The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-05
MAY AVERT
THE STRIKE.
Organizer Orr Hoping to
Solve Str9et-Car Tangle.
MEN WILL MEET TONIGHT
Company Yesterday Firmly Declined
TO Recede from The Position AS
sumed by it--Offlcers Are TO
BE Elected
MEN WILL MEET TONIGHT

Il have not given UP hope OF salts
factory agreement yet" said Mr.. Rein
Orr, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the 1nterna-
tional Association of Street Railway
Employees. In talking with reporter for
The Times Dispatch concerning the re-
fusal OF the Virginia Passenger and
Power Company to recede from theil
position In the negotiations between the
company and tho men. looking to the
adoption OF a general agreement.
Just what would be the solution and
what his hopes were based on, however.
Mr.. orr did not state. asking to be ex-
cuscd He expressed the view that no
further action would he taken until after
the meeting or the division tonight. He
had no idea what the action would be.
but still held out hope that satisfactory
solution might yet be~reached He was
not an advocate of strikes. and preferred
10 negotiate and leave all matters al
issue in such cases to arbitration Mr.
Orr reiterated his statement. however
that the wages asked by the men were
but fair and Just. and dwelt upon the
responsibilty of the car men In their
daily lives and the arduous work they
had to do.
DECLINED TO RECEDE.
This was after Mr.. Orr. President w. j..
Griggs. OF the local division, ana Me s.l .
DeForrest and Cleaton, a committee from
the organization. had waited on tGenefal
Manager HUFF and Superintendent Buch-
anan Mt the company's offices yesterday
afternoon The officials OF the company
a ftcr hearing the delegates, politeiy. put
firmly, declined to- recede from thelr
rosition already taken. refusing TO sign
~ raneraI agreement proposed by the
3 men, Further than this repe I'D state
rnent. the management refused TO discuss
4he subject and the committee left. ne
oreanizer. however. still hoped for an
nr,icable solution Of the problem !,
The men Will meet tonight apou. u
o'clock ut Sanger Han, ms pe'i,s III :,
regular meeting night. At this lnee.l !,,;
officers nominated Wednesday night VIII WI,
he elected, and then the division VIII
ncnsider and discuss the momcntous pro-
hIem confronting them. It Is nor aHtic-
mated that general strike WIZ WIZ, ~ ~
dered AT this meeting On the other hand.
there is every reason to pehePe ina ! an a..
means will be exhausted 10 secure an
agreement honorable alike to botn siues.
AS the situation now stands neither Sue
has shown a disposition 10 yield an men
from the positions already well dehneo'
I, was hardly expected. however that
tho Passenger and Power Company ON
Gals would Yield anything yesterday. al
& Ter having firmly stated their position
only few days ago. For the company :
TO have done SO Just after the aIri S q
the general officer Of the association mere
%,,n,,id i have been construed as indicating
that they were weakening, and Tor Inc
men to have modified their original prop
osition would have indicated the same
thing on their part.
A KNoTTY PROBLEM.
lust how and on what terms the officials
and employees will be able 10, get together
only a seer can foresee, but there Is eF-
erv reason to believe that efforts nave
NOT vet been abandoned to secure agree
ment upon some medium ground. II may
no that the services Of an intermediary
,yill be necessary. and even then MOTH
4nr NAV be accomplished. The next step
will probably be indicated at the meeting
tonight. !,
al the lexington. will remain here
through the negotiations. He is himself
n practical car man. having collected
fares on line a Fort Wayne. Ind. and
a Is familiar with conditions in many places.
Mr.. Orr spoke OF various cities where
general agreements had been N operation
10 the mutual satisfaction Of the parties
thereto for years, and believed that II
ouch condition could be brought about
here II would insure amicable relations
and immunity from sttikas for years He
COMMUNICATED the organization here and
the personnel of the employees Speaking
of the arbitration of the differences ten
months ago, he expressed regret that an
agreement for some stipulated time had
not then been reached.
Asked as to the rates in force in other
cities OF the size of Richmond he said
that SO far as he knew every city the
size OF Richmond. y and many smaller.
y here organization existed, paid a better
rate per hour than here. Among South
srn cities he specified San Antonio and
Ell Paso, Texas