The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-13
". 7. SMITH. President.
r. Q. MARTIN, Secretary.
Wiiness scs 10 all signatures:
Dan NJ l ackfn AiaNnr-

las s Tuyto4d ciy Attorney
The Board upon receiving advice that the above agreement had
been reached proceeded adjourn without making any findings
the that time.
It was At this time that the real trouble broke
OF the there be discrimination as between union
employees and they all be reinsated
forth agreement regardless Of affiliations However, when
the appeared the compny barns the afternoon
started they informed that there place
for them and that they needed This quickly spread
and time the agreement signed
the again halted by striking carmen but by hrons
Of people who sympathy with the demands made e. e rail-
for such being
cointcrauced BY officials OF the Oklahoma Railway Compap
Mr. shartel denies that he had knowledge Of what going
on at his barns Commissioner and members OF the
- tb carmen @ ~ nd 'e dabona Raiiwaf Compay rei their bst
efforts effect reconciliation OF kind After three
+ 1 m is = f isc ci Of 0Eboma Ci and the Oklahoma Rail
wav Con,parv whether was through happened
attempt reflection upon the striking cast blight
upon the lair name OF Oklahoma City be removed
day scheduled tile writer had occasion
observe conditions throughout the city and aside from lew idle
curiosity seekers there the streets around the offices
OF the Terminal Oklahoma Railway Company who had the
OF attempting ncite riot In the face OF this however five
hundred citizens armed with Wncesters and other deadly arms
pafaded the automobiles and foot and were located
e tops Of various office buildings that OF violence
pepetrated. The started there being OF
trouble and have been running pcaccabb ever since.
This brief relates circumstances Of the strike We do
this time question the motives which prompted the actions Of the
Oklahoma Railway Company officials, but apparent that the
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars that they spent effort 10 tear
down this little organization which perfected primarily to give
the employees Of this living could have been much
spent and would have paid the increase asked by these
royees for TO The attitude Of this company in this IN
stance clearly that necessary OF eea
The following is the findings Of the Board this together
with Interpretation OF the agreement signed and appearing the
first part Of subject:
INVESTIGATION BY STATE ARBITRATION AND CON-
cLiATcR, IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXHIBITS, A., q AND c.
We the State Board OF Arbitration and Concaon cnpaneed
and sworn the above entitled accordance with Section 1000
Article Chapter S. Compiled Laws OF Oklahoma (Sydcr)
hear the facts submitted by public
our findings on the merits Of the beg subn the following
report:
This for hearing MaToh Sl 1911 the City
Council Chamber Oklahoma City and continued Until March 18TH
The Anadnacd Association OF Electric Railway
Employees Local $50 Of Oklahoma City represented b.
sci + Gddings and the Oklahoma Railway Company repre-
sented by counsel r. Keaton l. Dauger Chairman Of the
Board
Two witnesses appeared before the Board and duly
sworn and examined when the Board advised that
had been reached between the contendng parties thereby relieving
the Board OF further consideration Of this asee agreement full
IS here with appended and marked Exhibit D"
An Of this character for the benefit OF the public
Is valid and is universally upheld
The agreement being signed by dny authorized representa-
ives OF the Oklahoma Railway Co. and by the officers Of the Union
cng the authorized agents Of these employees, constitutes full
recognition the Union demanded M aforesaid organization
Done at Oklahoma City this thirteenth day OF March A. D. 1911
G. L. DAUGHERTY
Chairman, State Board Of Arbitration and Cancellation
T. {. WYATT
r. W. ALEXANDER
TIIOS BELL
MONT. r. POWELL.
T. G. LEEpER.
sRELTER STRIKE BARTLEsVtLLE.
The strike Of Importance, in which the Department