The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-05

you precipitAied . strike wrote
President Kruger. at a time when quos-
uons between the company and its EN-
cloyees we're beng adjusted and - sew
red the relationship Of employer and
employee which - a prerequisite to lur-
bdiction under the act 81 1893
This action on your part puss the auea-
Con az issue bstw~~n this company and
Ne former employees beyond the reach
a. this legislation. therefore men who
~sre Formerly employees of this com
pany and who gave up that employment
- the command of your association are
% longer us employees
They left the Companys service On
DE 10Th 81 FEBRUARY 1910. thus breaking
Ghs yesrlv contract Witch their acCred-
Ned representatives had made with The
company On June las, his action
n severng the relationship ~ employer
end employee was arCepted Nv The hoard
81 directors ~ this company on February
-. when ~ notified them that they must
rsturn Il A. an On or h@fcrs March
As a reIlv 10 the nficial representative
Il the Amalgamatsd association th's
hitter ends here
However IN order 'ha- the attitude
~ this COMPANY may 10 plainly under
Gfood bv its former employees and Nv ne
public and IN order to show our willingness
% adopt anv legal method ~ settlement
that promises lasting peace. We here
r1iterate What was stated IN our answer
% the Minister'S Association \ week age
viz, that Il our former EMPLOYEES vii
apply for work va Will take hack INTO
cur employment ao NAM ~ hem as ,se
have room for. giving them such runs
a. are open and taxing those whose rAEt
records hlv" been satisfactory to he
ofhclals 81 the company ihH. however
win cover very large majority NJ th~e>
on stnke
"Inasrnuch a. -erv many ~ our former
employees have beer deferred from ap-
ply1nR for reappo,ntment unde- he false
and malicious ru-nors constantly ciTcu.
lated thar some FORM Of sstfierrcn' with
re UNION was Eorng - take place The
directors have extended the tune within
which Applications nav he made under
the order 1T February % uu'u mIdnl gh'
Of MaTch : and warn them not - Ne tur-
ehsF misled nv ruunors - he same effect
which v!ll he doubtless circulated hut
which win no, he true
After the, mcr have gain become our
employees We will confer with them with
raspect TO tbs difs rences which we're
heing considered when broken oH hv m
strike. with the distinct understanding
however. the, employees shall he free 70
join or not - ION sny orgs nizEtIon ard
may PRESENT 'h~'r ~ isvsrcs-S to ,ha ON .
pARs individually ur u 'nemhers OF any
rTRanisatioU- Of employees hv n com |
Tnitt-~ 81 tn" rNIr.s motives thereof and
There shall - un ,rtImids ton or dis
elimination = 2 nv suv employee -
doing by Nuy cfh'.rs 81 tho company ~
Their subor Innate
The strIk" Gated ~ your r,socIrtlpr .
eras notice That the mon F'filIatni wI'h
that assoCI9tton would not ~ " to ~
CLAUSE ~ permit Huy /. CoGnlt'"n hv nur
romprnv oF on union mon and THIS -
she real issu- betv ~ tho ,ompsny M
ihe strikers
-How"vr ' hi question has nov ~ s-Hi ?
beyond thus point. g-i TIA" =, ramOunt
Issue to h. ictarm ned hy the outcome "
fhis strike Is whoth"r Law shall rule and
business ~ conducted 20 = gal ma Eper
under the protection ot EV
As particular m thOd of trertirg
with our employees - above st forth -.
suggest that = COMMITTEE Of smploysn -
say 81 nine b. ~-Iac'rd ThT-. from
those hereafter ~. mpiOyed from tho.-'
now on STRIKE. IT, e. from thDso who hay.
remained in -arvic~ during tho strIkr.
these sin to -si-c' thre. from m. who'll
body Of employees n - rvlc- af' MARCH,
such 4 commits % would To Iaproso ntt-
tive Of the whole body Of our I'm ployc.-
Immediately after the letter had been
received from President zruz"r Pr-si-
dent John ! Murphy ~ tn" Central
Labor Union issued the final order 90
strike \ committee ~ ten Wa -eI-, ted
so act a. a board Il strategy Inc fir.t
thing the committee d. Va- t. pIau
q mass meeting for TINS afternoon l..
vas careful m issJIng 10 call - -a~ that
the meeting ouli b" peaceful I..rr,.-
sRation
When the ne-- ren rhe1 the cpur..'t,,a .
that tho police y nrIl1 urt tolerate gafrar-
ing IN Ind~p"n1ersa ~Iuare ~ anv other
place th@ ccrmirrse ~ ,pd par
80 srrs were some - 'ha unions Ina.
the COMPANY would not g,icc IN ths' ilev
vent ~ s''1k" vc-r-' la afternoon
Thre~ hundred painter. ana I"Iu-rs 10
the Pe-nsvi yanIa Railroads Ppw.iturl
avenue rf"ps laId inw n their brushes
some eieCtri al workers flumh.-r- md :,
holiermAkers OUT heiUr" tie -trlA,-
whistle blew
The principal UNIONS tina; ob-yad tb..
sarike order n midnight were be- elevator
constructors the theatre -'aRa ON
ployees the plumbers local IT,. Woman's
AmalGamated Lace Weavcrs tko clptting
cutters. the t,ls LAYERS ne brewery
workers. the a. gaTmakers. the wood wire
and metal lstharr. the frusco painters
the Brotherhood Of Carpenters and Joirerp
the United Hebrey Trades the InNulie-S
the marrinists the textile workers the
United Harters the flint glass Wo-k~r-, the
plasterers and the electrical workers
There j. d-sTect ion in shops that are
not unionized Ike tho BALDWIN Loroino-
tive Works ne Cramps shipbulding ward
and several other large CONCERN The-..
plants expect - Ion" thousands II worker
Most 1T the 'Iu'ou- "a striking ara vtp-
iating agreements With employer SOM.
~ th~ ieader- have admitted that they ar.
going into "a tigh' a. a moral disadvantage
but thor excuse ~ that th~y gave fhs.
employers plenty Oi warning
The GTIggie Ui IN" Philadelphia RAPID .
ran@.' uInpsny against the car men =
TnIOn Ea. CrIad"ns'd INTO fight neTwsea
MnUlCynTH " NG ". 4T.' fhss.- "a Oh fn rttFt