The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-08-29
T0SH MAKES TALK
FOR HIS BOSSES
A RAPID TRANSIT ENIpLoYE WHO
OUGHT NOW TO GET BETTER
JOB.

JOB.
+. e. Tosh, Rapid Transit omploye,
has made the following statement re-
garding the strike talk
I'VE wish to state that the mislead-
ing and mischievous articles in the
afternoon papers, alleging that there
were strained relations between tue
management and the men of the Rap
it Transit Company are utterly with
out foundation In view of the APP
J pearance of those articles the men
have thought it necessary to call a
meeting and appoint a committee to
call upon the management and bring
the matter to a satisfactory conclusion
This meeting appointed us three, c. W.
| Pemberton, Robert II. Craik and 2. Z.
Tosh, to confer with the management
with a view of giving a clear and def.
! mite expression Of the views of the
men in connection with the Lockwood
case, which appears to have been the
matter at the root OF the whole thing
and over which all the reports and
rumors arose. We we're authorized
also to issue a public statement re-
garding the position of the men over
this case and their position with the
management.
Our committee met Mr.. Ballentyne
this evening and went over the whole
grounds, discussing the question in all
it's aspects. We expressed the view to
the management that in taking up
the collection for Lockwood we meant
in no way to express any resentment
against the management for their
prosecution of Lockwood, but passed
around the subscription paper simply
to afford financial assistance to Lock-
wood, knowing that he was in need of
such In view of this. explanation it
was stated on the part of the manage
ment that no resentment was felt on
account of such a subscription having
been taken up, the manager commend
ing the spirit which prompted the men
to assist any of their fellow employees
when the same were in need of as
sistance. 1t was made evident at the
meeting that the management and the
men were in perfect accord in the de-
sire of each to protect the public, to
protect the carmen and to maintain
the high efficiency OF the service
1--WE wish to state most emphatic
ally that there never has been any
thought of a strike or any organiza-
ton towards strike or any steps
taken to bring about one. The first
the men knew of the strike talk was
from reading the columns of the even
ing newspapers, as among the men
themselves there had never been any
thought of any such thing
Neither has there ever been, as
stated in these reports any dispute
between the management and the
men themselves with regard to any
schedule of hours or arrangements
about days off. Up to the present
time there have been no regular days
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requests of the individual men and the
matter has been left altogether to the
men themselves, receiving days off on
their request whenever it is possible.
I'VE also assured the management
that in extending financial assistance
to Lockwood we did not thereby ex-
press any approval of the actions of
Lockwood in the assault he made on
his passenger, the assault for which
he was prosecuted.
Whatever misunderstanding there
may have been on either side in this
or any other matter were cleared up
at the meeting tonight and perfect
harmony now exists.
I'VE wish also to state that the pub
lished reports that a vote of censure
was passed against the management
at a meeting of the night men is I'M
terly without foundation in fact. AS
committee representing all the men
of the Rapid Transit Company we wish
also to state that the published re-
ports of trouble existing between the
management and ourselves are resent
ed by the men as mischievous and
unwarranted in any way"