Arizona republican., 1913-06-26
Hearing Before Corporation Commission Develops the Fact That Men on Strike Stand Ready to Submit Grievances
SHERMAN COMING
 FOR COMPANY
Manager $. H. Mitchell An nomces Willingness to Treat With Men. But Asks Time to Get Further Instructions

In order that a man having the au- thoritv to treat with either the Arizona corporation commission, or q body to which has been delegated the powers of treating for the striking street car men. Manager $. H. Mitchell and l.. II. Chalmers. general counsel for the local street car company agreed to telegraph at once for R. r. sherman asking him to come to Phoenix at once and eT- plain to the corporation commission just how far the street car company was willing to go to arrive at speedy solution of the transportation problem in the city Tn addition 10 this, the question Of arbitration was put direct lv up to Manager Mitchell. and he asked time to wire to Los Angeles to obtain further information from the head of the company there, promising to let the corporation commission know by six Xo'clock last evening what his answer was. Up to that time the iocal manager had said that he could not treat with the men unless he had fur- ther authority. With this information at hand then. the corporation commis- sion adjourned the hearing of the strike investigation until six o'clock last cv- ening
 When that time arrived and the striking ear men and the street car representatives had again gathered in the supreme court chamber of the state house. Mir Mitchell said that while he had believed he could obtain an answer by that time. he had not succeeded in doing so and asked for .... q r7 man w Paul Geary stating that the commission was always open for business and if AIr Mitchell would tet the commission know what sort ot all answer vas received and when. the hearing would be further postponed until next Friday. when the order of the commission in the case will doubt less also be issued.
 However at the evening session of the hearing. W. r. Ashley for the striking carmen stated to the commis- sion that the strikers stood ready to meet with representative of the srect ear company to arbitratc their differ ences. and it was then brought out by Manager Mitchell that he personally had no objection 10 arbitratins the grievances. but that he hardly thought he had authority to go that far, with out further instructions from Los An geles.
 The excitement and merriment oc- cured however at the morning hearing which took up slightly less than two hours Tn this time two of the street car men were put on the stand, and Manager Mitchell of the company was also on the stand.
 10 7,ooy-ar1ap+ after tIa bp4r ing had been called by Chairman Gea- ry, was the filing of the following answer to the citation of the commis- sion to show why the street cars were not running, and why the people of Phoenix were not getting the service they have right to demand. The answer in full was as follows:
 That on Saturday, June 21st, 1913 what is known as a strike occurred upon the lines of the defendant, that by reason of said strike a large mum Der of the employees of defendant com | pany quit work: that said strike took | place at o'clock in the afternoon ot | said day, and that from said time III l to the present time, your defendant has l been unable to run cars on account o violence offered to the men and tho l cars themselves in passing through tho 1 streets of Phoenix. said violence con sistirg in attacks upon the men anC l cars by means of the throwing of eggs rocks, brick bats and other missiles
 that your defendant is willing anC
 anxious to give the public full and ade | quate service in accordance with thu
 orders of your commission. and will immediately such violence ceases. b'
 able to give the full and adequate ser l vice.
 Wherefore defendant plaYs tha 1 complaint be dismissed.
 CHALMERS 6, KENT, Attorneys for defendant. The motion contained in the answe | was oVerruled and the hearing was on J. j. Belford, q member of the stree car mems union Was the first Witnes i on the stand. Belford admitted l. l being one of the strikers and said tha
 he was because he was dissatisfied witt
 the conditions under which he worked He said t1a- the men were not rai' | sufficient wages. neither were they al | lowed seniority Iuns which eEery wei organized railroad had. nor were the,
 allowed to pres, Tt their grievances {
 the ma gcules { in body or by dele | gated persons. He thought that tn
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