The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-08-10
n. Y. Street CAR
STRIKE ENDED
Results In Big Victory For
the Employees.
TRAFFIC WILL Be RESUMED
BY the Agreement the Railways Com
pany Comedies the Right Of the Men
to Organize and to Treat With EN-.
pIoyers.

pahy Conceoes the Hlght OF the Men
to Organize and to Treat With Em-
pIoyers.
New York, Aug. s.-The street rail-
roads strike has come to an end. The
New York Railways company capt.
tulated. The result is an overwhelm.
ing victory for the men.
The company did not agree to rec
ognize the union. But they conceded
the legal and moral" right Of the men
to organize. And while they did not
declare their recognition of the union
they stipulated that they will receive
and treat with a committee of the EN-.
ployes upon any and all questions"
The company agrees. moreover, to in
terfere in no way with the selection
Of any committee chosen to represent
the employees.
The terms of agreement will, It is
declared. unreservedly be accepted by
the Second avenue (the blue line) and
the Queens and Staten Island lines.
The Third Avenue Railroad com.
pany agreed to ratify the same terms
Of agreement There remains now
nothing but to watch for a similar
outbreak in the ranks of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit company employees. 1t
is believed that the men across the
bridge will seek the same victory as
their Manhattan brethren have gained.
The terms of settlement are EN-,
bodied in a letter of Theodore p.
Shonts to Mayor Mitchell
The letter was written Sunday. It
was virtually a rehearsal of the de-
mands of the men as set forth by the
union. The terms we're promptly ac-
cepted by Messrs. Mahonf Fitzgerald.
Frayne and Fridiger, representing the
men, and are as follows:
The employees have the legal and
pany pledges that they will not inter
fere with the employees in their exer.
cising of these rights to organize,
either by intimidation, coercion or
discharge. nor shall employees under
take TO interfere with other employees
in their exercising of their right to
decline to organize, either by intimi
dation or by coercion.
The company will receive and treat
with a committee of the employees
upon any and all questions that may
arise between them.
The question of wages and working
conditions between the employees and
the company shall be taken up by
and through committee Of the en-
ployes with the officials of the COM
pany on a date to be agreed upon be-
tween them-such date not to be
later than the 30th day of August.
1916.
The committee and the company
committee in conference shall at
tempt to reach a satisfactory settle
ment upon all questions Of wages and
working conditions and upon such
points as they may fail to reach an
agreement, they shall submit to a
board Of arbitration.
In the interest of public safety and
public service the company wants 1t
clearly understood that the direction
and control of employees in all mat
ters looking to efficiency in the serv-
Ice remains with the company and is
not to be the subject Of conference or
arbitration. but II dispute should
arise as to whether a particular case
falls within the above class, that ques'
ton shall be subject to conference
and arbitration as above provided for.
This agreement to be underwritten
by his honor, Mayor Mitchell. and by
the Hon. Oscar 8. Straus, chairman
of the public service commission for
the. first district.
Theodore p. Shonts. Mayor Mitchell
and Oscar Strous promptly submitted
the Shonts letter to the union COM
mittee. Messrs. Mahon, Fitzgerald,
Frayne and Fridigier replied. saying
that:
The terms and conditions of settle
ment set forth in the letter OF Mr..
Shonts embody certain changes in the
terms and conditions agreed to by US
In our letter addressed to you. At
your request were hereby accept these
changes and agree to recommend