Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-27

employ only such a. will agree to work on
a non-union basis.
OMAHA a COUNCIL BLUFFS STREET
RAILWAY COMPANY.
by G. ". wATTLEs. President,
-. T. HAMILTON.
wv. ". MORSE.
&C. r. TYLER,
Il r. CRoFEOoT.
*. Q. BARTON,
Wv. A. SMITH,
Directors"
The above proposition by the Omaha 8
Council Bluffs Street Railway company
rs the result Of protracted negotiations.
and we recommend it to the employees for
their acceptance,
JAMES G. DAHLMAN,
Mayor Of Omaha.
FRANK KOUTsKY,
Mayor Of South omaha,
'THOS. MALONEY,
Mayor Of Council Bluffs,
IF. g. TUCKER,
Mayor OF Florence.
"CHAS. a. TRACY.
Mayor Of Benson.
LOUIS BURMESTHR.
M. r. FUNKHOUsEH,
M. F. FUNKHOUSER,
LOUIS BURMESTER,
LOUIS BERKA,
Committee Of city council Of Omaha
Statement From Mr.. wuttIes.
After the conference had concluded, MI.
Wattles, for the street railway company.
gave ont the foIIoEfpC statar,o,4.
THE statement submitted by the boar
% directors is a compromise upon both
sldes,. Further than this cannot say.
u calls for some sacrifice Of the demand
made by the striking men. but II also en-
Lodies sacrifices upon the part OF the com.
ANY.
one phrase. treating OF the return of
The union men without relinquishlng thelr
membership in the union, is directly con-
nary to the statement OF the company
Issued previous TO the strike, II the strike
was declared at this unfortunate and in
opportune time. Only the knowledge upon
the part Of the directors that the rank
and file OF tue striking men were unin-
formed as to this statement, induced the
directors after long urging upon the part
or the mayors members OF the council
and business men, VINO were party to tho
conference, to recede from the position
in this matter taken by the president.
III the strike ends now. and l hope II
VIII, the net results will be tremendous
losses TO the company and 10 the public.
with some sacrifices upon the part of the
striking men. Of advantages they had OF
might have obtained in the future without
inflicting this strike with all Its disasters
upon the city and company.
Il believe the men, II left TO their own
decision In this matter, will vote to 60 back
at once. Whether or not the influence OF
the agitators will stil control their actions
-emalns to be seen.
I'VE have never had any trouble with
our men In the past, and expect none in
the future, as long as outsiders, with no
interests in this locality, do not come
among them and arouse them over imagl-
nary wrongs. There is something WRONG
with a system that leaves the
Of a great city, and the property Of one
" Its greet public service corporations, al
the mercy OF one or two non-residents who
may come into our midst and paralyze our
prosperity In n week or a month.
1T was the desire OF the officers and
directors of the company to settle the
strike in a manner to prevent. II possible,
a recurrence 1T any time in the future,
and to a certain extent the proposition we
have made aocomplishes this result.
IL rave no M feeling toward the rank
and, file of our striking employees. As a
rule, they are good men. l hope they
will not compel us TO fiji their places
from the hundreds Of applications we have
for them from all parts OF the country
Their action upon the proposition we have
now submitted will determine once for all
whether or not this must be done"
Contrary to the general impression. the
striking street car men did not receive
the company's proposition last night and
do not get It until his morning. Conse.
quently The proposition could not be acted
upon by the men last night as was ex.
pected.
Al the strikers meeting c. o. Pratt anC
Ben Commons warned the men agains'
trickery, alleging that the street car com.
piny has a general scheme on foot and
both speakers limited that the proposition
must be carefully scrutinized. The genera
attitude Of the meeting did not give hop,
OF a prompt settlement OF the strike.
Proposition is Drawn UD.
The proposition which It was hoped would
put an END TO the street car strike wai
formulated at a meeting Of the board OF
directors Of the street railway COMPANY
with the five mayors the special commit
tee Of the city council and a committed
from the Omaha Business Mems associ.
alton held yesterday afternoon at the
street railway offices.
The members OF the conference before
which the proposal was formulated said
after the meeting they believed the prop.