The Detroit times., 1910-04-06

ONCE AZ ~ O'CLOCK wednesday
morning.
That the Detroit United Railway
Will persist In its refusal TO arbitrate
.ts differences with It's motormen and
conductors except on the basis of the
whole agreement is practically fore
gone conclusion. The company has
indicated its position by making pub
lie stenographic report Of confer
snce between General Manager Brooks
and O committee from the local street
car mems union. held March 20. The
rlen, on the other hand, seem equally
determined not to arbitrate unless the
company valves sections l and IA or
the agreement, recognizing the union
and giving II control OF It's member
ship.
Whether this deadlock will result IN
Il strike will probably be determined
very shortly. II Is expected that a
conference between President w. ID.
Nahon of the international body, and
the company officials will be held dur
ing the day. II they fail to reach an
understanding the only course open
to Mr.. Mahon is tc take the matter
up With the grand executive commit
tee with view to ordering a strike.
The conference report given out By
the d. u. Il. is all interesting docu-
ment as showing the company's atti-
.ude not only with respect TO the pres
ent controversy but on the street car
situation generally. Throughout the
conference Mr.. Books emphasized the
oompany's alleged poverty. One par
-. f.,&a Cot a,Nt h.
Brooks. in view Of The agitation now
On over the committee OF fifty ordin-
Gnce follows:
II think the time will come when
they will get away from the question
Of fixing rate OF fare to run for 10.
20. % or 80 years. | wouldn't advise
o man to invest dollar In street
car property that was tied up for 30
years, because, in 80 years. unless
some new discovery is made, unless
the automobile and the airship sup
rlant the street car. which doesn't
seem q possibility. the street railways
will be charging more than nickel
because Vt costs more than a nickel.
Now. faxes THIS year are boosted"
he went on. "Al the city employees
wanted mere pay; they didn't get II,
They had IL for minute or two,
didn't they?" interposed Mr. Jossman,
a member of the committee.
Eyes. they had it for six minutes,
guess. They didn't get II. however, be-
cause there Is strcng feeling In this
town that the people can't afford to
pay it."
In a discussion OF the high cost OF
living Mr. Brooks grew very emphatic
Those things affect everybody" he
said. land yet the company. In TINS
situation, Is asked to make up Tor
those differences and at the same
time nav the enormous increase In the
cost of material and supplies and all
the other increases In the way or taxes
and all those things. Now, the Gods
truth Is that the company doesn't get
the money to do il. That's the dill
Guilty. The people are not paying THIS
company Cor the service II renders,
and the company is absolutely limited
tn the money II receives for the ser
ice. II borrows money for all those
extensions and additions. Its receipts
AZ not enable IL to make those at all,
except to the extent OF about 20 PEI
cent The balance OF the money IL
has has got to go somewhere and bor'
row and try and earn the interest
on IT,"
Evidently the committee was not
strongly impressed by this energetic
,iea. for Mr.. Meaker. one OF the rep
resentatives, broke in with the re-
mark:
"The one thing we would like Is 10
nave some conditions we could report
back to The general body"
Mr.. Brooks expressed the beilet,
,nferentially, that the men did not ap-
preciate what mad been done from
time TO time in the way OF advances.
Throughout the conference MT
brooks sought to impress on the COM