The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-08-15
STREET CAR MEN
FORCED TO STRIKE
By Stand Taken by Superintendent of Company
Men Have the Situation Well in Hand
National Man Here

ganlzlng this beneficial branch GER
talnly gives abundant room for the
belief that there is an ebony hued
gentleman in the woodpile.
The foregoing facts go to show
That the men simply did what any
other body of American citizens,
who love their families and their
liberty, would have done under
similar circumstances.
Since the men have been out
they have at all times and under
all circumstances conducted them
selves in an orderly and gentle
manly manner and have gained
the sympathy and moral support
of our citizens
Every local union in the CITY
which has held a meeting since the
unpleasantncss have passed reso-
lutlons instructing their member
ship to keep off the cars and with
draw their patronage from the Park
and asking their friends and SYM
pathizers to do likewise and have
assured the strikers of both their
financial and moral assistance.
The Trades Assembly at its meet
ing Monday evening donated them
good round sum and inaugurated
Il movement to assist them in bring
Ing the company to terms. The
5artenders' and Carpenters Unions
also donated goodly sums to assist
i'll defraying the preliminary ex-
penSeS, prior to their securing as
slstance from National Head0uar-
teIS.
A hack and automobile line is
now i'll operation under the direc-
tlon OF the union men. comprising
fifteen vehicles which has been
on a paying basis since its inaugu-
ration and the receipts are increas-
ing daily. The merchants and
business men who rely upon the
laboring class for their support are
withdrawing their patronage from
the street cars and are patronizing
the union hack line.
The only disorderly feature that
has occurred since the strike took
place on the West Side on last Fri
day evening when a crowd of bows
and men made bCisterous and dis
orderly demonstrations, which
should, and could have been pre-
vented if the officers on the scene
had asserted their authority at the
outset, but luckily no serious dam
age was resulted.
The strikers were not implicated
i'll any manner in the affair and
were much chagrined at the occur
renee, repetition of which will
not occur if it is in their power to
prevent it, and they appeal TO their
friends and SympathiZerS to refrain
from demonstrations of any kind
in the future.
National Organizer Fitzgerald,
OF New York, has arrived in the
city and assumed charge of the
situation. lie will, however, take
no action or make any change in
the present program until he can
gain conference with representa-
tives of the company and do all
that he can to secure 4 settlement.
but in the event an adjustment of
the differences can not be made a
fight to the bitter end will result
and the men will be backed by the
International Organization as well
as the A. f. of L., Mine Workers,
the State Federation of labor and
every local union in this section.
Two of the largest firms in the
city have requested their employ
ers to keep off the cars until the
strike is settled, but for business
reasons do not want their names
published
If public sympathy goes for any
I thing, the street car boys will win
| in 4 walk.
Alfred McHenry, one of the
strike breaking motormen, in the
employ of the Kanawha Valley