The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-12
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hon, OF the street railway men, and
President John Mitchell. of the miners,
on their visit to- General Manager Sill
man was presented in writing and was
as follows:
10 the Officers and Delegates Of tho Twenty first
Annual Convention o the American Federation
of labor
Brothers: We. your committee appointed to in.
tcrvicw the officers of the Scranton Street Rail.
way company for the purpose oi bringing about,
" possible, settlement of the present dispute b..
tween that company and Division idS. An'ngt'
mated Association of street Railway Employees.
bog leave TO submit the following report:
On Tuesday, Dec. 10, 1901. we succeeded in
securing an interview with Mr.. Sliman. general
manager of the company, and Mr.. h,lrhc, one "f
the directors. After introduction to these
n lcmcn and informing them of oar mission.
hgcr Sman stated before he would take up
sny matters with US he desired to ask us som
questions, which he wanted to know If we would
answer. W. informed him we would answer all
rc..onab) Questions. but would first rather hca'
& the que bns before agreed TO answer them.
~. We sta. I'd out by outlining tho company's sid
M question, and put his questions in such )!
VeIksAhat had we answered them we would
h. JQ ed the company in their position
an fd the employees. lhc"' l"es''o'S
NC kenswcr in the manner that thy
we, rating that we had called upon
linn swaa possible to bring about a
scih "'snu'r now o"' ann no' % 10
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,Jo u,, ,ns,l A ,n con.iIcr IN. ,n,,t,r any fur
tncr win, ne lie stated that he would not meet
or treat with It's as representatives of the Amcr
can Federation Of Labor. We then. before rctit
ing. asked him ii he would meet with President
Mahoh ana committee oi tne 'oca' o'sa,r,"'''Ih
looking 10 a set',cmc', o' tue "'sI"''' i"', W
asa.' . e.. os II" ar, "r"m,,,inn :,
was also stated bv Mcs,rs. sillimau and Burke
,bot SiIlimon. a. general manager of the com
paly, had full authority in the premises. Being
unable to get any further consideration we ~"
submit the report ana leave 'hr matter TO ms
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John MITCHELL
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On motion of President Duncan the
repor: was referred to the executive
,ouncil The motion was adopted
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dOeS not make mention OF the Shaffer-
Mitchell -Gompers controversy growing
out of the failure of the steel strike
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