The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-01
Will Not Re-Employ Men Who
 Joined the Union
BOARD OF TRADE GETS BUSY
VIII Hold Another Conference With Mayor Thls Mornlnc--ceorge 8. csrllnle Reaenta Recent
 Uee of Ills Name,


 pany yesterday afternoon gave his an- swer to the proposition from the repre- sentatlves of the Birmingham Trades Council regarding a settlement of tho street railway difficulties by declaring that his position was unalterable, and that he could not take the men who had joined the union back into the service of the company
 The conference at which this answer was given was held in President Jcni- sons office, between President Jemlson and a committee from the Birmingham Board of Trade composed of President John E. Shelby, c. c. Heidt, W. T. Cox, J. D. Collins and Oliver Challfoux. The conference was brief. as there was little discussion of the subject. The Board of Trade members merely presented the resolutions as passed by the union labor mass meeting at the Majestic theatre on Wednesday night and received President Jemison's answer.
 After this committee had departed Pres ldent Jemison gave out the following statement:
 Jemson's Position Unchanged. | Il told the committee that l could take no other stand than that originally taken; that l could not in justice to the com pany and in perfect fairness to the old employees who had not left the company's s service, take back the employees who had joined the union. My position has been indorsed and approved by every stoekhoider of the company so far heard from, and this only emphasizes the stand which l assumed at the beginning of the trouble. 1 told the boys at the start that 1 could not take them back # they joined the union and left the coinpary's service. and can only reiterate my pesi- tion in that respect"
 The conference was the result of a meeting of the Birmingham Board of Trade yesterday afternoon at which the proposition of the Birmingham Trades Council was discussed and decision reached to appoint committee to walt upon President Jemison and lay tae mat ter before him. As a result of the dlscas- sion the following resolution was passed {:
 Resolved, That at the earnest sollci-
 U, made at the joint meeting attended by the Mayor of Birmingham and the Pres ident of the Board of Trade, the Board of Trade appoint committee of three. without any expression as to the merits of the cause of either side, to present to President Jemison of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, the proposition of the committee of the Trades Council submitted at the joint meeting at the Mayors office, May S0 19O7."
 A committee of five was appointed In stead Of three, the names of which are given above, who waited upon President Jemison at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon with the result as stated
 Will Report at Mayors Office.
 This committee will report at Mayor Wards office this morning and make a formal statement to the Mayor and the committee from the Trades Council
 The street railway situation outside of the conference continued unchanged yes- terday, the cars running on all lines on regular schedules and giving satisfactory service, according to all evidences in the downtown districts
 President Jemison said he had more than 1O0 of the old employees at work and that the cars were being handled in a satisfactory manner.
 All was quiet among the carmen who have formed the union. A meeting was held at their hall yesterday morning but 1t was executive and nothing was learned 1 of it's import
 It was learned yesterday that several arrests were made by deputy sheriffs of persons who have used offensive language toward the street railway employees while In the performance of their duties. For i some time reports have come to the sherin's office of such acts toward the carmen, but they were passed over, but 1t appears that some persons were becom- ing bolder in their language, hence the arrests by the sheriffs orders.
 Carlisle Writes Letter.
 The following letter was written yester- day by George s. Carlisle to Chairman Drake Of the special Trades Council com mittee, and made public by him:
 Birmingham, Ala, May 31, 1907. MT. James B. Drake, Chairman Trades Council Committee. City.
 Dear Sr-My attention has been called to the repeated use of my name in con nectfon with the mass meeting at the Ma jestic theatre on last Wednesday night. and in connection with the resolutions passed at that meeting. This use of my l name was entirely unauthorized by me. You will no doubt recall the fact that. | in company with MT. Slliman, the secre- tary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive engineers, when 1 was first informed of my supposed connection with this matter. 1 which was upon my return from Gadsden l called on you and explained to you that on account of the constitution, bylaws and rules of the B. of L. E. of which I have the distinguished honor to be a member, 1t was out of the question for me to take part in that meeting, or in the presentation of the resolutions passed by it.
 | I am, therefore, at a loss to understand why my name has appeared again in The Age-Herald of this morning as a member of the Trades Council committee. which waited on the Mayor yesterday.
 For the information of the public I de- sire to state that the B. of l.. E. is not a member of the Trades Council and, &C., cording to my informtion. has not and will not take any part whatever in this matter as 1t will revoke our charter should we do so without authority from