The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-05
Neither Public Nor Officials Able
to Discover Effect of Nor
rison's Order.
ALL CARS OPERATED ON TIME.
Less Than Twenty Men Attend
Meeting of Alleged Strikers
With Whom Labor Leaders
Do Not Sympathize.

Notwithstanding the Amalgamated Asso-
citation of Street Railway Employees ordered
a strike. and a small number of employee:
of the Transit Company were supposed to
have gone out yesterday morning. neithe,
the public nor tine officials Of the road were
able to discover any effect from the strike
order.
Superintendent John Grant did not miss
any men. He had more than enough hand.
to operate every car on every division OF
the big system Not single car was de-
layed
At the South Broadway power-house It
was reported that scarcely one of the reg
ular employees was missing, and practically
the same state Of affairs existed at other
barns from which the Transit cars are
operated.
'Of course. a few men have failed to re-
spond to the roll CALI said Mr.. Grant,
but this is the case every day. Among a
force of several thousand 1t is to be ex-
pccted that few. daily, are UNIT for work.
The number of absentees or delinquents has
not been greater to-day than ordinarily"
Not only were the schedules. according to
the everyday plan, carried out, but ad-
ditional cars for holiday crowds were oper.
ated In numbers sufficient to accommodate
heavy traffic. Not hitch occurred.
Labor leaders were inclined to laugh at
the efforts of certain persons to cause a
strike at this time. 1t was stated that the
extremely warm weather initiated against
srch step at this time, when little energy
or enthusiasm could be aroused.
FEW ALLEGED STRIKERS
But primarily, it was stated, the Transit
men have no grounds for strike. This
statement was based on the fact that a
great majority Of the Transit Company's
employees are members of the Missouri
Union of Street Railway Employees, which
has a fve-year contract with the Transit
Company.
The men are said to be perfectly satisfied
with the wage scale and hours of service
covered by the contract, and. furthermore,
are determined to live up to the honor they
have pledged by fulfilling the terms of the
contract
The would-be strikers, It was declared
failed to receive support Of the labor or.
CARNATIONS, principally for the reason that
the alleged grounds for a strike urged by
Andrew Morrison and his associates in the
Amalgamated Association were not an.
proved.
Another vital argument against the pro.
posed strike was that the standing of St
A1ooAS az eiS eiiie, especially III view OF
the approaching Worlds Fair, should moi
be 3eopardized by men who are said to be
nursing imaginary grievances.
The Transit Company officials have en-.
tirely ignored the alleged strike. The com.
pany trusts the 5000 employees who have
signed contract to fulfill their promises.
Andrew Morrison, organizer Of the ANAL
gamated Association, declined to estimate
the number Of men who had obeyed the
strike order. but 1t was stated on good au-
thority that few OF the hundred men at
present employed by the Transit Company
and who belong to his order failed to 20
to work. es
The fact that the 100 Amaleamatsd Al.
sociation men among the 5000 employees
were not enthusiastic was demonstrated BY
s s,r,, .act tnat less than twenty alleged
afternoon. 'esee'1aS