The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-05
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Its employees, and SO relieve itself from its obligation hereunder. there would be no objection on the part of such officers to the employees forming n un- ion similar to that existing among the employees of this company,
 4 majority of the employees In Providence, however, are determined to hold the company to its obligations under such agreement, and, so long as a single employe insists, his rights are absolute and the company Is with out power to release itself from the terms of the agreement,
 Under the circumstances, there Is but one possible course open. The Rhode Island company annot change the situation, and If the employees of this company persist in forcing the issue, and struggle Is to come, 1t must continue until one party or the other Is exhausted,
 Had this company any prejudice or disposition to oppress union labor pr do anything to disrupt its organization there is ample opportunity for exer- else of power other than in ProN- dence, and it Is we'll known to all the employees of this company that the of. fcials, from the president down, have always been disposed to 'reat the men with justice, and many occas. ions will testify to this.
 The relations between this com. pany and its employees have been most satisfactory. To the best of m, knowledge there exists no aissatisfac. ton over wages, conditions of employ. ment, or otherwise. Therefore, tc cause loss and embarrassment over a situation developed in connection wi .h another company with which we have nothing to do can only result in the loss of positions of those who arc leaders and In the possible re-em- ployment of some of those who strik,, starting at the bottom of the list"
 At a time when the labor market is over-stocked, when thousands of com petent men are seeking work, the com pany takes this opportunity to try to dissuade its employees from making n serious mistake In attempting to med. dle with a situation of which they know nothing, except through misrep. resentation, pertaining to another com pany in another section of the coun. try, to prevent their being used a' tools to accomplish an end in which they are not interested for such ac. ton as is In contemplation can only hc attended with disaster, discredlt un. ion labor, cause loss to the company far greater loss to the employees, ant distressful inconvenience to an inno cent public resulting in no possible good to anyone Yours truly,
 JOHN K. PUNDERFORD.
 General Manager
 What Mannix Says.
 I Charles w Minnlx, chairman of tho joint board of control. which board report has It. will meet here this morning, said, when seen last evening that he had sent out no call for [ meeting of the board and that 10 hi. knowledge no meeting would be helt | today
 The only way in which a meeting O l this board could be called, he said would ne for the national officers t, recommend it. Up 10 late hour las night, MT Mnnix said he had re ceived no communication to that ef ! feet, In any event. he said. 1t woul, take fully twenty four hours to eathe the members of the board in confer ence and this only after he had issuet the call. From this statement fl ap pears that no meeting of the boar, will he held during tonay.
 MT Minnix said that to the best O his knowledge, no further change ha, developed in the situation between tn trolley men and the company
 The strike cf 1902.
 The imminence of another strike O | the local trolley lines recalls the fam ous strike of 1902, which was the re suit of practically a similar situation although 1t did not affect any othe than the Fair Haven & Westville com