The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-21

General Manager Silliman and the
street car strikers are to come together,
probably tomorrow The time and place
for the meeting have not as yet been
definitely set. but the likelihood is that
tomorrow afternoon, at Carpenters
hail. will be fixed upon.
Sol Goldsmith. ". j. Collins, \. II.
Warman and District Attorney W. II.
Lewis, as subcommittee of the mcdi-
alton committee. waited on the strik-
ers' executive board. yesterday morn
ing, to receive their answer to the
proposition to have the whole body of
strikers meet Mr.. Silliman. The board
| reported that the strikers were agree
! able to this. and that any time after
| tonight would suit them. They are con-
ducting an entertainment and ball ut
SarsIield hall, Avoca, tonight.
This was reported to the general
mediation committee at a meeting in
Mr.. Burns office at II o'clock. and
word was sent to Mr.. Silliman. Friday
| would be suitable to him. he said
The members of the mediation COM
mittee are hopeful that this meeting
will terminate the strike. but some of
them are not overly confident of any
thing being accomplished further than
the enlightenment OF each side as to
where the other stands.
WHAT COMPANY BELIEVES.
The company is satisfied that II ma
jority of the men are anxious to return
to work. and that if given an oppor-
tunity to vote, by secret ballot, on a
motion to accept the offer of the COM
IN, f.tl. la nc ln,
there are places for, without regard to
whether or not they are union men, the
motion will be carried
The strike leaders. on the other hand,
believe the men are us determined az
ever to hold ont to the end for the
granting OF their full demands. and that
when the vote is counted not a single
ballot will be cast in favor of accepting
the company's Offer
The proposed meeting will at least
determine which side has been receiv-
ing the more reliable reports of inside
conditions.
The mediation committee is being
congratulated on all sides for what it
has accomplished thus far. and its
members are hourly in receipt of mes
sages urging them to keep up their ac-
tivities until their efforts are crowned
with complete success.
They are to be present at the meet
ing between Mr.. Siliman and the strik-
ers, and it is their purpose to exhaust
every means at their command to have
the controversy settled before the Gen-
eral manager and the strikers part
company.
One thing they propose to do is to
point out to the company and the men
that the only difficulty now standing in
the way of Il settlement is 10 difficulty
at all. The men demand that they be
taken back in Il body. The company
says 1t can not agree to do this, because
it does not know that it will have places
for I'LL of them. This would seem, at
first blush, to preclude the possibility
Of settlement. But such is not the case
PLACES TO BE FILLED.
There are 800 places to be filled, that
being the number of men on strike.
Fifty or sixty of the strikers have Sc
cured good jobs and will not go back TO
the cars. OF all the men employed at
present by the company, not over fifty
will. under any consideration, continue
To work after the strike is settled, the
others being Drummond agency men,
who will be found on their way to New
York an hour after the strike is de-
clarcd off. This would leave places for
every man on strike. The company
knows this, and the strikers know It.
1t will be the task of the mediation
committee to get both sides to acknowl-
edge this, and, out of consideration for
the public, If not for themselves, waive
tcchnicalities and get down to common
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