El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-29
STREET CAR MEN OUT ON STRIKE;
FEW CARS run THURSDAY MORNING
Teddy McHold Organizing the Street Car Motormen and
Conductors and Demand Made for More Money and
Reinstatement of Discharged Employees;
Office Men Run Street Cars.

thority as manager Of the FL Paso Elec-
trio Railway company was limited ana
that I was without power to accede 10
these demands. but offered at once to
take the matter NJ with the higher
officials OF the company II the men
would continue TO work for not over
10 DAYS and that / would pledge myself
20 give them final answer within that
time I explained to them that the
action came as complete surprise to
me and that therefore I had no oppOr-
tunity Of discussing ii with the higher
officials of the company and that a
strike at this time. without warning,
would greatly embarrass the company
seriously Inconvenience the public and
aggravate the already disturbed condi-
ton existing in the community
Admitted Were Not Fair.
The committee then said TO me. in
substance, that perhaps they had not
been altogether fair in calling a strike
without any notice whatever. and
promised to meet me at the cOmpany's
barn at 40 o'clock this morning. and II
the balance Of the trainmen We're will
ing they would return to work IN
pursuance TO this appointment with the
men. I went TO the barn NJ 4-3O. but
when I reached there I found that the
men with whom I had had a previous
interview had changed their minds and
We're engaged in trying to induce the
day trainmen TO Join them in an in
Simultaneous strike. I also found the
strike had been promoted by the night
trainmen (most OF whom are new men)
and that apparently the day trainmen
knew nothing of il until shortly before
my arrival at the barn
Men Return.
While. as We understand II, the day
men had not been consulted up to that
time. the committee was successful in
inducing most of the day trainmen not
to 60 to work when the hours came for
taking out their cars. We are glad to
be able to say, however that since that
time quite number of them have re-
turned TO work. and others have stated
they were not in accord with the strike.
and We hope to be able to keep the cars
moving and that within a few days SER
vice will be again normal
Gave Mea Raise.
"On the first Of January, last the
company voluntarily gave our trainmen
an Advance in wages This was done
AZ a time when the revenues from pas
senger traffic were very much reduced.
The relations with our trainmen rOr
many years past have always been
pleasant and the company would have
oeen glad TO have discussed with them
any grievance which they might have"
Mayors Appeal
Mayor Lea's appeal 70 the men was
as follows:
q have asked you 10 come in here,
men, because I thought I had q right,
as mayor OF FL PasO, TO do so. I am
going right into what I have to say,
without any preliminaries. I want to
appeal 10 your patriotism to your
and TO your sense of
loyalty md duty 10 your city. Put
this thing off for 80 days. I ask this
just as sincerely and earnestly as
know how TO ask anything I am ask
ing it for your own good. for the good
OF FL Paso and Of the country. This is
q critical time in the history Of Fl
Paso- I am not an alarmist-you all
know that I am an optimist. just as
long as there is a ray Of hope any
where, but I tell you now that condf-
tons are serious and critical I can't
know anything at all about the merits
Df your cause, but I want TO say to
you that If you viii put this off for
30 days, 1 viii go to Harry Potter and