Evening journal., 1914-03-07
PEOPLES LINE
TROLLEY MEN
TALK STRIKE


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doing. Later I met Pratt and COM
mittee and we talked Of the proposed
organization.
AT that time ! told Pratt and the
men IL they wanted the union to hire
men. they would have to furnish the
company with bond large enough TO
safeguard us With this end in view
! told Pratt 70 draw up the resolutions
and present them to me. and what !
objected 20 ! would cross ont What
happened at this meeting was sup
posed to be confidential. but after the
meeting the committee jumped on the
cars aud told the crews they would
have TO join the union by Monday
or else be discharged When ! heard
of this ] sent for the men who wore
on tho committee and told them they
had violated condolences and that
was through with them"
Whom Mr.. Crook was asked what
the company would do in case a
strike was called. he said ~ would
simply run tho cars into the barn and
there they would stay 365 days of nee
essary. If the public wanted to ride
they would have 20 guarantee ms that
all damage 70 those cars would be
made good. Those cars cost $4,000
apiece or more, and do not propose
to have the windows broken by bricks
and the lives of mon running them
snuffcd out"
Mr. Crook said he thought there
was little danger of strike, as nc
had too many loyal men and there
were only about ten who are talking
strike. he said
When asked why policemen were
seut 10 the car barn Of the company
al sixth and Hawloy streets al II
O'Clock last night. Mr. Crook said:
- heard the men were making
threats Of what they were going TO do.
and / telephoncd Chief of Police
Black and told him that / wanted
two or three officers lie then sent
out the officers There was no dis
order Of any kind.
The committee OF seven who were dis
charged by the company met this morn.
ing and made efforts 20 get in touch
with Mr. Pratt. who went TO Washing
! ton yesterday. Pratt has been tclc-
graphcd for. and when hc arrives this
aftcrnoon mass meeting of thc Pco-
plcs line trolleymen will be called Last
/
the crews un the cars and askcd the
men tosdesert the cars.
patrohncn Riley. Sewcll ID. Scott and
Biscoc were. sent 60 the barns after Man
lager Crook had asked for policemen to
guard the railway property. They re-
manned there until an early hour this
lmorning.
When some of the crews operating the
lines wcN, informed today that Manager
Crook had said the seven men discharged
would not be reinstated, all of those in
ltcrvicwed declared that unless the men
We're put back on their run they would
lquit work According to the committee
which was discharged. some Of whom are
Brotherhood of Irainmcn Scmbers
about so of the l25 motormen and CON
lductors have pledged themselves and are
Expected to join union.
The employees spoken to this morning
said that ON the arrival OF Mr.. Pratt a
conference win be held and a call prob
ably will be issued at once for a strike.
The situation affects only the Peo-
pies Railway Thus far no effort has
been made to organize the trolley
men of the Wilmington and Philadel-
phia Traction Company. The rela'
tons between the Traction Com
panys employees and the company
are amicable in every way.
A. r. Saylor. editor of the Labor
Herald. today made the following
statement:
To the Editor Of THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
Sir. A committee of the Peoples
Line street car men called al my Of
fec this morning with the grievance
that c. o. Pratt was misrepresente'
. in the Labor Herald. The COMMITTEES
said that Mr. Pratt was sent fol
through the recommendation of
union railroad man I'm Philadelphia
When Mr. Pratt came he advised thl
men here to join the Amalgamated
the regular organization of the stree
railway men. that is affiliated will
the American Federation of Labor
This being so. he Labor Herald ha
unknowingly done Mr. Pratt and tn
railroad men here an injustice. am
Il is our duty to do all in our powe
to make the correction as public "a
possible. therefore 7 ask tha. THl
EVENING JOURNAL publish thi
short statement
a. r. SAVIOR
Wilmington. Del. March Z, 1911