The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-30
SETTLEMENT
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Conference at Seattle Over the
Street Railway Strike.
PROPOSITION IN WRITING
COMPANY WILL PRESENT ITS
ULTIMATUM TODAY.

Seattle. Wash, March 29.-After Ia
boring all day, the representatives Of
the Seattle Electric company. the rep
resentatives Of organized labor. and the
committee of business men who are
striving 10 settle the street car strike.
failed TO reach an understanding, and
another meeting win be held tomorrow
afternoon at O'Clock at the chamber
Of commerce 20 continue the efforts 20
reach a peaceful solution Of the matter.
The same old stumbling block was en-
countered today that has stood in the
way Of a settlement ever since Wednes-
day. Organized labor says none but
union men can be employed by the
company. The company says that, while
ID VIII not discriminate against union
men, it will not agree TO employ only
union men and reserves the right TO
employ any man who is competent, be
he union or be he non-union.
Hope Of Settlement.
Despite the fact that a settlement
seems as far of as ever. for some rea-
son not explainable representatives OF
both sides express the opinion that the
prospect of a settlement of the diff
time since the strike began. One rea-
son for this feeling is that organized
labor has submitted a proposition
which modifies somewhat the original
demand that none but union men be
employed, and the company will sub
init a statement in writing tomorrow,
defining its position, as outlined by
President Furth Of the two conferences
These two propositions will give the
arbitrators something TO talk from, and
as the meetings so far have been char
acteriZed by the most friendly feelings
on all sides, the members of the con-
ference all express the hope that a set
tlement viii be effected tomorrow. So
great was the feeling that a rumOr got
started tonight that peace had been
declared and that the agreement would
be signed up tomorrow. This news was
spread Ike Wildfre. Street carmen
told 1t to their friends, patrolmen keep
ing the crowds in order passed the word
along, the telephones al the strikers
headquarters were kept ringing furi-
Ously to find out If the story was true,
and business men, who have a great
deal at stake, eagerly called upon mem
beers Of the committee for confirmation
Of the rumOr.
Inc conference.
The committee met in the chamber
Of commerce rooms at 1890 o'clocS
this morning. Some one had brought
In a box Of cigars and, after exchang-
ing greetings. the committee went into
executive session.
Mr.. Furth and Mr.. DOnWorth took
up their quarters IN Mr.. Meikle's pri-
vate office, where they were Joined later
by General Manager Grant. The com
mittee representing organized labor oc-
cupied the main chamber and Mayor
Humes, Mr.. Meikle and Mr.. Macdougall
talked first with one party and then
the other.
The breach seemed as wide as ever
and the committee Of citizens began
their trips Ezom one room to another,
carrying propositions and counter
propositions until about o'clock. The
arbitrators got hungry and an adjourn
ment was taken until 4 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Composition in Writing.
At the afternoon session, S. W. Har-
mon submitted a proposition in writing.
saying that if the company would agree
10 it, all other issues could be submit
ted TO arbitration. His proposition fol-
lows:
"First-AlI employees of the company
may join the union without interior
ence.
"Second-No man shall be discharged
on account Of his connection with, or
work in the union, or his advocacy Of
union principles.
"Third-In case any discharged en-
ploye shall believe that he has been
discharged on account Of his activity
IN the union, upon request of the execu-
tive committee Of the union his case
shall be submitted to arbitration. in ac-
cordance with the laws Of the state Of
Washington"
Mr.. Harmon said that if the company
would agree to these propositions. all
the other demands served upon the
company would be submitted to arbi-
tration.
Several Arrests Made.
The company claimed to have out
tWenty-three cars today; the strikers
say tle number was eighteen. A num-
| Der Of cars were taken back to the barn
after making one trip. Sixteen new men
We're started to work today, and the
strikers persuaded fourteen Of them to
quit. The strikers are now using the
influence Of secret orders TO get men
20 leave the cars, and they worked that
dodge successfully in a number Of in
stances today. One man was threaA
ened with expulsion from a secret So
ciety If he did not give up his job and
he complied. There was no attempt to
prevent the cars from running today.
[ though there were fully 10000 people
/ on Second avenue. The police broke
up an incipient riot on the corner OF
Second avenue and Yesler way by
clubbing their way to the leaders and
placing them under arrest About
twenty arrests were made during the
/ day, but none Of the men were booked
upon serious charges.
The company claims that four Of the
strikers went back to work today. The
strike leaders say their ranks are un-
broken, and not a man who walked out
Z "Wednesday nfnhf has orona 70 trorIr