The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-07
Strikers Agree to Work Pending F NAL
Agreement with G. mpanies--Quick
Settlement Is Expected.
DISTRICT HEADS BRING TRUCE
Agreement to Arbitrate Is Ratified by 500
Workers at Mass Meeting in Convention
Hall---Companies Issue Statements.

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The camens strike is at an end pending arbitration.
Washington will ride work this The whole
doubleday will thanks the District Commissioners bringing early
end to the traction ie-up.
immediate COM
peted meeting railway last night Convention Hail. pre-
sided over by District Commissioner Oliver P. Newman.
All who the employ of the railway companies
March will return to work this morning Regular schedules will be
tanned all lines.
CITY SEES ANOTHER "CARLESS" NIGHT.
Washington virtually night Nearly all cars
stopped shortly after o'clock permit employees attend the
meeting Only few owl operated during the
night.
Railway officials and strike leaders came to decision to arbrate YES
teday morning o'clock the District Building agreement however,
was kept during the day
Between and o'clock yesterday assembled strikers at
meeting National Rifles Amory. ratified the agreement
Under the committee composed of three employees of each
railway will today with officials of the companies to
discuss Of settlement.
MAY CALL ON ARBITRATION BOARD.
will be held days If at the end Of that period
satisfactory solution has beeread the differences placed
the hands of board of representative the
employees representative Of the railways and third selected by
these two.
The shall be final and binding Both side. h.v.
agreed to this.
Newman presided Convention Hall and opened the
meeting with short address. in which he SAID
Early yesterday morning the concerned primarily with
the welfare safety comfort and convenience of the public repre-.
sentat of the and the railway my office for
conference to the end of formulating plan of mediation
of fairness to both sides.
COMMISSIONERS ACT AS MEDIAToRS.
The conference lasted until The Commissioners acting
atOrs assisted by William Backman, of the De-
patent OF Labor finally brought the
One condition of the memorandum agreed Commissioners
would cal meeting employees to select committee 10 meet the Off
Gals 10 settle all questions involved"
Mr. Newman then declared the meeting open nominations
On motion of G. Balentne the following selected
mtee to represent the employees of the Washington Railway and Electric
Company:
C. A. Wlbur, Harry A. Jones, and F. w. Thompson
W. WdrOn nominated the following the Capital Traction
Company:
Harry l. White, J. Haley Goodman and J. l. Gather.
The election
DEMAND TALK FROM BLACKMAN
With address which he for the spirit shown at
the meeting Commissioner Newman declared meeting adjourned and left
tary Donovan.
William Backman, of arbitration attended the
meeting attempted leave with the executive COM
mttee of the insisted on an address.
Mr. Backman refused the stage. stating felt more at
home the floor the He declared that the
citizens owed the Commissioners debt could He
Pmened Rein Orr and Grant Hamilton who represented employees the
conferences and the officials of the railway who he said
have acted spirit of fairness throughout"
George A. Wbur chairman executive committee ordered n. men
report for work this morning time to take the schedule
Company SUPPLIES Cars The
The officials and which
o the
pe to Convention Hall The been discharged
held there by both
Immediately The
adjourned
from Typographical Temple to deal with controversies
No passengers carried any future
of theses oners Issue Staten
car The District comrns,,on. late las,
night issued this statement,
town and suburban lines o about
The following statement given out
by employees the hops
adopted by Division No es Amslsa
Electric interfering
way for final settlement Of an Of the
March l.