The San Francisco call., 1901-10-03

that both guarantees were signed and
sealed and were in his possession, and
that he did not deem it wise to go further
into details for the present.
The negotiations that resulted in the
settlement of the controversy yesterday
apparently had their beginning in two IN
dependent efforts at mediation Mayor
Phelan,. in signed statement given to
The Call last night, says that a few days
ago he secured meeting between Two
men, representatives of the two sides to
the labor controversy, and that 1t was
there agreed that the Interpretation OF
paragraph four of NJ. f. Michaels letter
OF August . was the only thing that stood
in the way of settlement; that an inter
probation was agreed upon, and that only
the method of announcing this agreement
was left undetermined. Governor Gage,
Mayor Phelan says, was chosen, Subse-
quently it is presumed. TO make the an
nouncement and declare the strike ended
Governor Gage was authorized some
days ago to present peace proposals on
behalf of the City Front Federation and
the Brotherhood of Teamsters to the En-
ployers' Association. r. p. Schwerin, rep
resenting the Governor, laid those propo-
sails before the executive committee of
the Employers Association. Several
meetings were held. at the last of which,
held Tuesday afternoon, the proposals
were put into terms agreeable to the en-
ployers and the committee gave its ap-
proval and advised the executive commit
tee of the Draymen's Association to meet
Governor Gage and sign the guarantee if
the terms should meet the approval of the
draymen.
Draymen Meet Governor.
The executive committee of the Dray-
mems Association was requested yester-
day at 10 o'clock to meet Governor Gage
at 2:15 in the office of r. P. Schwerin in
the Wells-Fargo building The members
complied with the request, and at the ap-
pointed hour Charles l.. Tilden, pres:-
dent; George Renner, vice president ana
manager, and James McNab, Daniel Cut
ter, Charles Everett and NJ. Strauss Were
at Mr.. SchWeTlnS S Ofnce. Governor Gage,
Mr.. Schwerin and Dan Kevane were the
others present at the conference.
The two guarantees to be placed in the
draymen. The one. that of the strike
leaders, had been signed by the officers
of the City Front Federation and the
Brotherhood of Teamsters. The Other
was ready to be signed by the officers Of
the draymen's organization. The Ques-
ton was discussed in all its phases and
the agreements gone over with care to
insure. a/perfect understanding of their
provisions. After the committee had
agreed to approve the terms submitted,
President Tilden and Manager Renner af-
fixed their signatures and the meeting
was brought to closeS
Cut in Wages Feared.
The fear on the part of the strikers that
a return to work would be followed by
serious cuts in wages and lengthening of
the woTk-day has been stumbling block
lOI Mt6hS III luS way VI d -Stlll6lu6uI Vi
the controversy. While individual en-
ployers asserted that no reduction in
wages or changes in hours would be
made. the teamsters felt that some pro-
lection was needed, and the scheme Of
the guarantee to be placed in the hands
Of the Governor was devised.
Governor Gage at the Palace Hotel la st
evening declined to make known the
terms on which the strike was settled. but
said the settlement was fully accom-
plished. In reply. to questions he said
that the agreement was in writing, signed
by the duly authorized representatives of
the Draymen's Association, the Brother
hood of Teamsters and the City Front
Federation. He stated that the agree
ment, signed and sealed. was in his pos
session. When asked if the Employers
Association was a party to the adjust
ment he replied that he did not wish to
speak on that subject. He said that ne
gotiationS in the progress of the settle
ment were conducted in writing, and for
that reason much time was taken to bring
about the adjustment.