The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-08
STRIKING CAR MEN
HOLD CONFERENCE
WITH LOCAL HEAD
Make Attempt to Have Supt.
Gordon Accept Proposed
Wage Scale.
FEW CARS OPERATED
Head of Richmond Division
Says Strikers May Return
to Work.

In an attempt to settle difficulties.
members of the newly organized Car
Mems Union held conference this
afternoon with Alexander Gordon. To-
cal superintendent of the Terre Hauta
Indianapolis and Eastern Traction
company. At the meeting the new
wage scale proposed by the car EN-
ployes was submitted and the mat
ter discussed by both sides. No settle
ment had been effected up TO late
hour.
The agreement drafted by employees.
and which was presented TO Supt.
Gordon at 2:30 O'Clock this afternoon.
was as follows:
/. The wage scale TO be 22lr cents
per hour for first year: 25 cents for
second year and 27IS for third year.
?. All runs working less than 3
hours shall be paid hours time.
3. Belt car runs 10 be completed in
twelve consecutive hours.
4. Time and one-half for all over
time work over daily schedule.
;. All grievance between employees
and employers. that cannot he settled
by them shall be referred TO a com
mittee of five disinterested parties,
two being appointed by employers.
two by employees and the four appoint
ing the fifth. This committee shall
then settle all grievances. The above
agreement shall go in effect Novem-
| ber 16, 1918 and expire June 1. 1914.
The committee which presented the
proposed agreement was composed of
William Luker, Alfred Kephart and
Bert Gallinger.
Asserting that a non union super
| intendent and union men cannot
work together successfully, Supt. Cor
don this afternoon informed a COM
| mittee OF strikers that he could not
consider their request.
| You should have submitted the de-
mand thirty days before your meet
ing in the cellar" he told the commit
/ tee of three that waited upon him.
One of the committee said the men
should have more money than drug
clerk, TO whose scale of wages the
superintendent referred, because 10
the eyes of the public they are brand
ed as thieves.
But will so cents a day make Chris
tians of you?" asked Mr.. Gordon
He advised the men to go back to
work without seeking to perfect their
organization, and then. later. present
their requests as coming from an
unorganized body.
Demands Presented.
I'VE have been riding on the other
fellows hip the superintendent said.
do you want the company to bor-
row more money to give you the raise
that you ask
: The men appeared at Mr.. Gordon's
/ office and asked that he read their
list of demands. He waved il aside
: and asked them to read il to him. The
members of the committee were some
: what embarrassed at the request. so a
newspaper man performd tn duty.
ed the committee asking
sThe superintendent c.oss-examined
the committee asking them from
whom they came, who appointed them
and other questions seeking TO elicit
the information that they were an or
!. ganized body. The men steadfastly as
: serted that they had no union cards
and no organization.
At IL o'clock this morning Super
' intendent Gordon stated that the men
t who took the cars out in the morn
= ing would be relieved for few hours
> during the day SO that the company
:. will be able to operate cars until IL
y o'clock tonight. He said he had suf
ficient substitutes TO keep the cars
- running.
Few Ride Today.
y day, informing pedestrians that, con
q trary to the general report that the
I strike had been called of. the mer
e were still out, and requested every
one TO show their sympathy by not
: riding on the cars.
y So we'll did they succeed that onl,
= a very few people ayailed themselves
: of the service offered.
& Last night Ellsworth Bass received
/ a telegram from Indianapolis urgint
: the Richmond strikers to remain II
{ line, as there was to be general in
J. terurban strike. Strikers this morninj
i were busily engaged In circulating tn
z report that every interurban line on
of indianapolis was affected by th'
strike.
Public sympathy seemed to be will
the strikers in their demands for al
increase in wages, although there wer'
many expressions of doubt as TO thei
=. ability TO carry the strike TO sue
. cessful outcome.
\ Service was resumed this morning a
$50 with five passenger and t~'
freight cars The fourteen linemei
who appeared for work at the ca
d barns early this morning were met b!
= little group of strikers who hat
learned that the company intended q
start cars over its lines
Efforts were made by the striker
to dissuade the Iinemen from takini
j. the cars out, but the men who had az
b peared at the barns to go TO work re
AZ fused TO be moved BY their arguments
oT C-E-r F~-- Da0rla we're on tn
le streets and little attention was paid Q
le tae Crews as they took the cars owe
"a the lines As the cars rounded Eignil
"a and Main. one man on the sidevail
n called out. -Scab."
Id Gordon Explains Attitude.
The men who took out cars thi
fe morning were closeted for seyera
in hours yesterday afternoon with Super
OF intendent Gordon. who advanced Tn
es company's arguments why the me-
a should return TO work He told IN
u men that there were none OF then
n who could make more money else
'e- where than they are now making an