The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-08-11
Street CAR
STRIKE ENDS
Directors of N. Y. Roads Accep'
Mayors Plan
GENERAL TIE.UP AvERTED
Normal Service Has Been Resumed.
Companies concede Right to
orsanlze-But VIII Not Recoa-
nixe Union.

New York-The strike on the sur
face railway lines here. which
threatened to extend to the subway
and elevated systems and thus COM
pletely tie up transportation facili-
ties in Greater New York, virtually
has come to an end.
Directors Of the New York Rail-
ways Company and the Third avenue
Railway Company, the two principal
lines affected. voted to accept plan
OF settlement proposed by Mayor
Mitchell and Oscar S. Straus, chair
man Of the public service commits
sion, after representatives of the
strikers had agreed to it.
One of the chief concessions in the
settlement gives to the employees the
right to organize. which was the is
sue the strike leaders said they were
determined should be fought TO the
end.
The companies agree to treat with
grievance committees of their en-
ployes irrespective of the fact that
they may belong to a union. Wage
demands will be arbitrated, the pro-
vision being made that negotiations
must begin not later than Aug. 20.
"The settlement between employees
and officials of the New York Rail-
ways Company and the Third Ave-
nue. Railway Company makes 1t In
evitable that the other lines must
settle their differences" declared
Mayor Mitchell.
The directors of the New York
Railways Company were deadlocked
for II hours before they could agree
on the terms of settlement. AL
though the agreement comedies the
right of the employees to organize.
the union is not recognized - the
company Mr.. Shonts issued a state
ment calling on the strikers to "let
bygones be bygones and get to work,
giving New York the best street
railroad service in the world"
In the absence of President Fred
erick w. Whitridge, the directors Of
the Third Avenue Company confer
red on Edward A. Maher, vice presi-
dent and general manager, full pow
er to deal with the situation. The
board remained in session until late
awaiting the outcome of the confer
ences at the City Hall.
After August Belmont, chairman OF
the board of directors of the New
York Railways Company, had pledged
to Mayor Mitchell that the board
would accept the proposals, the board
met, but the session had continued
but a short time when President
Shonts of the company called the
mayor on the telephone and told him
substantial disagreement" had de-
veloped among the directors.
1t was reported that the directors
at that time were deadlocked five to
FIVE on the agreement. The mayor,
however, refused to leave his office
until the deadlock was broken.
1.-The strike has been won. Practi-
cally every demand we have made
has been granted" was the statement
with which William d. Mahon, presi-
dent OF the Amalgamated Association
Of Street G. Electric Railway EN-
ployes, greeted more than 1900 strik-
ers assembled here to hear the result
of the negotiations. The demonstra-
tion following this statement con-
tinued for five minutes.
I'VE started out for the recogni-
ton Of the organization" he contin-
ued, "and we have won It. That was
a signal victory. We started out also
for the proposition of having the
company deal with its men in their
disputes without prejudice, and we
have won that"
Theodore p. Shonts, president, and
Frank Hedley. general manager. is
sued statement to the employees OF
the New York Railways Company.
stating they had agreed to a method
Of adjustment which they hoped would
lead to complete settlement of the
questions at issue.