The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-03
EX RA.
Z O'CLOCK.
WILL STRIKE
AT II TONIGHT.
Mot0Tm3D and Conductors
Decide on Drastic Action.
Unless the Union Railroad Comedies
Demands Of Employees Street Car
Lines May Be Tied Up Tomorrow
The crisis in the conductors
: morning
eocaIun
ecuuve
:
carefully prepared statement a. position
8 9wasis isuedto o afternoon
Imperative accompanying General
Manager Potter of the
by midnig may be a tie


ways of Providence and Pawtucket have
since the Amalagamted association first
organized acted in a conservated and
careful manner.
They have waited upon General Man
ager Potter three times with reference Ia
issues at stake. and while they were re-
ceived with courtesy. Il was plainly seen
that the company did not wish to meet
the men half way In their efforts TO set
tie the difficulties that have arisen. No
person unless connected with the street
railway company is aware OF the condi-
tlons under which the men work.
FIVE WAGE SCHEDULES
In the first place there are at least Ave
different schedules of wages, ranging
from l6 23 cents per hour in some in
stances up TO 20 cents per hour. In the
case OF the old horse car men, whose
wages the old company. through Mr.. Pot
ter. promised should not be reduced. The
last named numbering less than one hun
dred. The great majority OF the motor
men and conductors are receiving IL
cents per hour or 81 per day for day
ranging from ten hours and forty min
utes to twelve hours and twenty minutek
actual platform work. that is when the
car Is in motion on the street I'm charge
OF the men. as the company make IL an
iron clad rule that no motorman or con-
ductor shall leave his car while under
pay.
While the above conditions exist tho
men will be dissatisfied. Leaving the
question OF the recognition OF the union
out OF the consideration, the men are de-
termined not as union men, but as en-
ployes, to improve their physical and
financial condition. II possible. In street
railway troubles, unlike those OF any 9TH
The public interests have TO be consid-
cred, and for that reason the association
has t0g Sesn ,ss soT to De tss
a limit TO human endurance. which we
think In the present instance has been
reached. In view Of the situation. me
Amalgamated association has made COM
plete arrangements to obtain Its demands
and 10 meet the public exigency and are
prepared TO provide temporary transpor-
tation for at least all the outlaying dis
trlcts. such as Rumford. Phillipsdale.
Riverside. etc. and will do all I'm It's pow
er 10 show the public with It's help that a
corporation that has been given extraordi-
nary powers I'm street railroading has no
more right 10 set aside the Intent OF a
law enacted by the duly elected repre-
sentatives OF people OF this state, de-
signed and Intended TO give the motormen
and conductors a working day that VIII
be both benefit to the state and the In
JOHN w. ARNo,
OTTO O. vETTEF, EfsfiSfn'
Business Agent
SITUATION OF OTHER STRIKES.
The team drivers are stu cheerful and
Business Agent Grace and President Mac
nalr said the benefit payments this week
would put the sum total thus far beyond
the $4,000 mark.
But the 1ve-weeks' strike has already
cost the master teemsters, lumber, hay.
grain. lime and cement dealers more
than ten times that sum, so ~ is estimated
by local statistlcians and prominent labor
advocates
The hundreds OF members are requested
20 be on hand promptly Friday 20 re-
ceive their weekly benefits OF $3.50 each.
international Organizer Grace has re-
Gently started two unions In Newport.
one with a membership of l75 and the
other % 400
He goes 90 Fall River TO organize n
local union Friday evening. lie has al
ready received nearly 300 applications In
the Ladies' Labor league
international President Clark will leave
this city for Milford. Mass. Thursday.
70 adjust strike ot team drivers there.
MANY CARPENTERS OUT
All Is not harmony among the carpen-