Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-30

j. r. Bruce W98 Ov00te0 SOluotaIOos
The executive committee made the
following statement last evening:
I'VE are greatly pleased that full
justice has been done In the case Of
Mr.. Bruce by the board OF arb1trators
and Notwithstanding the adverse de-
cisions Of the majority OF the board OF
arbiters in the case OF Mr.. Roberts and
Mr.. Hiatt. the executive committee Of
division No. AL voices tie sentiments
and the sentiment OF the membership
OF the division by declaring that In our
opinion the men are absolutely inno-
cent OF the charges Cor which they
have been discharged. However. our
organization is positively committed to
arbitration. both by its laws and the
agreement entered into with the Des
hIoines City Railway Company. ana
we therefore bow to the decision Of the
majority OF the board ana viii In every
particular comply herewith"
Company Satisfied.
1--WE are we'll satisfied with the work
Of the board OF arbitration" said Mr..
Rolston. general superintendent Of the
street railway company. While the
board did not sustain the company in
all three cases, we are yelling to abide
by the decision and Conductor Bruce
will be put to work as soon as he re-
ports for duty. The agreement makes
provision for tho back pay. I think the
board acted very fairly. In the cases OF
Roberts and Hiatt there was the testi-
mony Of three men against them. but
in the Bruce case 1t was the inspector
against the conductor The evidence
being so even. l think they gave Bruce
the benefit Of the doubt but in the 9TH
er two cases the evidence was 80
weightv that no other decision could
be made than the one rendered"
The Final Curtain.
This is the final chapter in a case
which has interested Des Moines Prob
ably more than any other in the past
ten years. The disagreement arose
originally over Conductor Hiatt and
strike resulted. Following the injunc-
ton, which stopped the conflict. the
company discharged Motorman Rob-
erts on Sept /, and Conductors Bruce
and Hiatt two days later. Agreement
to srbitrate was entered into between
the company and the union. Mr.. Urick
VAS chosen as the union representative
and Mr.. Guernsey was selected by the
company After a number Of meetings
the arbiters chose Judge McHenry
as the third arbiter. He declined and
6. s. Gilbertson was asked to serve.
Failure to hear from Mr.. Gilbertson
resulted in the selection OF John A.
Guiher, Of Winterset. who on accepting,
completed the board. The hearings
began Oct Is and lasted eight days.
In the future Des Moines IL protect
ed from street car strikes by the new
agreement which is In effect, altho
there may be many repetitions OF the
arbitration proceedings. The present
board is released. In all future cases
other boards must be selected.
Victory for Company.
Des Moines people are hoping that
with the decision Of the arbitration
board in the street car controversy an
end will have been reached to the trou.
bles of the new management and the
veteran workers. The decision was a
victory for the officers Of the COM
pany and showed that they had laid
their plans we'll and had left nothing
undone to make a clean record. The
one man who was found to have been
unjustly discharged was not very
prominent in the union, while the two
whose discharge was approved were
among the very leaders in the organi
zation of the workmen.
The danger now Is that the company
will 90 on with the plans for changing
the personnel of its employment and
bring on another crisis; but in view
of the necessity for going before the
people to ask favors in regard to
franchise this may be avoided