Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08
VUlE NUI lU OIhlAE
Union Street Car Men Decide to Remain ct
Their Posts
RESULT or THE BALLOT is UNANIMOUS
Over Two Hundred Votes Cast st the
Washington Hall Meetins
CENTRAL LABOR UNION TAKES A HAND
Committee Hears Both Sides and AaVitei
Against STRIKE IDEA.
MINISTER'S ALSO COUNSEL MODERATION
Vice President Behner of the National
Union Refuses 20 Discuss the
Result of the Ballot of
the Men.
MINISTER'S ALSO COUNSEL MODERATION


There will be no street car strike in
Omaha That was the decision reached by
the members Of the street car union at
meeting held in washington hall last night.
The issue was fairly met and voted upon
by the 200 members OF the local union and
the proposition TO call strike was de
feated by a unanimous vote.
After the meeting last night Vice p
dent Behner refused 10 make any staN
ment
The union men asked a committee from
Central Labor union to hear the complaints
of the men and decide whether they would
advise them to strike.
This committee. composed of Louis V.
Guye John Polian and Charles Mcdonald.
asked the street railway company to pre-
sent its side of the case that It might de-
eide intelligently after hearing both sides
of the case. A meeting was held In Vice
President wattles' ofIice Thursday morning
when the union men presented their chse
and Mr.. Wattles reiterated the position Of
the street railway company.
After listening to both sides of the con-
troversy, the committee prepared a state
ment which was read this afternoon TO
the union men at Washington hall, advis-
ing them not to strike.
Report of Committee.
This is the committees full report:
OMAHA March T. 1907.-To Amalgamated
Association OF Street Car Employees, Emp yes h9eei ttse
agreed upon jointly by your organization
and the officials Of the street car company
TO hear the parties to the controversy exist
ing between the union and the company, Tor
the purpose Of making such recommenda-
tions as in our judgment would best con;
serve the interests of all concerned, do hnd
FirstEThe hrst real ana most important
faLa he
OF pledge on the part of new employees
OF the company that they would not join
the union we find has been revoked as
asked for by your organization
Second Relative to the discharge OF
union men, we md that hearins i,n IVA was
and the question satisfactorily ADJUSTED 10
all parties
Third-Cases complained of where men
were discharged after two or threo years
service and on reinstatement were Obliged
70 accept the, minimum scale Of w9sees, e we we
Fourth-Tn reference to the recognition
demanded by your organisation, we ma
y that the company has conceded reeognttion,
because of the fact that 1t has treated win
your Gommittee as suen, cS Shs ana uhe osS agree @
TO, In the future, hear your committees
upon such grievances as you may desire
TO present from time TO time.
F1fth-In the matter of a written con-
tract demanded on the part OF your or
ganIzation, we find that inasmuch as an
agreement was entered into at the time
OF the formation of your local union, TO
the effect that the company would not
therefore recommend that said contract be
Withdrawn and that grievances therein
Therefore, in consideration OF the above
findings, your committee, having thoroughly
ton Ss such. % and the best interests Of the
individual members thereof. together with
the 10000 and more citizens e,, Of the CITIES h% Of
the commercial interests OF those cities and
the welfare Of the organized labor move-
your organization at the present time under
existing conditions would be both unwar-
ranted and unwise, and would recommend
'"A' ''''A' ' CHARLES l MCDONALD.
LOUIS v. GUYE.
JOHN POLIAN
wattIea Makes Explanations.
Vice President Wattles OF the Omaha &
Council Bluffs Street Railway company said
after reading the report that he concurred
In the general finding that no strike be
called, but he did not concur In the finding
Of the committee that he had recognised
The union had dealt with the union and
had promised to meet committees from the
union In the future, He said he had all
along refused 70 do this and had not
changed his position. He said Mr.. Behner
had called upon him when he first came to
Omaha and was In his once again Thursday
morning. but that he was there in the same
capacity as Mr.. Wattles as a witness before
the investigating co0mittee from Central
Labor union.
''I want It distinctly understood" said
Mr.. Wattles TO The Bee, that l. nor the
company / represent has changed front
on our relation 10 the union. We clearly
set forth in our published statement a
few days ago that we did not onieially
recognize the union, and we stand there
now never having changed our position
Vice President Behner OF the international
was advised by Chief OF Police Donahue
and Mayor Dahlman to come to the mayors
once Wednesday and was there given &c
understand that In case OF a strike he
would be held responsible.
ministers Are Called In.
As showing the zeal with which both
sides of the controversy have endeavored tC
strengthen their cases, it may be stated
that the street car company officials and
union men sought the Intervention OF the
Ministerial union. Dr. Clyde Clay Cissell
president OF the union, and as such dele.
gate eKofhcio TO Central Labor union; DR.
Newman Hall Burdick, member OF the
Typographical union and with Rev. B. r.
Fellman. delegate 70 Central Labor union
stlected by the Ministerial union. were se.
H1eoted- TO represent the clergymen. They
met Vice President Wattles OF the street
car company. Secretary Nicholson OF ths
carmen's local union, Vice President Beh.
ner OF the international and the executive
committee Of the carmen. The three min.
isterial delegates oounssled delIberatior
and temperance In word and deed. What
they did is embodied In this statement
authorized by them:
Ffrst--We asked the union men what uar
Of their agreement the company had re-
fused 10 recognise. They told US the onl
material part was recognition OF ths
union" The company had agreed 10 ~,
rest Of the proposition submitted by tn,
union.
Second-We assured the men OF our syn,
patty with the wage Garner and suERestet
to the union nisE they must first have pub
IL sentiment with them bafora fhaxy ,,,,fs