Evening journal., 1908-05-05
SAYS MEN GAVE
UP CHARTER
CONTINUED From First PaSoD

gentlemen called at 1sO O'Clock, and
suppose they were the persons expect
cd at 1 o'clock"
Mr.. Doherty Explains.
T. S. Doherty. chairman Of the navl-
cation and transportation committee OF
the Board Of Trade. who was with Mr..
Maclean in arranging the meeting with
the committee of trolleymen in the
Board Of Trade rooms. explained this
morning that he had made an engage
ment to meet Mr.. Maclean in his Of
flee at Goldey College at 1 o'clock, but
was not able to get there until lis
o'clock. at which time Mr.. Maclean was
at the Board OF Trade rooms waiting
for the trolleymen. There was abso-
lutely no lodging. as Mr.. Fitzgerald
has said" Mr. Doherty declared
"Our object was to prevent any pos.
sibilitv Of a strike by talking with Mr.
FITZGERALD and the men. We regret
very much. indeed. the result OF Mr
Fitzgerald's efforts. because we believe
and are willing 20 give him credit for
good intentions. and We ask him 20 be
kind enough to be so good to us. As
chairman OF the transportation com
mittee of the Poard OF Trade. was
perfectly familiaY with the situation,
having worked on the problem for two
months or moro. We were not at any
tims to he considered the enemies OF
either Mr.. Hoff or the other officers OF
the Wilmington City Railway Com
pany. for we knew full well that our
.
time. we had a most kindly feeling
for the employees, and we bent all our
energies in the direction Of preventing
a strike. which everyone knows would
be most disastrous to the company, 10
it's employees and 70 the people of Will
mington."
Statement by Fitzgerald.
A reporter called on y. s. Fitzgerald
organizer Of the Amalgamated Associa-
tion Of Street Railway Men. and re-
ceived the following statement:
THE report in the morning papers
is entirely erroneous. The charter OF
Local Division. No. sol. Amalgamated
Association Of Street Railway Men
has not been surrendered, nor do I be-
lieva II ever viii be- The fact OF the
street railway company calling a meet
ing at the car barn Yesterday after
noon. and again yesterday evening OF
the men who were at the meeting last
Sunday night. and the efforts of the
company to induce the men TO surrend-
er the charter IS very evident IN the
statement made by the men this morn
ing.
"The street railway men Of Will
mington entered into organization IN
order TO assist the men OF Chester and
to protect themselves and maintain q
/ living wage. but I do not believe that
the efforts Of the company 10 defeat
the men viii result in Ire ending OF
| organized work The men Of Chester
and Of all other cities on street rail-
way lines. owned and operated by tAs
Interstate Railways Company will ga
on in the efforts to establish the IS l.!
cent rate and the rights OF American
citizens to organize. whether the men
I'm Wilmington possess the same cour-
age as the men in other cities or not
Within forty-eight hours a signed
statement will be given 70 the public
by the men of Local Division No. SOL,
of the Amalgamated Association. dc
not consider II remiss to remark NJ
this time that it may be a modern
instance Of Sheridan's Ride at Win
chester"
Protests Against Police Action.
John NJ. Dorney said: LAS an Ameri-
can citizen and a resident Of Whining
ton for twenty-one years. desire te
protest aEainst the action OF the Polics
Department on Sunday night last.
allude to the arrest Of d. S. Fitzgerald
organizer Of the Amalgamated Associa-
tion OF Street Railway Men. On th'
witness stand. stated under oath, and
I repeat It now. Mr.. Fitzgerald simply
asked a question in a gentlemanly way
he was seized by Captain Evans in e
violent manner and hustled TO jail.
Since when have we dropped to th'
position OF Russian serfs, who dare no
ask a question Of the Carr Again 4
Mr.. Fitzgerald had broken the law
would not our chief Of police arreste'
him? Or is it that the chief needs I
guardian? But Mr.. Fitzgerald did no
break law. The truth Of this state
ment is plain. for Judge Joslyn dis
charged Mr. Fitzgerald. As TO Mr.
Hallowell. OF Chester, neither mysel
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