The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-02
NEW ORLEANS STRIKE.
Mayor EndeavOrs to Get Conference.
Mail Cars VIII Run.


New Orleans. Oct Following
conference with Mayor Paul Capde-
vielle the executives of the street car
mems union have agreed to reopen ne
gotiations through the Mayor in re-
gard to the strike inaugurated by the
employees of the New Orleans Railway
Company II has been decided to
submit the alleged violations of the
April contract between the railway
company and it's employees to a con-
ference between the car men. and in
the event that they could not agree.
that an arbitrator be appointed agree
able to both sides.
This question is tonight the subject
of a conference between the Mayor and
the railway officials. The latter in
sist in the first place that the men go
back to work Immediately. In the
meantime the general situation shows
no material change. The company
has not yet made any effort to run
passenger cars.
If there is no settlement tonight 1t IL
understood an effort will be made to-
morrow.
The company has prepared a call for
several hundred men and 1t is said
preparations have been in progress all
day looking towards a resumption.
President Ben Commons of the car
mems union this afternoon made tour
of all the car barns and cautioned the
men TO abstain from violence.
The broken feed wires have been re-
paired near Audubon Park and as the
company has ample forces in the power
houses, everything will be ready.
The postal authorities have COM
planned to the company for failing to
transport the letter carriers with the
usual facility and four mail cars were
run without trouble
Tomorrow no matter what turn the
negotiations take tonight, nine mail
cars will be sent out protected by four
policeman each.
President II. H. Pearson. Jr., of
the New Orleans Railway Com
pany arrived to-day from New
York. He was asked for a state
ment of the strike situation, but said
is that the company proposes to stand
firmly on the April agreement with the
employees.
This agreement the employees now
desire to set aside. The reason urged
by the employees for this action is that
the company has violated the agree
ment. This the company denies For
three days the Mayor has been trying
to reach a settlement of the strike
to get the employees to show proofs
of their allegations that the company
has violated the April agreement. This,
the men decline to do unless they
may be allowed to do so before the
cars are started. The company says
II will arbitrate II the men will go to
work in the meantime. Thus the sit
uation is a deadlock and all hopes Of
arbitration seem to be Abandoned
1t is expected that the company Will
advertise for 800 conductors and mo-
tormen to take the place OF the strik-
ers.
There is no disorder of any kind to-
day. Not a car is running except two
mail cars, although this is the fourth
| day of the strike.
| President Pearson gave TO the press
This afternoon an official statement to
the effect that he was informing him
| self Of the local situation as rapidly as
possible, but was entirely in accord
with all the local officers of the COM
| pany.
A proposition to take up further ne
gotiations looking for arbitration OF
the strike has been made by the union
through the Mayor to the officials of
the street railway company. This prop
osition may result in a settlement of
the strike.
The negotiations brought about by
the Mayor for a temporary settlement
of the car strike again fell through.
The railway officials expressed willing
ness to accept the proposition advanced
by the Mayor on condition that the
men resumed work in the morning. The
car mems committee would not con-
slider such a proposition.