New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-17

following was given out over the sig
nature of Mr.. Shonts:
Since August the following incl
dents have occurred which are peril
nent TO the agreement arrived at in
settling the strike:
First Every man in the company's
employ was restored TO service with
out prejudice, except in the following
cases of men discharged on and since
August z: Twenty-eight for failure
to turn in fares collected from pas
sengers, fourteen for having been ad-
judged guilty Of crime, two for in
subordination, two for intoXication
and two for failure to report.
"Since the strike we have been more
than careful about all discipline in or
der that there could be no possible
legitimate grounds for claiming viola
ton of the agreement Of August 8. In
the case Of several men arrested dur
ing the strike we have restored them
to service upon their being acquitted
by the court.
No Interference with Unions.
SECOND Without interfering in any
way with the freedom of the men to
do exactly as they please as to joining
a union, we have provided method
whereby all our men-union or nom
union-may select representatives au-
thorized TO speak for them in dealing
with the management.
Third We have received demands
from a committee of employees, and
we shall meet that committee, as
agreed. There is no interference what
ever with the liberty of any employe,
but we arc taking steps to provide that
no empioye desiring TO deal with the
management through committee
other than that above referred to
shall be prevented from doing so.
1--WE have now received letter from
a committee of the employees alleging
a violation Of the agreement Of August
7, and the newspapers report threats
of an intention to tie up New York
unless conditions change.
"The agreement provided that any
question growing out Of it should be
submitted to arbitration, except mat
tiers dealing with efficiency of service.
We shall, Of course, abide scrupulously
by every detail of the agreement, and
we are quite prepared to submit any
question concerning il TO arbitration,
according to the terms of the agree
ment itself"
Letter Sent TO Mayor.
This was followed by the publication
Of a Joint letter TO Mayor Mitchell and
Mr.. Straus, setting forth the position
of the company. as follows:
Dear Sirs:
Enclosed please find copy of letter |
have received from a committee repre-
senting the employees Of the New York
Railways Company, calling attention to
what the committee considers "a de-
liberate and fragrant violation of the
agreement of August in settlement of
the strike.
Newspapers this morning contain
accounts of a meeting last night adj
dressed by J. II. Reardon, stated 70 be
one Of the organizers of the Amalga-
mated Association of Street and Elec-
trio Railway Employees. Mr.. Reardon
is reported TO have advised the street
car employees of this city TO tie up New
twenty-four hours
ain view of the agreement under
written by you, jointly, which we had
expected would effectually deal with
any questions which might arise in the
luNuTc, 4 tnlHh ~ important " quite
paragraphs from the letter received
from a committee of employees and to
give you the facts relating thereto:
'First-Since the return of the en-
ployes TO work, by indiscriminate dis
charging of men who had participated
in the suspension of work, when you
were aware and in honor bound TO re-
store every employee back TO his former
position without prejudice
Forty-eight Men Dismissed.
1.-THE facts are that since 9 p. m.
August 7, forty-eight men have been
dismissed from the service of this com
pany. The causes of these dismissals
were as follows: heavyweight for fail