The evening times., 1901-05-18
ALBANY'S STRIKE ENDED
Concessions Made by the Traction
Company and the Employees.
The Peace Agreement Signed This
MOrning-The Contention Against
Hiring NOn-Union Men Abandoned.
4 General Increase in Wages.

Hiring Non-Union Men Abandoned.
4 General Increase in Wages.
ALBANY, n. Y, May Is.-The strike Of
the employees of the United Traction Com
pany has been settled, the representatives,
of the electric railway and those of the Ia
Dor organization having signed an agree
ment, which has been ratified by the meE
themselves.
The Ninth and Second Regiments will
leave the city between and O'Clock to-
night The Twenty-third Regiment viii
leave tomorrow
The cars on the Troy division started
this afternoon, but the Albany end will
not be opened up until tomorrow
Negotiations to end the strike began on
Thursday through the efforts of Mayor
blessing, Corporation Counsel Andrews,
ani William & Woolard, attorney for the
strikers, progressed last night to con-
ference between the directors of the Unit
ed Traction Company and delegation Of
the striking employees The strikers COM
mittee had no power to accept terms
while the company's representatives lad
full power. but a form Of agreement was
adopted for submission to the strikers
The conference lasted until nearly mid
night Immediately thereafter the agree
ment was reported to the executive com
mittee Of the two unions and ratified
Ratification by the strikers themselves
followed.
The agreement on which their hopes
were based was marked by a number OF
concessions by the strikers deputation-
The directors granted the increase in
wages which mad been asked for, and
promised that it would recognize commit
tees of its employees, whether Of organized
or unorganized labor, and that it would
not discriminate against strikers.
The right was reserved, however, to re-
fuse to employ strikers whose guilt of
Tfotous conduct should be proved, and this
point was one Of those yielded by the
strikers committee The freedom Of the
company to employ ncn-union men was
also admitted Nothing WIS said further
on the subject of the employment of non
union labor, which in the form of a de-
mand for the discharge of nine non-union
employees had been tlfe real issue in the
strike. Nor was there anything in the
agreement about the discharge or reten-
ton OF tse 15g non-union men which the
company had brought here~this week as
part of the quota needed to iii the places
Of the strikers The agreement was, in
fun. as follows:
Memorandum OF agreement between
the Union Traction Company OF Albany,
y. Y. party Of the first part and the
Anal gamated Association Of Street Rail
way Employees Of America, Divisions 132
and rs, located at Troy and Albany, \.
eth:
continue to recognize and treat with any
committee of its employees. representing
organized or unorganized labor, when
they desire TO be heard n relation to any
grievances.
- Any man who may Ee suspended or
discharged by the superintendent shall be
entitled to appeal TO the executive COM
mittee of the company and to have q
hearing before that committee
3 Conductors and mCtoTmen who ex-
hibit their several badges by pinning
them upon the lapels OF their coats shall
be permitted 70 ride without payment OF
fare on all cars operated on a division to
which such conductor and m0torman be
long and all other employees shall have
passes on their respective divisions.
II Inspectors riding on cars shall not
be registered as passengers unless pass
is given to the conductor
IS. The party of the first part Will pay
all employees for time lost when they have
been suspended by the company ana
found not guilty
g. There viii be no discrimination
against any Of the men on account OF the
Fl RI q Nav 1901 DIIr this shall not
appl-- 10 those under arrest or who, with
in next ten DAYS. may be placed un-
der arrest. charged with the commission
Of unlawful or riotouS acts until the eX-
ecutive committee. after a hearing given
to such persons, shall be satisfied that
there is reasonable doubt Of their guilt
when they shall be restored to their place,
or unless such person shall be acquitted
- =; The right which already ex-
lists is hereby confirmed. namely. tn pa
~ cf the first part is FREQ TO eIapIcy IN
ion or non-union men and 10 discharge
them for cause
IS The wages OF an the motor
men. conductors, hD"Tnenr ana pitmen
shall Fe - c-nts p,r hour and Of pIunen
helpers 1T1k cents per hour.
9 The party Of the second part
agree that in consideration OF the SeY-
eraI agreements herein contained to be
kent by the company. that the members
Of the said divisions viii discharge their
duties in an efficient, faithful, and skilled
10. To promote the interests of the
I,arties hereto and to reduce as much as
possible Inconvenience to the travelling
public Il is agreed that no proposition
for a strike shall be acted upon by any
division at the same meeting at which II IS
introduced but that at least forty-elght
hours shall elapSe before such pFoposl llon
shall be voted upon. And, II a strike shall
be ordered. il shall not take effect until
at least six days have elapsed after no
! tiCe to the company, during which time
the employees shall continue their work
III This agreement shall contin-
ia in force and shall be binding not only
IIpon the parties hereto but upon their
Successors OF any organization formed by
the members Of said divisions for the term
of three years from the date hereof
The conferees who met at the Traction
Company-s office last night were Robert
c. Pruyn. president; Anthony N Brady,
A RIeackcr Banks, John w. Mcnamara,
William Kemp. Francis n. Mann, Charles
Cleminshaw. constituting the executive
committee of the board of directors; VIII
lam McCabe and Patrick Downey, of the
Central Federation of Labor Of Albany;
Thomas McGovern, of the Central Fed
Grafton of Labor, of Troy; F J. Van Al
len. president, J. D. Landrigan and Ed
ward COLONY. of the Troy organization of
strikers; J. NJ. Sheehan, president, John
Vaughan and William Dunn. of the Al
bany strikers organization, and William
E. Woolard, counsel for the strikers.
These men talked for five hours before
it developed that the representatives of
the strikers had no power to dc anything