Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-07
ALSO TO FIX TIME
OF ARBITRAL SESSIONS
Misunderstanding as to How Con-
ferees Were to Be Brought To-
gether Is Eliminated.
REINSTATEMENT FIRST ISSUE
Question of Discharged Employees to
Be Taken Up-Street Car Serv-
ice Normal Through
out Day.

Representatives oi the en-
ployes OF the two traction svs-
TENS and OF the Washington Rail
way and Electric Company and
tine Capital Traction Company
are meeting this afternoon in the
Office of the District Commission
crS to sign the memorandum OF
agreement drafted Sunday night
ard heretofore accepted by the
companies and the employees
through the Commissioners. and
to decide upon the time and place
Tor beginning the effort to settle
the points in controversy by con-
ference.
Paves Way for Conferences.
The meeting. which was called at
the instigation of the District Com
missioners. started at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon. 1t paves the way for the
conferences which are to follow. there
having been some misunderstanding
prior to the calling of this afternoon s
meeting to the manner in which the
representatives of the employees and of
the traction companies were 10 be
brought together to discuss their diff
ferences.
Nf skA
way and Electric Company are being
represented at the meeting by G. A.
Wilburt, Harry E. Jones and F. NJ.
Thompson. The Washington Railway
and Electric Company designated as
its representatives Clarence p King,
president: w. F. Ham. vice president,
and S. r. Bowen, secretary.
Employees of the Capital Traction
Company are being represented by
j. l.. Gather. while the company desig-
mated George F. Hamilton. president and
j ii. Hanna, vice president
Reinstatement First Issue.
1t is stated that the first matter to
,eceive the attention of the conferees
when they hold their initial meeting
will be the reinstatement of employees
who have been discharged from the
companies since February A. These
employees. their fellow workers main
Joined the newly formed street rail-
way mems union. approximately fifty
men are involved
Service on both traction systems this
morning vas normal and has con-
tinued SO throughout the day, accord
ing to statements made By officials of
the companies
PTior TO announcement made bv the
Commissioners about l. 40 O'Clock this
afternoon III which notice of the callin,
:" Inc 80 O'Clock meeting was given.
neither the traction company officials nor
how the conferences were TO be called
~ nao been agreed to have the committe ee
DI employees get in touch with the officials
q their respective companies this after
noon ana arrange for place and time of
meeting. ''''e Vi
Commissioners Announcement.
Matters were cleared up when tho
Commissioners made the following an
nouncement:
In order to make effective and tn
complete all that the Commissioners
could properly do as mediators to brin.
ABOUT settlement Of the street car
strik" we have called the first meetine
between the officers Of the COMPANIES
and the committees representing their
employees TOR $50 O'Clock this sf,er
noon. to be held in the District buiId
ing
At that time the authorized officers
OF the companies and the committees
OF the employees of each viii sign the
memorandum Of agreement drafted
SUNDAY night and heretofore accepted
hy the companies and the emnIoves
through the commissioners
Ihe Commissioners will also request
i''e companies ana the committee al
il-' 'Iine 10 agree upon she time and
81 ..e Tor beginning the effort to settle
'u' points IN controversy by confer
e;'e. ~ accordance with the terms Of
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