The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-03

| still on, and there does not appear [,
be much hope for an immediate settle.
ment, though Il conference has beer
| arranged for this morning between
General Manager Silliman. of the com.
| pany. and Il. w. Clark, jr., of Phla.
| delphia, one of the directors, on the
one side and a Subcommittee of tn,
| strikers on the other.
The principal development in the
situation yesterday was the receipt oil
a letter by the strikers from Genera
| Manager Silliman, announcing that tho
| company would refuse to consider theil
proposition of Tuesday or any other
proposition until they returned tc
| work, and giving them until midnigh,
| to state whether or not they would
| take out their regular cars this morn
| ing.
This letter was sent in reply to the
strikers letter, written on Tuesday
| containing proposal to refer the
whole question for arbitration to Rt
Rev. Bishop NJ j. Hoban, or some
| priest deputized by him, he TO decide
| upon the mode of procedure to be fol.
| lowed, in the arbitration proceedings
and withdrawing the former demand
| that the two discharged conductors be
reinstated pending the result of the
| arbitration.
MIR. SILLIMAN'S LETTER.
The following is the full text of Mr.
Silliman'S letter, which was delivered
| to the executive committee at 7.3(
O'Clock last night by his private secre.
| tary, Mr.. REILLY:
scranton. Pa. Oct .. 1901
| George kaelcr. Secretary Division 1Gs 4. 4. o.
Street Railway Employees, Scranton, Pa.
Dear Sir: We are in receipt of your letter O.
| Oct. l. and have carefully noted its contents.
The proposition submitted to your organization
| in our letter OF Sept. 20, was made by this com
pany with the honest intention of cndcavoring tc
| meet the difficulties of the situation and thu:
| avoid strike. The members OF your organza
| tion left our employ after declining offer tt
arbitrate. and we cannot now consider this an,
other proposition until after they have returned
| to work.
We must therefore ask your committee to motif,
| us before l. o'clock tonight, il it is the inten
| tion OF our employees to return to work or
Thursday, Oct. 8, in time for their regular runs
Otherwise we shall consider that they do moi
| intend 10 do so.
Yours truly
Scranton Railway Company.
! BY Frank Sillman. jr, General Manager
The committee went into session
| about $50 o'clock and remained in con-
| SultatiOn for about an hour and half
| At the end of that time it was an
| nounced that the members of the COM
mittee We're unanimously opposed tc
| having the men go back to work be-
| fore receiving some definite reply tC
their proposition.
MIR. Silliman must labor under the
impression that we are crazy" said
one of the committeeman. I'VE will
not agree to accept this proposition fol
moment. The idea that we should
allow the men to so back to work, now
that they are out on strike, before re-
ceiving some definite answer to the
questions which precipitated the strike
Is absurd. This isn't simply the view
of the committee. We've sounded
every man around the place and they
are all unanimous in declaring the
proposition to be ridiculous one.
"YOu will notice that even if we did
accept the proposition and go back to
work, there is nothing in Mr.. Sillimans
letter which binds him to even con-
slider our grievances. He says that the
company will not consider any propo-
sition from the men until they return
to work, but he doesn't promise to con-
slider one If we do go back. The letter
is evasive on this point and purposely
so, we believe"
SENT a COMMITTEE.
The committee didn't see fit to send
word 10 Mr.. Silliman stating whether
or not they would return to work this
morning. Instead. a subcommittee
was sent to the Hotel Jcrmyn to ar
range, If possible. for conference
sometime before midnight. Mr.. Sill
man sent word TO the committee,
through his private secretary, that he
would give the matter consideration,
and told them to go to the company's S
Office i'm half an hour and he would
send them word.
The committee went to the office at
1890 o'clock and were again met by
REILLY, who said he would have to see
Mr.. Silliman again. He did SO, and
returned about II o'clock with the an
nouncemont that the general manager
had retired, after deciding to put off
the proposed conference until this
morning. When this word was inn
parted to the executive committee, the
following letter was prepared and
mailed To Mr.. Silliman:
scranton, Pa, Oct. ., 1901.
Frank Sillman, ir,, General Manager Scranton
Railway company.
Dear Sir: Your reply to our communication
Of the first instant received al u late hour, and
after dcliberation by the committee ! am in
structed in answer to request conference at
your earliest convenience, at which il is hopcd
that some satisfactory adjustment may be eff.
rceted.
II has been impaired to us that a conference
may be had at O'Clock tomorrow morning. at
which time b'commitcc will wait on YOU
at your Office and the conference will be held
at your pleasure
Very respectfully yours
q. o. kager Secretary.
1t was stated officially that at the
conference the members of the COM
mittee VIII insist upon the acceptance
of their proposition of Tuesday and
Will refuse to permit the men to re-
turn TO work until the company makes
a decisive answer of some sort.
NO NEW PROPOSITION.
1--WE will have no new proposition to
submit" said one of the committee
men. I'VE stand by our proposal of
Tuesday and no other. We sincerely
hope that we will be able to make the
company officials see the justice of our