Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-07

After a six dazss sir ike between ths motormen aud eoldpCfnTE and The Shore Line 4aectrle Raj Intag cofupaaiSs 9 settlenent tEqs klEls x6a cltdd bout dent Robert .9s. PssSslsilis Tisiitl6ed Sra Tuesday evening that all the men would retura to work this fVFedfieS- day1 morning and tho trolley aa1x3ce. will be resumsd on regulaE sehedula today. The snnounceEaAnt thst thes public who since last TlihfsdzE tznf31@ Ing hays been either forced "a Wa1k or. resort to the jituey. :,
 The settlement was largely brought. about through the efforEs ok DF. James .. Donohue who has been the means Of bringing the two factions Eo- gether. Dr. Donohue attended Ril fine conferences, upon invitation, and voI@ unteered valuable ser1icA as mediator which serEice has been greatly hrpre- employees. : {. 5.sz E
 The New Agreement
 President Perkins stated Tuesday evening that the agreemsnt signed embraces practically the sanae offer that he made the man May is, with the additional clauses granting the men ten cents an hour for ppertime and meal tickets when they are not able to leave their runs long enough to go to their homes or boarding plaeeE for meals. President Perkins stated that the agreement signed does not carry with 1t asunion contract. This means that the Shore Line system will be operated under the open shop rule.
 When questioned in regard to the matter Tuesday night F. J, O'Brien. the international representative who has had charge of the strike situation in this city since the trouble started last week, expressed satisfaction that a settlement has been reached. Asked as to whether the company had grant ed recognition of the union he said that the company would operate un- der the open shop rule but that the ployes and their properly accredited epresentative whenever difference of opinion arose between the employees and the company,
 The New Wage Scale.
 The agreement signed an Tuesday l carries with 1t the following wage scale!
 First year men-26c per hour.
 Second year men-27c per hour. Third year meI-28e per hour. Fourth year men-i29c per hour. Fifth year men-30c per hour. | After fifth year--S2e per hour. 1 The meal tickets have been cut one. 1 half, from 30 cents to 25 cents, and in 1 stead of time and a half for overtime 1 the men will receive 10 cents an hour I The maximum which the men wert l receiving before the strike was Se cent. 1 per hour. The original demand of hht 1 strikers was for 35 cents, time and 2 l half for pyertinaes a nine hour day ant meal tickets. As counter pr0posi ton the company offered a maximun of 32 cents an hour. The offer was re l fused and the strike started. 1 The local trolleymen we're jubilan II Tvf Inc znfffdT11 nounced on Tuesday. Since Monda, | afternoon there had been ruInors of settlement but no permanent agree
 ment was reached until Tuesday after
 noon.
 Various LoeaIs Took Vote.
 He proposition signed Tuesday wa
 made to the men by the Shore Line O.
 Monday. It impressed the strikers
 committee fayorAbly, but a vote had be taken on 1t before the settIemen
 could be declared reached. With thi end in view, Representative ,0'Brie made a trip around to the various To
 calls Monday night to get their aetio
 On the proposition. He went to Say brook, New London, Westerly an
 other points cn the system where tn locals are located and then returne
 to Norwich, when inc matter was pre- Sented to the local men. It had bee
 planned to hold a meeting of the locs trolleymen at 1 o'clock Tuesday morn ! ing, but as MT. OsBrien did not reac Norwich until long after the hour ss for the meeting, the meeting could ne
 be held until later in the morning.
 Detectives and StfilSehreaEssrs Leav Shortly after the announeament the settlement a number of the deter lives and trikebreakers left town, ar a the rest will probably follow teda; Capt. John Viekery, president of tt :. Wa shin ef0T1r I1efeefi1Ta -11iireai1 Neg