The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-11

and willingness to do all they could be asked to do to bring the strike to an end'
 The railroad company accepted Ihe above recommendation, and John c. Gallagher. William F. Hamblin and Ed ward l. Atwater were appointed sub committee to present the above accept ed recommendation to the representa- tives of the employees. After a long ses- sion the last named committee reported that the employees insisted at the inter view that the railroad company should in spesific terms recognize the union. The committee succeeded in causing said demand to be modified in the fol- lowing respects: That the railroad company would receive a committee of it's employees who are members of the union
 Then a committee, consisting of Messrs. Sonnenberg, Johnson, Bradley Gallagher and Baldwin, was appointed to confer with the railroad company for the purpose of their acceptance of the 1 above modified demands. At said in terview the railroad company agreed to ! any time receive a committee of its employees.
 The employees of the railroad received report of the last mentioned conces- sion. made by the railroad company, | about F o'clock in the forenoon on the eighth day of August, 1902, and the committee remained in session until 12 o'clock at night of the same day wait l ing for report from said employees, but no final report was made. The committee then adjourned until o'clock in the forenoon on August g, 1902
 On Saturday morning, August 9, a committee of the employees waited upon l our committee and presented the follow l ing:
 "To the directors Of the Fair Haven | and Westville Railroad company. We simply ask for the recognition of our union.
 | Signed: George Bowen, Nathan Simon,
 James J. Byrnes, John Looney, Thom-
 as P. Holloran, Joseph Shaw, James
 Reagan, James Ryan, executive com 1 mittee.
 By the phrase recognition of our union we mean that the Fair Haven 1 anu " cStFlliG EtdIltOdu COIIpdHy VIII receive at all reasonable times com mittee consisting of employees of the company only, who may be appointed at meeting comprised of employees of the company only, to adjust any griev- ances that may arise, and that member ship in the Amalgamated association is not now, and will not be in the future | just cause for discharge from the em- ployment of said company" Dennis S. Fitzgerald, Patrick J. Cronin
 Thomas w. Holloran, subcommittee
 of the executive committee.
 A subcommittee consisting of Ed. ward E. Bradley, M. Sonnenberg, George B. Johnson and John c. Gallagher, 1T company with a committee of employees called upon the officers of the company and after submitting the foregoing doc un1ent received the following from tht railroad company, signed by Presiden Parmelee (which is printed above in thu opening of this article.)
 About D. m. a committee of conduc tors and motormen notified this com mittee that at a mass meeting held b. them the last offer to the company hat been accepted, and the men would a once return to work.
 We feel in duty bound to say that tn officials of the railroad company, as wei as the employees, extended to this com mittee the most courteous treatmen and carefully and fully considered al suggestions, and for the same this com mittee extends a vote of thanks to tn officials and the employees of the com pany. I This committee hereby congra tulate all parties immediately in Interest an the public at large for the arnicable ad justment of the difficulties, thereb avoiding possible serious injury. Respectfully submitted,
 (Signed) Edward E. Bradley,
 Chairman. Benjamin Slade, Secretary.