The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-26

tton that 1t was ordered "off tn.
boards by the Mayor. The men OF
by the Bijou management to report
Tuesday afternoon. night, and We'd
nesday night. as there seemed to he
hopes of securing new production
to finish out the week. Thus they
We're kept from accepting any outside
musical work. as they were compelled
to hold Themselves In readiness for
the theatre work. The remainder OF
the week passed without any new pro-
duction being secured so on Saturday
night the men reported for their pay
envelopes and were handed one ninth
OF weeks salary to recompense them
for Mondays rehearsal and performs
ancc and the rest of the weeks re-
porting for work and waiting. The
men, naturally. refused to accept any
such paltry sum, and went III body
his viewpoint. The manager said in
substance. If the Mayor hadn't closed
ths show he would have. and IL he had
closed 1t, he would have paid the men
Mayor had closed 1t. the men should
expect only one nights pay. and that's
all he would give them. How would
such an h,ra answer zap appeal 70 you i soa
through your employers failure 10
| provide material were able to do but
ono days work. Your Wife and family
would have to be fed clothed and
I
| through no fault Of your own. would
have TO lose your time without RE-
ceiving any recompense for 1t. Did
seeking TO to hide bertin IND an t tnconsa.
| quantial technicality2
/ Pardon the slight aggression. but an
other little question has Just come to
4 MY mind In connection with this matt
ter. Would you like tho idea If you
were engaged for a week OF SIX days.
| of working all day Sunday without
getting paid for 1t? That Is practi-
caily what the management of the
| Bijou Theatre expected the musicians
| TO do in The case of holiday and other
| extra matfnces. The owners of thu
theatre reap a big harvest on such oc-
I casicIls. but the men get nothing but
4 quantities, will not fill an empty
j stomach.
1 There was BUT one thing loft for the
i men to do and that was to walk out
of the theatre, which they proceeded
persons, tho word striker" is synony-
nous with socialist" or anarchist,
but certainly In this case there has
been no violence or anarchy,
The men wired JOSEPH! = Weber.
authority on such matters, asking hia,
to come to Richmond and endeavor to
settle the disagreement. After q thor
], ough inquiry into the facts he declared
/ and lust and so notified the manage
, ment He and committee from the
. strikers then waited on the manages
J, ment and tried to arbtrate the affair.
3 but they could come to no agreement.
: so the pen are still out
In a strike such as this, the general
. public is always an Interested party
/ and public sentiment is, as Il rule, tile
/ deciding element in the settlement
. thereof. Hence ask you just this one
, question: When a man who Is hired
81 by the week. for wages which are lower
4 than those he would receiye II en-
! Gagged by the day, works one after
/, noon and night, Is told to report tile
& next two days, is@lept waiting around
4 all week, ard Is then offered one-nintl
l of a weeks pay. do you think he has
k received fair treatment?
al consistency is jewel" but, in my
q humble opinion. the management of the
: Bijou Theatre is unaccustomed to deal.
a Ing In precious stones. ''EQUlTY."
II Richmond. January 25.
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