The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-02

The trolley men struck as was ex-
| pected, yesterday morning. and not a
| wheel turned on any line during the
whole day except when three trips
were made to Dunmore with the
mails.
Tuesday morning the men waited
about, hoping that something would
happen to avert the strike, but the
hoped for indefinite something did not
| come, and, in accordance with the
decision reached at Sunday morning S
meeting, the men did not take out their
cars and all the men in the barns who
are allied with the union quit work.
The strikers executive committee
had a session with National Board
Member Reeves during the morning
and at his suggestion counter pro-
position was framed and presented to
General Manager Silliman. This pro-
position waived the demand for the
immediate reinstatement of the dis
charged men, on condition that the
arbitration should proceed without
stipula ations from either side as to how
the arbitrator was to conduct 1t, and
that the existing contract should be
rigidly enforced during the period for
which it was made. Mr.. Silliman said
he would read it over carefully and
make answer. No answer was forth
coming up to midnight, and at that
hour Mr.. Siliman had been in bed
an hour and half.
NO DISORDER.
There was none of the disorderly
conduct attendant upon the last troll
ley strike, further than the placing of
trivial Instructions on the tracks in
some of the suburbs. The company
proposes to operate cars today, and
it is understood that men from out
of-town will be brought here to man
them.
The negotiations opened up yester-
day with the following communication
from the executive committee to Cen
eral Manager Silliman:
The matter OF difference shall he submitted to-
gether with the evidence OF both parties 10 an
arbitration in the presence Of Bishop loban or
any priest OF his diocese. whom he may name,
whose decision shall be binding upon both par
ties; and that work shall he resumed pending
said arbitration by all members except the Two
discharged men, whose resumption Of work shall
depend upon the decision Of the arbitrator and
in the event that the decision is in favor of the
said discharged men, said men shall be paid by
the company for time lost; otherwise compen-
sation to be received by them, and they shall
be regarded by this association as discharged; and
let it be understood that the contract now exist
ing between the company and this association be
rigidly adhered to by both parties until the eX.
piration OF the same. George Kaeler,
Secretary of Committee.
In the above, there is a clerical error.
inI 4 a.
"arbitration' instead of "arbitrator''
and presence instead of ''person"
in the opening paragraph. According
to Secretary Kegler it should read "to
an arbitrator in the person of Bishop
Hoban."
SILLIMAN'S STATEMENT.
When General Manager Silliman
was seen by Tribune reporter, dur
ing the afternoon, he said regarding
the above
when this committee delivered to
me this letter, | read it and asked
them if it was intended to be identical
in meaning with my letter of last night
to them. They stated it was not, and
when asked by me to explain wherein
the difference lay. they either could
IloL VI Nculu HOl W SO.
told them l would carefully read and
answer it,
After the interview with Mr.. Silli-
man, The Tribune man sought out the
executive committee of the strikers
and asked that an explanation be
given of the difference between the
Silliman proposition and their counter
proposition. The following statement
resulted:
'"rhere Is a vast difference between
the two propositions, and we pointed it
out in detail to Mr.. Silliman. His offer
contemplates an arbitration by Bishop
Hoban according to plans prescribed
by the company. Our proposition is
that the arbitration shall proceed ac-
cording to Bishop Hoban's plans,
neither side to dictate to him how he
shall conduct the investigation. The
question at issue is whether or not the
two men We're rightfully discharged.
Mr.. Silliman says the company can
prove that in discharging them the
contract was not violated, and that he
is willing to submit these proofs to
Bishop Hoban and abide by the
bishops decision as to whether or not
any clause of the contract was yio-