Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-01
AUGUSTA TROLLEYS
AGREE TO ARBITRATE
BUT DICTATE TERMS
Demand That Certain Strikers
2 Not RelEmnloyed and
That Former Wage Scale
Continue for One Year

INlAA NIIt-@ ANAA-EAAt=f
AUGUSTA. Ca. sept sa.-The Angus
ta-Aiken Railway Electric company
agreed Monday to 20 before an arbitra-
zion board Ia an eFort to end the strike
OF 100 OF its carmen for the sake OF the
city OF Augusta and its business inter
ests." although II sim maintains that
the position It hss assumed since the
start OF the strike is morally and legally
right
s It's agreement to 20 before an arbitra-
ton board Is also conditional. and the
matter i far from settled atthe present
tinse- The conditions OF the company
are that certain OF the strikers who are
named win not be given hack their Jobs.
They also demand the scale Of wages
in force just prior to the strike shall
not be changed for At least one year.
The agreement to so before a board
OF arbitration on the conditions specified
was made to a counellmanic committee,
which met Manager E c. Deal, vice
president: J. H. Pardee. OF New York,
ana other officials Of the company. on
numerous occasions 70 urge that the
corporation rescihd its stand. that there
l. .nothfng 10 arbitrate. .-...s.
SETTLEMENT DIFFICULT.
whiIs the condItons OF the company.
IL Is said. win make a settlement OF
the strike dlnlnnt and viii probably
mean several DAYS Of negotiations before
The matter is fnaDy decided. the COM.
panyss action Monday is considered OF
extreme importance. for it IS the first
recoEultion Of the strikers.
The beard 10 which It proposes to
submit The matter Is 10 be composed OF
one railroad omclai. one Official OF the
chamber OF commerce. one council MEM
Der. one mesnter OF the Merchants and
Manufacturers association. and one rep
resentntive o. the carmen.
The report 10 the committee was not
made public. but was submitted by the
committee to an executive session Of the
entire council which instructed the com
mittee 10 lay the statement OF the trolley
company before the carmen and ask
them for immediate action The commit
tee win meet the carmen at 40 o'clock
this afternoon. and win then report to
another called meeting OF the city coun-
Gil.
no CARS OPERATED
No enorr to run their cars has been
made b. the corporation today. because
or orders q MAJ. Abraham. Levy milf
tary commander OF city.
sunday night passed quietly and the
Richmond Hussars and two companies
q infantry we're relieved from duty.
There is now only one infantry COM
pany, which is commanded By Capt
George Hainss. on active duty. It is
stationed at the electric company's pow
cr house. There are only forty men
in the command. but Augusta is still
under martial law and Major Levy Is
the commander Of the city.
1Iaj. Claude C. smith. Of Atlanta.
Judge advocate general OF the national
guard of Georgia; Capt J. T. Kim
brough. Of Atlanta. arrived here this
morning
Major smith announces that the mill
itary court which viii try capts. r. c.
Jowitt and ]. H. Henderson and seven
teen privatss for killing three citizens
or Friday night when they crossed the
guards dead line. win convene here
tuesday morning Major Smith was
throughout the morning Interviewing
many witnesses 10 the killing, and or
dered them 10 appear before the court
4 am. here TO get the facts" said Ma
ior smith TO The Journal representa-
tive. regardless Of whom they hit, and
it's ms duty 70 put them before the
court
PERSONNEL OF COURT.
The military court which viii try the
two officers and the seventeen men un-
der their command viii be composed Of
twelve Ohicers OF the national guard in
addition 70 the judge advocate general
Counsel win be allowed 10 represent
the men on trial, while the Judge advo-
cate viii act IN the nature OF prose
cutor
The officers who viii compose the
court win reach. the city Monday even
ing. according 40 Major smith
An alleged attempt 70 dynamite the
electric eompany's power house Sunday
evening and annihilate the three COM
panies OF the national guard stationed
there. was frustrated BY Capt Thd c.
Jowitt