. Silliman did not state whether he
would or would not bring his witnesses before the
arbitration hoard in order that our men would
have an opportunity to question them. Moreover
it is well understood that it is not the matter
Of arbitration that is at issue as We have both
agreed to that, but the reinstatement of those
men.
Mr. Silliman has not offered any reason why
those men should not be allowed to work pend
ing the invcstigation,"or pointed out any
why it would be detrimental to tic company.
On the other hand he waited until the eleventh
hour TO give his answer and then not until he
had first given it to the press before he did
to the committee.
We notice that he did not make any reference
to the gross violations of the contract.
Now the men in general have decided on the
action they are to take. Mr.. Silliman las been
notified OF the same, and he is the only man in
Scranton that can avert strike True, hc has
offered to pay those men, but they are willing
to work for all that is coming to them. for we
contend that all men are innocent until proven
guilty.
We are willing to abide by arbitration, hut We
still insist on those men being allowed to work
pending arbitration, and il they proven guilty
will pay Them for the time they work on
the cars or reimburse tho company for the same.
Very respectfully yours.
p. !. Shea,
NJ. j. Barrett
j. W Carter, Committee