Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-08
SERVICE RESUMED ON LINES
FOLLOWING AGREEMENT TO
ARalTRATE.
EFFORTS OF GOVERNOR
TO BRING PEACE SUCCEED
Old Employees Reinstatsd Without
Loss Of Priority Except Those Who
Engaged in Riotins-stats Utilities
Commission to Adjust Differences
Between Companies and Car Mon.


barns as they did before the strike.
President Robert I. Todd, of the
street railway company, announced
last night that on some lines it would
probably be several days before reg
uIar service could be restored. but on
the lines where the heaviest traffic Is
handled, cars would be run regularly.
In charge Of the cars were the
motocormen and conductors who q
week ago last night quit their places
when the company refused to receive
a committee appointed to receive their
grievances.
J. ]. Thorpe. representing the
Amalgamated Association Of Street
and Electrical Railway Employees. who
was one of the strike leaders, will re-
main here to try to bring about a
settlement between the employees of the
Interurban Traction Company and the
officials Of the Terre Haute, Indian
apolis and Eastern Traction Company
and the Indiana Union Traction Com
pany. The motormen and conductors
employed by these companies went on
strike two months ago.
Cleveland 8. Moffitt. representing tho
department Of labor. ordered here from
Washington yesterday. IL expected to
arrive here today and oHer his services
toward coaching an agreement.
Ethelbert Stewart, who was sent
here to represent the department Of
labor. Will leave for washington today.
An unusual result Of the strike 10 the
release Of q prisoner from the federal
penitsntiary 1T Fort Leavenworth,
Kan. to sttend the funsJal hereof his
brother killed during the rioting. He 10
Harley g. Carlton.
h Arbitration Agreed 70.
Tho strike Of the employees Of the
Indianapolis Traction and Terminal
Company was settled late yesterday
thru the efforts OF Governor Samuel
M. Ralston. The employees won their
demand for arbitration. but nothing Is
said about recognition OF the union in
the terms Of settlement. !.
All the mon who were In the employ
Of the company 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 f:ll seniority
rights and without prejudice.
Not to Roinstako Rioters.
Tho company, however, is not COM
PEELED to reinstate men VINO engaged in
violence during the strike. Men refused
reinstatement for this reason, however.
may appeal to the public utilities COM
mission Of Indiana for q hearing.
Disputes and grievances as to wages.
nd H1yi10
referred to the utilities commission for
ployes fail to reach mutual agree
ment within ten days. The company
must take up these grievances with its
employees within five days after the re-
sumption of service. The utilities COM
mission. by the terms Of settlement,
must render a decision within thirty
days from the date Of the first hearing.
This decision shall be binding on all
parties interested for three years and
shall date back to the time of resump-
ton Of work.
Government Agents Sign.
In addition to the union officials and
traction company officers, the agree
ment was signed by Ethelbert Stewart.
representing the United States govern
ment and Governor Samuel NJ. Ralston
for the state Of Indiana.
The settlement Of the strilte means
that the 1000 members Of the Indiana
national guard. who were called to In
dianapolis Thursday on order OF the
governor. will be dispatched to their
home stations as soon as possible. The
soldiers were not called on to do duty.
The strike. which began Friday
night Of last week, has resulted in four
deaths and injuries to a hundred or
more people, including several police
officers. Until Thursday. when the
city quieted down, the downtown
streets have been the scenes Of almost
continuous rioting. A large amount Of
damage has been done to property.
Trolley wires were cut, car windows
broken and the windows OF the Louisi-
ana street car barns. where the COM
pany had quartered about fifty inn
ported strikebreakers. were smashed.