The San Francisco call., 1907-06-01
STRIKE Of IRON
WORKERS ENDED
BY COMMITTEE.
Twenty Thousand Mechanics
in Bay Cities to Resume
Work Next Week
INTERVENTION WINS
Members of Cancellation
Board Gain Success by
Earnest Endeavor
PACT RUNS 3 YEARS
Agreement Fixes Nine Hour
Day With Decrease in
Following Periods
PACT RUNS 3 YEARS

AS the result of the persistent
efforts of the conciliation com
mittee compromise agreement
was signed yesterday which
brought to an end the strike oi
the iron workers. AS stated ex-
clusively in yesterdays Call, the
men will return to work during
the coming week. More than
10000 men, in 28 unions, are af-
fected, and a daily pay roll OF
S5o,Ooo. suspended on May l,
when the men went on strike, will
be restored.
The settlement of the strike is
especially noteworthy, as it marks
the successful termination of the
efforts of the conciliation COM
nnittee, composed of men whose chief
aim in the negotiations was to re-
establish industrial peace in San Fran
cisco. The members OF the committee
who brought the two sides together are
Frank W Marvin. Rev. George w.
White and George ]. Wellington.
The terms of settlement are in the ma
ture Of q three years agreement The
men struck for an eight hour day. They
schedule. but a Iessening scale of hours
has been drawn up which will bring
about the eight hour day by 1910. A
section Of the new agreement provides
that a conference may be called either
by the employers or employees TO provide
for some method of adjusting any qzes-
tion that may arise in the future, and
that pending a decision there shall be
no lockout or strike.
TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT
The agreement reads as follows:
Considering the conditions in San
Francisco at the present time and the
injury that would result to the city's
interests from a continuation of the
disputes in the iron trades. we mutual
~ agree:
..First-That all shops shall be open
and the men shall return to work dur
ing the week ending June 8, 1907, on
the hours and pay prevailing on April
80, 1907. the minimum wage rate per
day of this date to prevail during the
life of this agreement
~Second-That nine hours shall con-
sfitute a days work until December /.
1905. From December l, 1908. until
June I, 1909, eight hours and three
quarters (sz) hours shall constitute a
days work. From June /, 1903, until
December !, 1909. eight and one-half
(sL) hours shall constitute a days
work. From December /. 1903. until
June /, 1910, eight and one-quarter
$50 hours shall constitute a days
work. After June 1, 1910, eight 90
hours shall constitute days work.
.'Third-That there shall be no dis
crirnsnation made by either side against
any employees on account of their con-
nection with the present dispute
.-ourth-That a conference to dis
cuss any other matters not provided
for In this agreement may be called by
either employers or employees in any
craft to provide for some method oi
adjusting questions at issue Pending
2 decision there shall be no lockout or
the part of the employers or strike or
the part OF the employees"
WILL RESUME WORK MONDAY
The strike of the iron workers wa.
called on May / and invoINed 2s unions
Work was stopped in the large ship.
Yards and iron foundries. both in Sar
Francisco and Oakland At all the
yards preparations were made yester-
day to resume work on Monday. The
agreement has been ratified by the iror
trades council. but before 1T goes into
effect il must secure the sanction oi