The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-08

 When our organization was begun in a crude way. a good many men took an interest in it. and two days after some of the men while off duty spent consid- erably time on the street securing | names for the union. These men were discharged. There was no reason giv- en. We pressed MT. Hull. the superin- tendent, but he said he didn't know | why the men were discharged. He said they were discharged by the or ders of the president and the vice" President and vice. -president?" ask ed MT. Howe.
 President and president de- clared MT. Fitzgerald. There was no reason given, and since then other members of the union have been dis | charged. never expect to don uni form of the Fair Haven and Westville railroad again." said MT. Fitzgerald,
 but am willing to be martyr to the cause.'
 This morning we accepted the offer of Gamble & Desmond to use five hun for Mayor Studley in preserving order in the city, to disperse crowds. We
 have agreed to protect the property of the Fair Haven and Westville road. We are willing to do anything of an honorable nature. It is no question of pay or extra hours now; we simply | want these requests granted" MT. Fitzgerald then was asked a number of questions by the committee men concerning the attitude of the men, and what were their further demands.
 MT. Baldwin inquired: will the un- ion after the road has recognized the union, refuse to work with non-union men if the road hires other men?" MT. Fitzgerald-"You know gentle men, that it is rule of union men to work only with union men," MT. Gallagher-"You mean, Mir. Fitz- gerald, that the road will have to en- ploy only union men?"
 MT. Fitzgerald-"We expect that all men employed by the road will join the union when they are able to manage a car"
 MT. Baldwin-"Wil the union men strike again if the road insists upon the right to employ and keep men who do not belong to the union?" MT. agher-"As I understand it. it means that the road shall employ only union men who belong to the union" MT. Fitzgerald-"Gentlem the exec
 utive committee directed me to state | only the position of the men in this matter and then retire. I can't say
 what the policy of the union will be in | the future.'
 l Chairman Bradley-"Mr. Fitzgerald, all we want is an interpretation of this ] phrase, recognition of the union.' It's
 rather vague term. We ought to know what it means so that we will be | in position to talk intelligently with
 the officials of the railroad, for we are going to consult them also" MT. Fitzgerald-"A far as I can un- derstand it. the strikers do not consider membership in a union a sufficient ground for their discharge" | MT. Gallagher-"You think that the | road ought not to discharge men siu,- ply because they belong to the union?" MT Fitzgerald-"That is the cause of | the strike.''
 | MT. twater-"You don't mean, Mir Fitzgerald, that the railroad necessarily
 must do what the union says?" l Mir Fitzgerald-"We simply believe
 that membership in union is not suffi- cient ground for a discharge" | Mr. Howe inquired: "Is your com-
 mittee willing to meet a committee of
 railroad officials in conjunction with | members of this joint committee?" 1 Mir Fitzgerald-"We will appoint g. | committee to meet the railroad officials ! with you gentlemen, although any con- l from the road"
 1 Mr. Sonnenberg-"Have the strikers presented their demands to the road | what they consider they are entitled l to?"
 1 Mir Fftzgerald-"We have not pre- sented our demands to the railroad-We have sent committees on three different occasions, but each time the railroad of- | ficials have refused to see the commit tees. They say they will not meet a
 committee; they say they will meet the
 men individually, but not as a commit tee"
 Mr. Fitzgerald in closing stated that the executive committee of the strikers | would be in session all day at room A, | Insurance building, and would be will | ing to meet committees at any time. He also desired that copy of the &C., tions of the joint citizens committees | be sent to the executive committee for ] record.
 After MT. Fitzgerald had excused | himself the committeeman held a gene ral discussion of the proper way to pro- ceed with their investigation, and the | members informally went over the ground covered by their talk with Mir
 Fitzgerald. It was then decided to hear
 the case as given by the Fair Haven and West vile road officials, and to that end the joint committee adjourned in | order to report at the railroad offices at eleven o'clock.