South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-11-08
Street Car Service III indian
apOIiS to be Resumed in
Twelve Hours, According to
Terms of Agreement.
UTILITIES BOARD TO
ARBITRATE DISPUTE
Grievances viii be Heard by
State Commission - Both
Sides Claim Victory, But
Union is Not Recognized.

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. s. .- The
strike OF the employees of the Indian
apOlis Traction and Terminal com
pany was settled late Friday through
the efforts of Gov. Samuel NJ. Rails
ton. The employees won their demand
tOr arbitration, but nothing is said
about recognition of the union in the
terms OF settlement.
Street car service is to be resumed
within twelve hours. according To the
terms Of the settlement OF the strike,
which also provide against any fur
ther interference with the operation
of cars.
All 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 reinstated by the company with
full seniority rights and without pre-
judice. The COMPANY. however, is
not compelled to reinstate men who
engaged in violence during tne strike.
but the refused men may appeal to
the public utilities commission of In
diana for a hearing.
Agree to Arbitration.
Disputes and grievances as TO the
wages. hours, conditions and service.
will be referred to. the utilities COM
mission for arbitration if the compa-
al agreement within ten days. The
company must take, up these gTiev-
anceS with its employees within five
days after the resumption of service.
The utilities commission. by the terms
OF settlement. must render a decision.
which shall be binding on all parties
interested for three years and shall
relate back to the resumption OF
work, within thirty days from the
date OF the first hearing.
In addition to the union officials
the traction officers. the arrangement
was signed by Ethelbert Stewart. rep
reSenting the United States govern
ment, and Gov Samuel NJ. RalstOn fOl
the state of Indiana.
The settlement of the strike means
that the two thousand members of
the Indiana National guard who We're
called 10 Indianapolis yesterday, on
order of the governor. for strike du-
ty will be despatched to their home
stations as soon as possible. The sol
dierS were not called on to do strike
duty, but Will remain In their tenn
porary quarters until they start home.
Four Deaths From Strike.
The strike would have been on
week tonight and has resulted in four
deaths and injuries to a hundred or
more people, including several police
officers. Until yesterday. when the
city quieted down. the down town
streets have been the scenes of almost
continuous riOting large amount
of damage has been done TO property.
trolley wires cut. car windows
broken and the windows of the Lou
isiana street car barns where the car
company had quartered about 500 inn
ported strike breakers smashed.
Both sides claim a victory in the
settlement of the strike. The union
officials declare, that, while they are
disappointed in that they did not OBJ
tain recognition OF the union, they
obtained their main contention,
which was a demand for arbitration
of all disputes between the employees
and the company. The railway COM
pany asserts il won in its refusal not
10 recognize the union. The final
clause in the agreement reads:
The above mentioned adjustment
and arbitration shall proceed only in
the name OF the committee of the en-
ployes."
Give Ralston Credit.
Credit for the settlement of the
strike Is given 10 GOV. Rulston, who
has been untiring in his efforts TO
bring the company and its employees
together He not only has worked
with the officials OF the union and the
company but yesterday addressed a
mass meeting OF strikers and their
SympathiZers and pleaded with Them
to help him restore order. He APP
peared before the meeting after ne
had called ont the state troops and
had received a number of threats
against his life. If he took such ac-
tiOn.
No decision regarding the demands
made by the employees OF the interur-
ban traction companies, was reached
In the conferences Friday. The
strike leaders wished include the
demands OF the men IN settlement OF
the local trouble but Gov. Ralston
refused TO allow this The states eN-
ecutive however, agreed Go use his per-
sonal influence 90 bring about an
agreement between the intcrurban
employees and the company.
All during the night employees of
the street railway company worked I'm
getting ready 10 start the car service
saturday morning. Wires, which had
been pulled down in the business dis
trict were repaired. and cars. which
had been taken from the tracks were
replaced and taken TO the repair
shops Pres. Robert T. Todd said
Friday night that IL may require Sow
eral days 20 resume the regular SER
vice
Cleveland s. Moffit. VINO Friday I
was sent here from Washington by 4
the department of labor 90 aid IN I
bringing about arbitration OF the /
strike. viii remain and aid in settling /
the differences between the employees /
of the interurban lines and Ethelbert |
Stewart viii return To Washington. I