The wageworker., 1910-03-26

| and turning them over to other officers
| elected at the Springfield convention.
| Fifth. Assure the committee that we
will continue to cooperate with them
in harmony with their duties and Sc
cure unification
"Messrs McNulty and Noonan re-
FUSED to arbitrate and i'll formal let
ter addressed to Messrs. Frey, Duffy
and Urick, gave notice Of withdrawal
and their decision to continue 1itiga-
ton. They admitted that they were
parties to the Denver agreement, and
the Toronto agreement, and set them
selves up above the arbitrators and
judges as to what might be regarded
as the violations, of such. 1t was evi-
dent from their actions, since the de-
cision of the Committee, made on Feb
ruary 10th requiring a Special Conven-
tion to be held, that they would not
meet the Brotherhood in Convention,
and it is shown that Immediately up
on the decision being made that they
should, they instructed their attorneys
to prepare to dissolve the Brotherhood
through court process.
'They utterly refused to come into
convention or provide the arbitrators
with the necessary motion made by
five 60 unions before March 31st, that
initiate vote on the question as pro-
vided in our first plan presented to
March 10th. Before noon March 18th,
they bOlted from the arbitration and
the majority of the committee, Messrs.
Frey and Urick, will report to the ex-
ecutive council of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor at Washington at
| their meeting on March 9th.
''We hope to avoid the expenses of
! litigation and allow the brotherhood
to determine who was responsible for
the discord and treachery. We fully
recognize and respect the special COM
mittee and their decisions, and we
went the limit to assist them in their
duties. 1t now devolves upon the ex-
ecutive council to respect us.
I'VE will continue to bravely insist
that those who claim title as officers
or advisors in this brotherhood shall
make answer to the brotherhood; and
we shall not spare one guilty of
cowardly act regardless of his claims
to dignity or position The entire
plans and correspondence will be for
mally placed before all local unions
and members as soon as convenient,
and through a study of them it can
be readily determined who desires
harmony and who practices disrup-
tion. Fraternally submitted,
81. W. MURPHY.
| General Secretary"
III The local situation shows some i'm
l provement The Traction company
, raise of 25 cents day in wages and
promising another increase in the
near future. The strike against the
Lincoln Gas and Electric Light com
pany is still unsettled, but there is
j. reason to believe that the opposing
J. parties are getting a little nearer to
gether Manager Adams, who refused
to negotiate at all before the strike
- was called, has received committee
-, from the former employees severa
# times, and propositions and counter
q propositions have been made. but az
=. yet without avail. II the compan.
r. management has made any efforts tt
s replace the strikers the efforts hav'
IN been futile. AS yet only the pressure
n of argument and persuasion has bee1
~ brought to bear, and it is the ea
n pressed hope of the Electrical Work
% ers that this is all that will be neces
sary. 1t is asserted by the unio
committee that Manager Adams ha
given other employees an increas
after refusing to grant the increas
asked for by the Electrical Worker'
- The local union held a special NEE
y, ing last Sunday afternoon to discus
a matters of Importance and to tighte
IN. up the lines in this Jurisdiction. tn
ve meeting was largely attended an
10 very enthusiastic.
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