The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-27
Men Will Meet Tonight to
Pass Upon the Last Pro-
position of Company.
OBJECTIONS MADE TO IT

Prospects OF the street car strike be-
ing settled by the Central Labor union
movement are somewhat brighter than
they were. The strikers executive
committee will not agree to recommend
the acceptance of the new proposition
unless some amendments are made, but
the Central Labor union committee has
determined almost absolutely that the
proposition should he accepted, and Is
Il unit in practically demanding of the
strikers that they shah take what is
offered and relieve the community OF
tins burdensome strike.
The company's offer, printed in sub
stance in yesterdays Tribune, was
given out, yesterday by the Central
Labor union committee. 1t Is as fol-
lows:
To advance all conductors ard motomcn in
lis employ September 80 1901, receiving at that
time II cents or less per hour, to ~. cents an
hour.
Those receiving is cents an hour at that time
to 1Sia cents.
Those receiving 10 cents M hour at that time
to lOla cents.
open road.
TO rcinstute, give opportunity tor vein.
statement. TO all men on its pay roll September
30. 1901.
To employ no outsiders on its car, until all
the men now out taken back given an
opportunity to come back to thcir old positions.
To rcinstOtc, within one week after the tcrmi
nation of the strike hundred OF the men
now out, TO be selected by the mon now on
strike
10 roinsta;c, if possible all the men within
sixty days after termination of strike, the men
now on strike to dcsignac the men TO 20 back,
as called for. III ii is mpracticabc to do
50. at the request of the strikers, the company
is willing TO explain and show cause OF same TO
committee composed of any two members of
the executive committee of the Central labor
union of scranton, to two business men TO be
selected by the company, and Il fifth man. II nee.
'cssary, to be selected by the two Central Labor
union men and the two business men.
After termination OF strike there is To he no
discrimination on the part OF the company or on
the part of the strikers.
The runs TO equal a monthly average, as near
possible of 10 hours per day-no, less than .
or more than 10i& hours.
BARN EMPLOYEES.
All barn employees to receive flat increase OF
> per cent over wages they received September
30, 1901. The barn men to be included in the
reinstatement above provided and on same
ditions us to return to work, with this proyiso
That when the strikers in any particular line of
barn work are all back, or have had opportunity
to 20 back and more men are wanted in that
line the company may 90 outside to fill such
vacancies.
FAULT FOUND WITH IT.
The strikers executive committee
finds fault with this proposition on the
following grounds:
1t is vague in its second provision
I,,,, 81,
Is cents an hour
1t fails to give assurance that the old
system of seniority in distributing the
runs will be observed.
1t puts the union to the undesirable
difficult and possibly impossible task of
deciding which of the men shall be
taken back first.
1t is indefinite and subject to any
construction the company sees fit to
put on 1t in the clause relating to the
reinstatement of the men other than
the first 100. If any men are not taken
back within sixty days, it is argued, it
is only incumbent on the company, in
fully observing the agreement, to give
a reason why they are not taken back.
The strikers executive committee
wants that the alleged vague and indet-
mite clauses shall be made specific and
clear, and that amendments shall be
added to remove the condition attach
ing to the reinstatement clause and
cure the other causes of complaint.
Last night the Central Labor union
committee waited on the strikers eX-
eCutiVe committee at the latterS head
quarters, in the Grand Central, for the
purpose of urging that the executive
committee recommend to the strikers
union the acceptance of the new terms.
The Central Labor union committee
was willing that an effort should be
made to secure the notifications de-
sired, and as q means to that end the
Central Labor union committee sug-
gested that one man from the strikers
committee and President John II. De-
vine, of the Central Labor union,
should proceed forthwith to int rview
the proper representative of the COM
pany, to have the difficulties reno Yed,
If possible The strikers committee,
however. preferred to have the whole
committee act, and wanted that the
representative of the company should
be brought to the headquarters and the
matter threshed out then and there
The impracticability of this proposition
was apparent to the Central Labor
union people and they would not agree
TO ii,
THEY WITHDREW.
Without deciding on anything def
mite in relation to securing the modih-
cations, and without having, made
much if amy. progress in impressng
the strikers committee with the adj
of endorsing the new terms,
the Central Labor union committee
and repaired to the office of
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