The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-27
THE CHICAGO
STRIKE ENDS
Union Employees Ratily Agreement
With City Railway officers.
TO ARBITBATB ON WAGES.
only Important Concession Made b.
Company Is Premise 10
Reinstate All Men who
Have Bcen Out.

Chicago, Nov. 26-The Chicago street
car strike has been brought to a close
by the ratification by the men Of a COM
pact agreed upon by their leaders and
representatives Of the company.
After thirteen days Of turmoil service
on the various lines of the Chicago City
Railway company, covering an area Of
fifty-two square miles, was resumed.
The strikers met in Federation hall,
which has been their headquarters, ana
the place was crowded when President
Buckley Of the local organization called
the meeting 10 order The first act was
to exclude newspaper men from the
hall, and for nearly two hours there
after the public was ignorant Of the
details OF the proceedings Sounds in
dicating that speeches We're being made
and frequent cheering gave evidence
that the terms arranged by the strike
leaders were acceptable.
The first news from the hall was
that the men, BY practically a unani-
nous vote, had accepted the proposition
to arbitrate the matter Of wages, the
scale to be based on wages paid in 9th
er cities Soon after a second announce
ment proclaimed the acceptance Of the
whole compact.
With this announcement came the
statement that the union men had been
ordered to report to the various barns
ready to take out cars. Immediately.
The rank and file Of the strikers ex-
pressed dissatisfaction over the fact
that the City Railway company, pend
ing the approval of the peace agree
ment, sent ont cars on the different
lines. Charges Of broken faith were
freely made
The following statement, signed by
the mayor ana aldermen, is IN the
hands Of President Mahon:
THE mayor and committee guaran-
! tee to the organization that if any man
shall be unjustly treated in reference
to being taken back by the company
| that they will stand by the organlza-
ton and see that justice is done him
BY the company in his reinstatement"
Terms of Agreement.
The agreement as ra tilted by the men
| and accepted by representatives, of the
company provides for the settlement
OF the wage question by a board Of ar
/ bitration, Their present wages are
/ not to figure In the calculations, but
/ instead the new scale Is to be based
/ on the market value Of the mems sery-
Ices AS tile company claims to pas
the best wages. the new arrangement
/ it is thought. may not result in an ad
vance in the pay Of the employees.
Clause ? of the agreement provides
for the betterment Of working hours
the new running schedule to be ar
ranged BY the company in conference
| with a committee Of trainmen The
! company retains the right to run as
many cars as are necessary at al
times, .endeavoring always. the agree
/ ment runs, ito make the work as agree
able to the men as is consistent Will
the performance Of its duty to the pub
/ lie.
The third and last clause provides
that the strikers shall be taken bacl
without prejudice. Membership in tbs
union shall not constitute proper cause
for discharge from the company's EN-
ployment. with this exception tn,
company retains the right to employ
| discharge OF discipline ifs employees
as it sees fit