The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-10
TROLLEY STRIKERS
ARE TURNED DOWN
Traction Heads Refuse to Rati-
fy Tentative Agreement Ar
ranged BY Mayor Of
New York.

New York, Aug. s-The efforts OF
Mayor Mitchell and Of Public Service
Commissioner Strauss to settle the
strike in New York failed today. After
a protracted meeting, the directors of
the New York Railway company de-
clined at this time to ratify the tenta-
tive agreement proposed by the two
public officers as basis for a settle
ment
New York. Aug. S.-A peaceful end
CT the strike on the New York Railways
compaIy's surface car lines which began
Friday night was in prospect today.
Meetings of the organization of the
union men and Of the board Of directors
of the railways company We're called at
IL o'clock today to consider proposals
Of settlement which already had been
approved by President Shonts of the
company and by representatives OF tho
Amalgamated Association of Street and
Electric Railway Employees of Amer
lea. hose proposals were declared by
Mayor Mitchell as a basis for setale-
ment Leaders of both sides of the con-
troversy promised to recommend
them for ratification by directors Of the
company and by the strikers.
The terms Of the proposed settlement
were not made public in advance Of
their ratification, but It was reported
that the demands of the strikers for a
wage scale Oh QUO TO SIC an nOur were
granted, together with virtual If not
official recognition Of their union an6
an agreement to the mems demand that
future difficulties between them and
the company should be submitted to
arbitration by a committee representing
the disputants. These supposed terms
could not be verified owing to the in
tention of the officials concerned to
keep them secret until approved or re-
jected
The main contention of the conduct
ors and motormen has been for the
tight 10 orgarize without intinidatio
Should a settlement of the strike af-
fectlng the New York Railways COM
pany be brought about, it is believed
that a similar agreement would be
made with the strikers on the surface
lines in Queens county. This agreement
also may have an influe nee in the set
tlemcnt.
Managers of the different surface
cars systems promised to provide an
adequate service today after a virtual
suspension last night.
There was no suspension Of precau-
tionary measures against possible
trouble, however, as one or two police
mex rode on every car and at Bronx
Row houses all visitors were barred
from communication with employees
who had worked, slept and eaten there
in solitude since Friday night.
Inc strikers kept OF the streets In
the early hours and no disorders were
reported.
Fail to Tie Up City.
Philadelphia, Pa. Aug. 1.-THE strike
OF the members Of the Amalgamated
Association Of Street IL Electric Rail
way Employees was called by Harry e.
Flynn, president of the local division
at $3.50 this morning, but apparently
there was no change in the running
schedule of the lines of the Philadel-
phia Rapid Transit company, which
operates the street railway. Flynn is.
sued a statement saying 1900 Of the
400 employees Of the company had re-
sponded to the strike order and that
several lines were tied up and other
crippled. Strike breakers had replaced
the men out, he said.
President Mahon, Of the Amalgamat-
ed Association Of Street and Electric
Railway Employees announced at the
close of the employees meeting that the
tentative agreement had been ratified
and that the men were ready to go back
to work if the agreement was also rati-
fled by the directors Of the New York
Railways company. The latter at that
time were still in session