The Washington times., 1916-05-14
Fight TO FINISH.
ASSERT STRIKERS
M. & 0. D. Officials Plan to Re-
sumo Operation Of Traffic
Some Time Tomorrow.

Hnish." officials of the company con-
ferred over ways and means of opers
hting cars tomorrow.
President Rosenbaum. OF the car
mems union, said he had not yet re-
ceived notification OF the revocation
OF the unions charter by the inter-
Estiop9s IT, president ssi,I,, for alleged break.
did not expect such action. and said
that IL such a course were pursued by
che international union the local car
mems attorney would be called upon
I II is understood that the strikers will
be given until tomorrow morning TO re-
turn to work and In the event of their
Cancelled by Rezin Orr, treasurer OF the
International organization, who organ
fzed the local union.
Attitude Of Orr.
Organizer Orr. who Joined with Presi-
feht Gompers In denouncing the union
ists for going on strike while arbitration
was In progress. has received a telegram
FROM w. d. Malone. international presi-
dent. backing him up In his refusal to
support the local unionists. President
Mahone's telegram to Organizer Orr fol-
.lows:
Have just received your information
as to the action of Division 500. OF our
association. which Is absolutely in vio-
lation OF our laws and contrary to the
principles of the American Federation
OF Labor.
SAY to the membership of this divi-
sion that u they do not return to work
at once after receiving this message and
carry out their contract and the laws OF
the association. they will be expelled
from membership and their charter re-
voked."
This telegram was read to the 900
strikers at meeting in Georgetown late
yesterday afternoon, but had no effect
on tfem. After hearing II they unani-
Renew the Pledges.
At today's meeting they renewed
their pledges to remain on strike
despite the threats to revoke their
charter and TO expel them from the
International union. -
u 10 understood that number of
men have offered to resume their
duties on the cars. President Roscn-
baum said he had heard OF two men
who got cold feet" while officials of
offered to return to work tomorrow.
President Livingstone and General
Manager Emmert conferred today re =
Harding the resumption of traffic on
the Great Falls and Bluemont lines |
tomorrow morning. While no definite |
would be run, 1t is understood that |
the company expects to resume the |
operation OF cars sometime tomorrow |
with the unionists who offer to re-
turn and with stpikevreakers en-
ployed Yesterday and, today,
Officials Of the company said their |
original intentions did not contemplate |
the employment of anv other men. but |
'since the strikers have peusued a |
course which has alienated them from |
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their own international union we do not |
feel that we should deal with them as /
an organization. but as 800 individuals /
without any organization"
Union Officials Statement.
Officials OF the union today gave out |
the following statement and general
resume Of conditions preceding and fol- |
lowing the first strike on April 8:
las q great many statements which |
are not consistent with the true state Of |
facts have been printed concerning the |
strike on the Washington and Old Do |
minion railroad, the employees. In JUS
tice to themselves. feel that q true
statement of the facts should be made. |
"Since the organization Of the COM
pany, II has been under Its present |
management and more or less friction /
has always existed between the man /
This has been brought about by the /
fact that II has been impossible when |
any difference arose between the man.
agement and the employees for the lat
ter to have an opportunity OF taking the
view to adjusting 1t.
{"And they have ofttimes been subject
ed to penalties and laid off without pay
5usted had the management taken the
trouble to ascertain the true state of
facts. It has, however. acted arbitrar-
fly, made no attempt to ascertain these
matters before taking action.
THE result Of these conditions was an
organization among the men of a union
and presenting of certain demands to
the company for better working con-
ditions, hours, salary, ETC., setting the
time limit for the company to accept
or reject 1t.
Demands Rejected.
THE demands were rejected and on
April q strike was called which con-
tinued until April 8, when an agree
ment was entered into to adjust the |
matters Of difference between the COM
pany and its employees. setting a time |
limit Of ten days. During this period |
Of ten days there. were frequent confer !
union and the officials of the company, |
but nothing definite was done.
This agreement was to expire at
p. u. on April 49, Just prior to its |
expiration another agreement was en-
tered into between the company and the |
members OF the committee. recognizing |
the union and providing for arbitration
OF the differences between the employees |
and the company, providing they could |
not be settled by the conferences be- |
tween the officials and committee with
in n reasonable time.
Two meetings were held under this
agreement when notice was served upon |
members of the committee that il would |
be useless to hold any further confer |
ences;
"Thereupon members of the union APP
pointed an arbitrator. the company APP |
pointed an arbitrator and these two |
chose a third one In accordance with |
the terms or the agreement entered into |
on April ls. 1t had been verbally agreed |
at the time of entering into this agree |
ment OF April Is that the wage scale, |
when agreed upon either by the commit |
tee and officials or the board of arbi- |
tration should begin as of May I, but |
the company refused TO incorporate this |
into the writing signed at that time.
Congressman There.
This verbal agreement by the COM |
pany was made In the presence of the |
members OF the committee and Con-