Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-30
MEN MAY BE TAKEN BACK.

The lat trace Of the strike OF the
mschinists In the employ of tho Soutl-
ern Railway has disappeared, and the
graf st,ike OF last year will henceforth
be oDly a memory. The company bad
for some time refused to take back the
erst while strikers, and I 1is was up t
short time ago q feature which tlre't I
ened to give trouble In the iuture.
But now General. Manager Cannon, OF
the Sou 1sru, on 10 applic ton OF the
former ttligers, has agreed that they
may be taken back Oh certain condi-
| { ons. The men who were at Work In
The shops at Salisbury we're the ONES
Qho held out 10 longest, and formed
t 10 tcc, sion OF the following 'tt'r TO
superb ndeut Sands, at SALISBURY,
defioing t tle position OF the company !:
Responding TO yours Of today 10 re
gsrd tl 10 following resolutions, CD
auimousiy adopted by the Salisbury
Local Union, No. 1876, intern' tloos
Associst on of MachInht,, on TIE 18th
iustant-vz:
Resolved, first, Thtt the machiniit'
strike, which has been ia vogue since
he 30.h OF May, 1901. be declared tt
an end, and so announced by our local
presdeI t. Joe II. James.
"R ssolved, second, That the proper
officials of the Soutl lern Railway be re-
auested not to discriminate against the
employment OF any one who psItlci'
psted 10 the said strike at Spencer, 30
th.t those who desire may return to
work; be il further
"Resolved, That t1e act on Of the
Local u oion, No. 1876, be communicated
20 James O'Connell, president OF the
Iuterps tlonal Associf tion OF Machinists,
Wsshin. IN, d. c."
Aud the application made to you by
le msohiDlsts Of Salisbury, reading as
follows:
1--WE, the undersigned, respet t'ully
pstltion you, and ask that instructions
preventing those who participated in
the strike at Spencer be removed, and
allow those who desire TO return to
work to do So"
"I beg to advise that 1 consider this
reasonsble action by the men we'll
worthy of prompt and generous ait 'n-
tiou. / undent and they simply asked
20 have their disabilities removed 10 Or
Ter to clear the way for them to make
application for re.employment,w without
regard to their past connection with the
company. l have always felt that the
On, ority OF our mschinists who were
misled 10 giving up their employment
last May appreciated the fact thtt the
company was always disposed t1 give
| lem the recognition due the honest,
painstAking employee, and l am now
| 10 favor OF meeting the Salisbury men
| 10 the spirit mantle ted by them In the
communication above referred to.
"We, OF course, cannot entertain an
applies ton made by one who has been
guilty ofimproper overt acts, but should
Oe glad 10 give employ yment to as many
OF 10 Spencer chop men as we have
places for, vita the undert inding, oi
course, that lis cannot include any
one who go far forgot himself ss tc
show disposition to encourage hott l.
| ty to the compsny's interest. and w.t.
the further understanding that isucf
act on on our part shall not 10 any way
interfere with the rights OF recognition
due those now In the service, and tha
such OF tae men ss are re-employeC
shall be rated 90 new men In the ser
vice, taking their places under our 90
called civil service rules, which are in
tended to insure to all employees sucl
rights as may accrue to them from
seniority, ability and record.
"Yours truly. 4. g. CANNON"