Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-01
Street Railway Company ard Men Get
Together and Settle Differences
COMMITTEE CALLS UPON OFFICIALS
Neither Side Really Anxious to FOrOs
Matters to an Issue.
DISCHARGED MEN ARE TO Be REINsTArEO
New Schedule Of Runs Prepared by Com
pany is AlSs Withdrawn.
NO RECOGNITION OF UNION AT PRESENT
All Men VIII he on Their Cars ~
Usual Today without = Griev-
ance, and Everybody
f. Happy.

ance, and Everybody
is Happy.
There will be no strike Of the employees
of the Omaha Street Railway company.
At conference between the oficials of
the company and a committee OF the men
yesterday every difficulty was amicably set
tied. The company agreed to reinstate the
twelve men who quit their work Saturday
rather than withdraw from the new union,
! and the new schedule of runs made out to
| go into effect on September 1 was called
back to make provision for placing the
reinstated men in their old places.
Furthermore, the company agreed to rec
| ognlze the union when two-thirds OF its
employees become members. At present only
247 out Of about 500 employees belong to the
union.
General Manager Smith Of the company
was seen Immediately after the meeting.
which was held in the company's general
Offices and said: Everything was settled
amicably"
Then the men will not strike" was
asked.
NO" said Mr.. Smith. there is no dan
ger of that"
General Manager Smith. as we'll as the
committees and a large number of en-
| plOyeb VINO COnBTeBateu at IaDOr temple,
manifested grea pleasure over the outcome
Of the controversy and no one seemed to
have any reason for complaint at the re-
suit.
Only One Grievance.
The only grievance which the employees
had against the company was that the
company discharged twelve OF the car men
who had Joined the union, become agitators
and refused to separate themselves from
the union when a choice Of doing this and
| giving up their positions was presented
| to them This grievance led to the demand
| on the part Of the car men that these
twelve men be reinstated or a strike would
ensue. The sole grievance which the COM
| pany had against the employees, naturally,
was their formation of this union, which
the company believed, or at least feared.
would breed dangerous discomfort among it's
men.
Immediately after the disposition OF the
case with the officials a meeting OF the
car mems union and those Interested I'm
the settlement was held in Labor temple,
where the report OF the conference was
enthusiastically received. There was such
general and unmistakable satisfaction over
the outcome that It was entirely evident
that the men gained their demaTds that
the twelve men discharged be ,einstated
and the antagonism to the uVion with
drawn. While not given out oficially, 1t
was thoroughly understood tlat the union
will live and grow so far Ls the company
is concerned and that tbg men turned off
Saturday will be back IN their cars today
and thus every possibility OF strike will
be done away with
Both Sido1 Change Front.
There probably is no doubt that each
side to this controversy had reason to feel
insecure in it's original position. When the
car men first launched their union they
were all filled with enthusiasm and many
Of the older men Joined the movement. Up
to week ago the membership OF the union
reached 224, and II was heralded on all
sides that by the next meeting night
which was Saturday night, the membership
would reach 300. But In the meantime the
officials got busy, little heart to heart talks
between them and some of the employees
were held and an undercurrent of appre-
hension began to penetrate the councils
OF the car men. with the reuslt that some
OF those who were the most aggressive in
forming the union took a back seat, and
when the meeting Saturday night was held
corporals guard was all that could be
mustered.
On the other hand the company is said
to have discovered a mistake in its dras-
tic step OF discharging the twelve men
who refused to desert the union when con-
fronted with the oflcials' ultimatum This
change OF conception, IL is said, was due
largely to the fact that some of the old
employees who had been opposed to the
union up to this time took exception to
this act Of the company's, which they are
said to have looked upon as arbitrary, and
avowed their intention then of throwing
their influence and sympathy with the men
and the union. All these things taken to-
, gether are said to have worked to the
mutual advantage Of both the men and
, company and made the settlement possible
Printers oner support.
} At regular meeting Of the typograph-
ical union yesterday notice was received
} Of the discharge OF the street car en-
! ployes by the Omaha Street Railway com
pany for no other offense than that they
' had met and formed a union, the following
! resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, This union having reliable in
formation that the Omaha Street Railway
company has taken upon itself TO become
the censor OF It's employees conduct and
: having discharged a number Of same for
for the betterment of their condition; and,
whereas. This union believes that said
stepped its bounds and that we do most
earnestly condemn Its acts and hereby in
dorse the conduct OF the employees. Also
reminding the Omaha Street Hallway com
Il pany that the best and most clear-sighted
| employers Of American labor have on more
7, than one occasion declared that the union
% man. in skilled az well as unskiiled labor,
- Is the best and most reliable. Also that
10 they themselves make the most effective
> use Of, namely, organization; and,
Whereas, The street Officials have
shown by their action OF Saturday that
p they will not recognize men who have the
manhood 10 organize for their mutual pro-
tection therefore, be II
| Resolved That we, the Omaha Typo
l. graphical union No. 100. do hereby extend
=, | to the men who are striving for the rights
:" not only OF themselves. but OF all men who
n, labor for their daily bread, our most sincere
wishes for their ultimate success In their
-, righteous undertaking; and, be IL further
/" Resolved, That we pledge them our
~ | moral and, n need be, financial support.
Must Have Key 90 the Code.
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