Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-20
SHOP FOREMAN
GREEN R[NRES,
STRIKE ENDED
/"
Iowa Central Garments Strike
Formally Declared OFF at
Noon Today
RETURN TO WORK MONDAY
John Green, Foreman of Car Shops
for Whose Removal Employees
Struck, Requested That He Be
Observation-Disclosures Granted, Re-
movaI is Made, and Strike Ends
With Conference at Noon-Present
Schedule Continues in Effect.

Of the Iowa Central carmen, which was
on its twenty fourth day, was formal
ly settled, and ended. The close of the
most stubborn labor disorder which
has ever broken out In the local shops
came, following the promise Of the
company to remove John Green, from
the foremanship he held in the shops,
and the signing of an agreement that
the wage schedule. which was in eS-
feet at the time the strike ives called,
continue in effect until it expired, De-
cember 1.
BY the settlement seventy-one men.
carpenters, car inspectors and repair
ers, cleaners, air brake men, painters,
and helpers who worked in the shop
and in the local yards under depart
ments connected with the shop, are
effected by the settlement ana will re-
turn to work Monday morning. Six
car inspectors, cleaners and repairers
employed in the Mason City yards.
will also return to work at the same
time.
Green Requests Renewal.
The first decisive step leading UP to
the settlement was taken this morr
ing, when John Green. the foreman
about whom the strike began and has
conferred ever since, requested OF Mas
ter Mechanic T. M. Feeley that he be
removed from the car shop and trans
ferred to other work. It was emphati-
cally said by Mr.. Feeley that the COM
pany was neither directly o.. indirectly
responsible for Mr.. Green's request for
transfer. Mr.. Feeley said he knew
nothing Of Mr.. Green's request until
he came to his office and voluntarily
asked that he be removed from the
foremanship.
Shopmen Visit Green.
Whatever the influence which
prompted Mr. Green to make his re-
quest may have been. mis- action has
brought to an end situation that the
company could not afford to prolong or
the employees to endure. Mr.. Green,
when seen this morning said the situ-
alton had been presented in new
Light to him by his friends, and that as
q matter Of ndship he was asked
to consider request that he step out,
and thus remove the obstacle that
stood in the way Of settlement. Mr..
Green says he did so and decided to
remain no longer in the way of his
fellow workmen. This visitation, Mr..
Green says, was not made as COM
ing from any of the other labor unions
of the shop employees but from friends
Of his who are Central |ooilermakers,
.blacksmithsa and machtnists. Men
from these departments visited Mr..
Green late Friday evening, and pre-
scented their request. Mr.. Feeley de-
MED that the company had anything
whatever to do with these mems visit
to Green.
Feeley Sends Notice.
Notice that Mr. Green had asked for
his removal and that he would be
transferred to another department
was carried to the strikers, who were
In session in the old city building at
10:30 o'clock this morning. Mr.. Fee
ley's notice, which was directed to the
Garments committee, read, "This is to
notify you that Foreman Green has
this morning requested of me that he
be removed from the position he now
occupies and placed in some other po-
sition, and same will be done at once.
You all are at liberty to come to work,
and I hope you will appear Monday
ready for duty"
Strikers Slow Accepting.
The strikers refused to accept the
proffered ending of the strike until
further details had been arranged,
basing their action for so doing, on
the claim that the company had, be-
cause the men had struck. declared
null and void the wage schedule un-
der which they were working when
they walked out. A conference Of the
committee and Mr.. Feeley was ar
ranged for 1880 o'clock, when the
committee presented for his signature
an agreement stipulatlng that the
current wage schedule remain in eff
feet until it expires. This agreement
was signed by Mr. Feeley, which ter
minated the strike. While no ques-
ton of wages was involved In the
strike, the wage schedule which car
ries the scale of wages also covers
detailed agreement of shop condi-
tons and other things mutually agreed
upon.
Mr.. Green is not to be removed
from the city, but will be placed in
another department here.