Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-11-03
Strike at an End.

The strike of S7uthera Railway ma
chinists is at an end and the men will re-
sumo work Monday.
The machinists are to receive the COM
promise wages offered by General Man
ager Spencer before the strike was de-
clared. The differences between this
scale and the demand of the strikers will
be submitted to a board composed OF
members named by the rair DAD manage
nent aud the maehiuists.
This announcement was made yester-
day as q result OF sn agreement reached
at conference of the officers Of the
Southern Railway, the National Civic
Federation, the international Associa-
tionof MachiUisls and committee OF
machDists representing the striking
railroad employees.
The following official statement has
been given out by the general manager
OF the Southern Railway:
"Au amicabIe adjustment has been
reached wit6 the committee OF maehln-
'st,. under which the strike will be de-
clared of. and the men now Oh strike
will return TO their old positions on
Moud v morning, November 5, without
prejudice on account Of strike.
"Them men Who remained with the conf
pauv ate 10 Continue at work. Those
who have been employed since the strike
will be retired from the shops before
Mouday morning, but without prejudice
as to their continued employment by The
company in other places, or as TO their
future employment in the shops II needed
Special instructions will follow as to h0w
20 proceed with these new employees
TIE wages offered by the company 10 the
lnachnisis prior TO the strike are TO APP
ply from November 8, and the COM
paws proposition TO srbitrate tue differ
enee between that scale and the densnd
of uniform advance of 2 cents per hour
for mschiu;sts and | cent per hour for
apprentices, has been accepted, and the
arbitration will be arranged for under
the plan aud bases suggested by the COM
pany as promptly as practicable This
adjustment took plsce at conferences IN
New York, November 2, between Seth
Low. chairman Cancellation committee;
X. NJ EisIey, cbairmso executive coun
Gil; V Everit Mscy, and ) B Don
nelly. me ubers n ltional Civic Fedora
ton; the officers OF the Southern Rail
way Company, the president of the In
ternational Association of Machnisis,
anu the committee of Southern Railway
machinis's "
The news OF the agreement entered
into by the representatives of the railway
company and those selected By the
machinisls was received at this office
Yesterday evening shortly after the Ga
zstte had been put to press. The AL
nouncement was bulletiued in front of
the otfi aud read by all psssersby. The
news was received with considerable sat
isfactiou by people throughout the city.
The officials of the company in inter
vi vs. this morning were confident that
the men Formerly employed at the SHOES
in this city would report for work Mon
dsy morning.
Most of the men who we're inclined to
tslk were equally a. confident they would
returo 10 their former occupations Mon
day A few, however, were pessimistic
AMI said they had received no report
from Mr. Hn fish, their representative,
and that the mater was still in an uncer-
taio state. Il was suggested thst the terms
of the COMPROMISE were virtually those
ths, have previously been rejected by
the union that the mschinists return to
work at The advance ofered by Manager
Spencer, and that the matter OF the ad'
dliions amount demanded by the men
be submitted to arbitration. Ii Is
further said that the various unions on
The Southern system may refuse to abide
by the decision Of the arbitrstors.
o hers. however, thiok such procedure
unlikely, aud HAT The strike is prscti-
csfly a. end. II is ealzed hy the ma
ch;nists tnat son.e m mbsrs Of tue unions
are radical in Their views, but they are
believed 70 foro q small percentage, and
that they will later revise their opinions.
The company is still engaged in the
construction Of the overhead bridge on
Henry street. The supports, which have
been erected Gu the company's property
have been 10 position Tor several day,
and the work on the bridge proper -
now IN progress on the lot formerly
occupied by the railroad reading roon'