New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
Ratifies Treaty Immediate
~ After New York Rail-
ways Company.
WORD is RUSHED
TO THE CAR MEN
Legislation Planned to Avoid
Repetition of Disagree
ments.

Within n few minutes after it was
known that the directors OF the New
York Railways Company had ratihed
the strike settlement terms last night
Edward A. Maher, ST., vice-president
,nd general manager of the Third Ave
nue. Railway Company, signed an iden-
teal agreement with the car mems
union on behalf Of the Third Avenue
and Union Railway systems.
Mr.. Maher. with his son. Edward A.
Maher, jr., waited in the Offices Of the
Public Service Commission, In the
Eouitable Building, from o'clock un-
iii nearly 10, awaiting word of the ac-
ton Of tho New York Railways d.
rectors. As soon as the Information
came that an agreement had been
reoched Oscar Straus, chairman OF the
commission. convened the hearing and
tho formality of ratification was re-
rested nv the officials Of the Third
Avenue system.
The moment they had witnessed vice.
President Maher put his signature TO
the agreement President William d.
Mahon and Chief Organizer William b.
Fitzgerald, of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation Of Street Railway Employees
FASTENED in an automobile to obtain the
forma ratification Of the streetcar
men, who were waiting at large mass
meeting in Lyceum Hall, Eighty-sixth
street and Third Avenue.
Straus Outlines Agreement.
Chair Straus said, in calling the hear
/ ing to order:
"Gentlemen-This Is an adjourned
extraordinary session OF the Public
/ Service Commission. The extraordinary
ness of the session is justified by the
fact that an industrial truggle, that
was unfortunately begun some days
ago. is now in proces- :: adjustment
The New York Railways situation has
been adjusted, and the issuos chat were
under investigation here OF the Ihird
| Avenue road are those to which we now
address ourselves:
81 want to express my appreciation
Of the manner in which the attorneys
I Of both sides have cooperated with
/ the commission in the finding OF an
equitable and fair solution of the con-
/ troversy.
az count upon their cooperation ana
aid in the adjustment OF any questions
/ arising under the settlement that mas
been made in the New York Railways
matter and also in that OF the Third
Avenue system, which arrangement Is
now about to be concluded
Terms of Settlement.
The agreement in the Third Avenue
strike, being based on that reached IN
the New York Railways strike, recog.
nized "the legal and moral rlght OF
the employes to organize without IN
J reference from the company; pledged
/ the company TO receive and treat with
committees of the employees upon any
and all questions that may arise, leav-
| ing the selection OF the committee 10
| the carmen. and stipulated that the
question of wages should be taken up
with the company through committees
/ 90. and that any irreconcilable differ
/ once should be left to a board of three
disinterested arbitrators. 1t also was
agreed that the strike should be de-
| clared off at once and the men imme-
! diately return TO work.
Chairman Straus announced that, al
though q settlement had been reached
the hearings on the Third Avenue stu
/ alton would be continued, with a view
to recommending legislation which VIII
avoid a repetition Of serious disagree
ments between the company and its en-
ployes.
julius Henry Cohen appeared at the
hearing as counsel for the commission
Alfred A. Cook represented the Third
Avenue and Ulon Railway companies
and Louis Fridiger the carmen's associ-
alton.
Tribute to Straus and Mayor.
Attorney Fridiger, in brief address
| to the commission, paid a tribute to
B the efforts of Chairman Straus and
Mayor Mitchell in behalf of an amicable
settlement, and said it was felt gen.
orally among the labor leaders that
without their assistance the strike
would have been continued long time
before the difficulties could have been
settled.
President Mahon pledged that the
agreement would be observed rigidly
by the association.
81 want 20 assure the commission
and through you. the Mayor, that we
will do everything we can to carry the
agreement out in the spirit it was
made and to deal fairly and honorably,
as is always our policy" Mahon said.
He added that he hoped all the bit
terness which had arisen from the
} strike, which upon his side had been
forgotten. would also be forgotten by
the employers