The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-23
TRUESDALE SAID
NO WAS HIS ANSWER
Would Not Accept the New PROPOSE
tion the Car Builders Sub
mitted to Him Yester-
day in New York.

Yesterdays effort on the part of
Senator J. c. Vaughan and Secretary
T. $. Coyne, of the Car Builders as
sociation, to effect a settlement of the
car builders strike proved futile.
They waited on President Truesdale
at his office in New York, yesterday
morning, and presented to him a new
proposition from the strikers, but it
was fatty rejected by Mr.. Truesdalc.
When they reached Mr.. Truesdale's
office and We're announced, Mr.. Trues-
dale called in Senator Vaughan and
left Mr.. Coyne in waiting.
Senator Vaughan told Mr.. Truesdale
that he came to see him at the re-
quest of the car builders and as a citi-
zen of Scranton. anxious that the
strike should be terminated. Mr..
Truesdale complained about the way
in which the company's workmen were
treated in Scranton, saying 1t cost a
thousand dollars day to protect them
and that they were being boycotted
and caused all sorts of ANNOYANCE.
Senator Vaughan suggested that it
was in the power of Mr.. Truesdale to
settle the strike with honor to both
sides of the conflict by accepting the
prepared to make.
President Truesdale said he did not
intend to see any more representatives
of the strikers, but would be willing
to hear the proposition. Mr.. Coyne
was called in and was met with the
remark from Mr.. Truesdale: We'll,
Mr.. Coyne, I understand you have a
proposition to make?'
iAI hot he L., /.
the car builders were willing to recede
from their original demand if the COM
| pany would reinstate them at an ad-
vance in wages.
Your original demand was the re-
instatement of Hicks, a man who was
suspended from the Dover shops for
violating the rules"
Mr.. Coyne explained that what he
| meant by the original proposition was
a nne-hour day without "A reduction
| in wages.
President Truesdale talked for time
| about the company not being greatly
concerned as to whether or not the
car builders returned to work, and
then, referring to the new PROPOSE
| ton said: My answer to that will
| be very short. 1t is No"
The visitors left together and came
| direct home, arriving here at 8 O'Clock
| last evening.
President McAndrew called "A meet
| ing of the car builders for o'clock
| this afternoon in Carpenters hall, to
| hear Mr.. Coynes report. 10 a Trib-
une reporter last night President Me-
| Andrew said:
| This means fight. We will win II
| it takes all summer, and l am conf
| dent 1t will not take anywhere near
| that long. The company's switches all
| the way from Hoboken to Buffalo are
! filed with crippled cars, and it cannot
! continue the struggle much longer
| This talk about having so many men
at work i'm places outside of Scranton
| is all bosh,. 1t is true there are some
men working in the different shops
| but they are inexperienced fellows
who cannot do good days work in a
| month,
| "The return of the machnists only
tends to better our condition. 1t will
! reduce the number of men who will
have to be supported. when 1t comes
to that. We did not go on strike
with the machlnists. but instead were
out week ahead of them. The COM
pany evidently thoughs the return oi
the machinists would cause a STAN.
| pede in our ranks. In this il was
greatly disappointed. only three strik.
ing car builders returned to work yer
terday. and two of tnese will not be
| at work tomorrow"