The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-06
EVERY CAR Nan
MUCH INTERESTED.
Whats the News from Norfolk2'
Richmond Men Ask.
Mr.. SIMMONS SPICY TALK 1'ILI
State Official Of Street Car Nice Tells Of Ills
Experience ID korioIk-Men viii
No, Submit 10 Proposition.
Fixes Responsibility
MR.. SIMMONS SPICY TALK
sfste Official Of Street Car Msr Tells Of BIS
r........ - NarfnIl.-s,en VIII
Tho strike in Norfolk Is the thirg OF
Interest to the street CD men of this

Tho strike in Norfolk Is the thing OF
Interest TO the street CO. men of this
city.
newspaper man oa,,rct hoard car
without q conductor or motcrman asking
s.1That's the news from the strike:s
They ali take pride in the apparent fast
that popular sympathy is With the nr.s,i.
4 report has been started here that the
mon Of tho Passenger and Power Gem
,,any were contemplating a strike On &c,
count of length of hours. hut this has
1ecn denied wherever The Times writer
has had The opportunity to question
Ono man said yesterday:
..tSc have not q grievance at all now
Nr. George Simmons. of his city. Stitis
organizer of the Street Railway En-
Iloyes' ton, and State President
..f the Federation Of Labor. who has re-
Gently beer in Norfolk. gives ont a most
inieresting interview, in which he places
f1ie strike at the door OF The street car
company.
AR. Simmons as an official OF the street
railway mems organization, had Il confer
s.sce witl, Mr.. Brooks Johnston on Sunday
night, lasting from about IL o'clock until :.
in the morning. At that conference it Was
agreed that only the honesty feature of
The bond should remain. and Mr.. Sim
mons says he1was fully satisfied that
nacer thar arrangement the men would
tiI go to WORK at The usual hour Mon
day morning. ssaf
DELAY WAS ASKED.
But afT. Johnston asked that a delay
l,s made nntll the ARRIVAL of Mr.. Il. Lam.
caster Williams from Old Point early
Monday morning. This delay was made
al the protest, however. of Mr.. Simmons.
MIR. Williams reached the office about
S O'clock MI. Johnston introduced him
40 Mir. Simmons.
.'This is the man from Richmond, isn't
;:e.'' asked Mr.. Williams.
Yes was the response.
Then ] don't care to hase anything to
d.. with him. He can leave the Office.
MIR. Simmons stood not upon ceremony,
but left.
nfr. Williams could have settled the
trouble right there said Mr.. Simmons
Ibis afternoon, but he didn't. The re-
suit was that the military were ordered
ont, and one or Two cars started under
their protection. The first car left the
barn with detail Of soldiers. but it
Ttvcr came back. The people in q sec
Ion Of the city took charge OF 1t and
wouldn't let the crew proceed.
THE people arc sylnpathizers With us.
i never saw such 4 unanimous sent-
i.ent. Even the soldiers were with us.
and they were dissatisfied with the duties
IMPOSED upon them.
There has been no drunkenness in the
ranks of the men, nor have they dis
played the slightest disorder.
THEY WOULD HAVE RETURNED.
''Of the 16e men who are on strike. l6i
OF them were ready and willing to go to
work on Monday morning at the same
hours, same pay and with the honesty
bord. That had been practically agreed
upon between Mr.. Johnston an myself in
the co fere-c.s Sunday right. The whole
situat ON is in the hands of Mr.. Williams.
a word from him would have been suili-
Gent.
There are a lot Of men from Baltimore
now attending to work the cars. and
Two from Richmond. named Davis and
Observation-Disclosures men.
The situation in Norfolk is Il disgrace
to the State. There was really no occa-
sion for it. and it could have been pre-
vented.
II have Just received q telephone mes
sage from Norfolk telling me that no cars
were moving, and that none would move
sinil the former employees were rein
stated On the old terms. All the men are
ready TO so back under ,ne arrangement
made between AIR. Johnston and myself.
III the situation does not change by to-
morrow. ] shall return to Norfolk and re-
n1aia there unit! {; settlement of The
trouble is effected
WOULD BRING TROUBLE.
9dr. Simmons is an employee CT the Pas
senger and Power COMPANY. and is n
Inotorrpan on tho Lakeside line. He said
today that al present the Richmond men
would not he affected. but that il the
same kind of bonding system was at
tempted here there would be trouble.
Street car men III Raleigh. n. c.. have
received requests to come to Norfolk to
iaise positions o.: the street cars i'll that
city. The t.en cry they would under no
circumstances &c. there while the strike is
n, Thei- o.srstaf: Is -1l;;si wnr'i'S - ret
Ter fo- the conductors a-i rotcrllen to
buy jointly a car ari,s allow the company
The ,,se CT it tt,sn to submit 10 the de-
fnanss for 2. band to cover damages done
10 cars III accidents. The purchase OF a
-sr would require oi,ly Ss,ofa. they say,
While the bond rcauircd is $1,000 for mo-
;orman and conductor.
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