Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-28
COMPANY RE-EMPLOYS z
STRIKERS, 1T ANNOUNCES
Men Have Old Standing and
Will Receive z Cents an
Hour Increase Officials
State; Union Leaders Say
They Know of No Men Co.
ing Back to Work; Rail-
ways Head Issues State
ment

President Frank B. Musser of the
Harrisburg Railways Company VIII
again meet the City Commissioners
this afternoon at Councils request TO
further discuss the trolley strike situ-
alton.
Council officially heard the trolley
mems side of the strike this morning.
Late yesterday afternoon President
Musser met the Commissioners ana
gave the companys viewpoint OF the
controversy
The net result of these two confer
ences was a request that Mr. Musser
again meet Council to see If some
plan of arbitration cannot be agreed
upon. Mr.. Musser consented to meet
the Councilmen and a meeting has
been arranged for 1 o'clock this after
noon
Mayor E. S. Meals presided at this
mornings meeting of the commission
ers which was held behind closed
doors. Commissioners z. z. Gross, W.
H Lynch and H. F. Bowman attended
as the city's representatives while the
strikers we're represented by a COM
mittee headed by Hugh Mclaughlin.
chairman of the trolleymen's union
grievance committee.
Various points under discussion
were given us yesterday afternoon by
a committee from the union" said
Commissioner Lynch to-day in discus
SlnS. lQlS conference Dul
our meeting with Mr.. Mclaughlin and
his committee was the first opportun-
ity we've had to officially hear the
strikers story.
VIII Confer With Musser
What we will endeavor to do is to
confer with President Musser in the
hope of getting his consent to arbitra-
ton. That's what the striking men
want. OF course they desire to be rec
l. \ -,
they may be given chance to submit
an arbitration agreement. We will
make a strenuous effort to confer with
Mr.. Musser on this point this after
noon and inform him of the results
of to-day's conference.
The strikers committee was very
reasonable. The strikers, according to
Mr.. Mclaughlin, will be willing to
mingle with the other men on the
cars and help to operate them pend
ing the settlement of the difficulties by
arbitration.
What we as city councilmen want
to do is to get the two parties together.
We're going to make every effort to do
So"
Was Mr.. Thorpe preesnt at to-days
coaference?" Mr.. Lynch was asked.
mo. 1 don't know that he was ex-
pected to be. As I understood it the
meeting was to be with the committee
from the strikers"
What transpired at yesterdays con-
ference with Mr.. Musser?"
Musser's Position
We'll, l think the gist of that is
contained in to-day's papers. The
president seemed to think there is
nothing to arbitrate, said Mr. Lynch.
He dwelt particularly on the method
of striking. The men quit" he pointed
out, without warning; that they had
voted on the question and went out as
soon as the vote had been taken"
Did the commissioners to-day pre-
sent this viewpoint to Mr.. McLaugh-
Inns committee?" he was asked.
"Oh, yes. But he has his side of
the story, too. The men, he explained
had been endeavoring fruitlessly to get
interview with the head of the COM
pany for several days prior to the TAX
ing Of the vote.
Did Mr.. McLaughlins committee
make any request as toFwhether or not
the striking men be taken back"
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