Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-19
THE ANACosTIA STRIKE.
An Unsuccessful Conference With @
flcials of the Road.

An Unsuccessful Conference With Of
ficinls of the Road.
An unsuccessful effort was made last
night to settle the lockout Of the AEacos-
tia railway drivers.
Yesterday afternoon Master Workman
Lawrence of the Street Railway Assem-
bly,, who has since their establishment
been managing the line of coaches, which
are being run from Anacostia to the Navy
Yard, in opposition to the cars of the Ana
costa line, received notice from the su-
perintendent of the Metropolitan Railway
Company, in whose service he is employed
as conductor that it was necessary that
he should return to his former duties this
morning or see President Phillips in refer
enc, TO further extension of his leave Of
abser ce.
officers of d. A. 66, Knights of Labor, OF
the turn Of affairs, and a committee OF the
District Assembly, Messrs. Charles J..
Wells, E. j. Rea and NJ Cuff, was select
ed to have a conference with President
Griswold and see if he would not end the
lockout by taking his former employees
again into the service of the company.
A telephone message was sent to Mr..
Grisw old at his office asking If he would
receive a committee for the purpose of try
Ing to effect a settlement Of the existing
trouble. Mr.. Griswold replied that so far
as he or the Anacostia Railway Company
was concerned, there was nothing to settle,
nevertheless, If the committee desired to
pay him a visit he would interpose no OBJ
lection.
The committee when they reached Mr..
Griswold's office in Anacostia about $50
last hight found Mr.. Griswold and his su-
perrin tendent. Mr.. ]. D. Newton, ready to
receive them.
The conference lasted over two hours
Those who were present pledged themselves
not to communicate what occurred to the
press. 1t Is understood that the committee
asked Mr.. Griswcld to take back his lock-
ed-out men, and to make the scale of
wages Sl.5O per day Of twelve hours, the
prvailing rate before the lockout.
Mr.. Griswold, it is stated, refused to do
either, saying he had no cause to find fault
with any of his new men.
The citizens in Anacostia who became
aware that a conference was in progress
between President Griswold and a commit
tee Of the Knights of Labor expressed
themselves as hopeful that something would
ps dcne to bring to stop the troubles
which have afflicted the whole people of
Anaccstia for nearly month, and were
much disappointed at the failure to do so.
Master Workman Lawrence admitted last
night TO a Star reporter that he had been
ordered back to duty by the superintendent
OF the Metropolitan Railway Company, who
mad informed him that he must either COM
ply with the order or get 4 further extern
sion Of his leave from President Phillips
VINO alone can grant it. but sooner, said he,
than ask that favor of Mr.. Phillips he
would return to his place conductor.
Mr.. Lawrence declined to either affirm or
deny the report circulated last night that
ne would be succeeded as general manager
OF the bus line by Mr.. Casey of the ex-
ecutive board of the Street Railway AS
sembly.
It is said that but little, If any, of the
contributions reported to have. been made
Tor the benefit of the locked-out drivers
mas been divided among the latter, and it
is stated that some of those affected are
seriously Inconvenience by lack of funds
President Griswold yesterday had an
interview with Assistant District Attorney
Muliowny, during which the former asked
Mr.. Mullowny how to proceed in certain
emergencies. which. it Is understood, re-
terred to matters that have grown out of
the lockout.