The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-08
Governor Ralston Arranges
Settlement of Indianapolis
Trolley Strike
DISPUTED POINTS
WILL BE ARBITRATED
BY the Public Utilities Commission of
the State-Nothing Said About Re
cognition Of the Union-Soldiers Will
Return Home.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov S-The
strike Of the employees Of the lndianapo-
lis traction and terminal company was
settled late yesterday through the efforts
OF Gov Samuel NJ. Ralston The en-
ployes won their demand for arbitration.
but nothing is said about recognition Of
the union in the terms of settlement
Street car service Is to be resumed al
once. according to the terms OF the set
tlemcut of the strike, which also pro
vides against any further interference
with the operation OF cars. All the men
who were in the employ of the company
Friday night. Oct. 81, when the strike
was called, and all employees who had
been discharged on account of joining the
union are to be reinstatcd by the com
pany with full seniority rights and with
out prejudice, The company, however, j.
not compelled to reinstate men who en-
gagged in violence during the strike. The
refused men may appeal to the public
utilities commission OF Indiana fer a hear
mG.
Disputes and grievances as to wages
hours. conditions and service will be re
fcrred to the utilities commission for ar
bitration if the company and employees
fail to reach Il mutual agreement within
+ 10 days The company must take III
these grievances with its employees within
five days after the resumption OF service
The utilities commission by the terms d
settlement must render a decision whici
shall be binding On all parties for time,
years and shall relate back 10 the re~ump
ton Of work within 80 days from Id.
date OF the first hearing In addition l.
the union officials and traction conpan,
...tI lac. l.
Etheibcrt Stewart representing the Tint
cd States government and GOV Samue
NJ. Ralston for the state Of Indiana
The settlement OF the strike means tina
the 1000 members Of Indiana nationa
guard, who We're called 10 Indianapoli
Thursday on order of the governor 70
strike duty. will be dispatched to thci
home stations as soon as possible Tn
soldiers were not. called on To do duty
but viii remain i'm their temporary qua
: tiers until they start home The strik
would have been ON week last night an
I has resulted in four deaths and miurit
to a hundred OF more people, ncludin
several police officers. Until Thmsda
I when the city quoted down the down
3 town streets have been the scenes Of a
most continuous rioting. \ large amour
{ OF damage has been done TO propert
@ tIoliy wires cut. car windows broken, au
the windows OF the Louisiana sire,
! barns. where the car companies had qua
= tered about 800 imported strike breaker
smashed
) Both sides claim a victory IN the settl
! ment Of the strike The union officials 4
$ clare that, while they arr disappointed
q that they did not obtain recognition
/ the union, they obtained their main co
; tontion, which was demand for arhitr
q tion of all disputes between the employ
! and the company. The railway compal
: asserts it won in its fight not to recogni
; the union.
: Credit for the settlement OF the etiiI
4 IS given to Gov. Balston. who has be,
Il uut1ing in his efforts to bring the COZ
4 pany and its employees together He n
4 only has worked with the officials OF II
q union and the company, but Thursday ii
T. dressed masS-meeting Of strikers al
their sympathizers and pleaded with the
10 help him restore order. He appear
before the meeting after he had call
ont the state troops. and threats again
his life, il he took Such action had be-
Q made.
y While the conferences for a pcacef
settlement of the strike We're on. the mi
ttary authorities were busy with plans
lie take charge of the situation if the neg
tiations between the strikers and sire
ear company failed. 1t was announced
the capitol that the soldiers would not
,c ordered on the cars. but they would
Il used TO quell any rlOting and preserve ,
der.