The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-30
ABOUT The STRIKE
At SCHENECTADY
AT the Conference Claimed
That a misunderstanding
Was Cause-W Re
sumes Monday.
MAYOR LUNN SPEAKS
Under Agreement TWO Discharged
Workmen Are to be Rein
stated by the
Company.
MAYOR LUNN SPEAKS

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Nov. %
When working men go on strike,
they do not lose their rights of citi-
zenship.
This was the keynote of an inter
view given by George r. Lunn, so
cialist mayor of Schenectady to.
night, in explaining his attitude and
action which resulted in strike Of
$4,000 employees Of the General Elec.
trio company here being settled today
after the workers had remained away
from their benches for five days. Not
a single arrest was made during the
strike and thirty-two of the strikers
were sworn in as special policemen
at Mayor Lunn's order The strike
was conducted and policed by the
workers themselves. There was no
disorder and the agreement reached
included the stipulation that all strik-
/ ing employees should return to their
work Monday. No i'll feeling was left
/ behind and the church bells of the
town pealed out the announcement OF
the settlement of the struggle while
every whistle footed joy.
/ Il assured the strikers" said Mayor
| Lunn, tonight, that when men walk
out they do not lose their rights Of
citizenship. The appointment of strik
ers as special police was not fol
i slfinancial reason for they yolunteeres
j their services without pay.
The reason was a physiological
-'sone. Strike history shows that wher
workmen quit their employment they
A are, as rule, treated as ipso facte
law breakers. Policemen by the
score are called to the scene of tht
strike. This creates spirit of an
tagonism and feeling on the par
of strikers that they are not going tt
; have any rights whatever. AS a rule
they have no rights accorded tt
them. They are treated in a wa.
that justifes their antagonism to th'
police. Spirit which at once becomes
\ spirit of antagonism which lead
:. to strife.
Touching on the question Of thu
strike breakers, Mayor Lunn SAT-
that in accordance with his genera
lplan of merely being fair to all an
enforcing the Jaw, the compan:
would have been forced to house tn
men in quarters meeting the law a
Ito hotel regulations Mayor L,ln
said he notified the strikers the
might do peaceable picketing, becaus
, that was within their legal right:
But they also understood any violenc
would be in violation Of the law an
would result in arrest and punisl
ment
"If the law is to be enforced
must be enforced on the company a
well as the men," Mayor Lunn col
, tinued. "And that would have al
i piled to the housing of strike breal
y ers. The company assured me strik
6 breakers were compelled 10 obey tn
v law as to hotel regulations, m;
q jority of them would not bring
r. outsiders. The strike here was calle
f. as result of the discharge of on
d man and one woman employe. Tn
A. General Electric company operate
l. an open shop and the union employe
took the action against their fello
!. members as a move against orga
s., ization.
r After final conference with the ma
s. ayers today, the strike committee
d sued statement announcing settl
ment and declaring that the strif
was largely the result OF misu
derstanding." Under the terms of Sc
j tlement the two employees discharge
$, are to be taken back and given 9TH
;e places within the week. The strikir
g employees will return to work Monda