The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-12

and other officials that the decision 10
deal With, the grievance committees
Was reached. .
The companies refused TO agree to the
creation Great; OF d,.I board Of arbitration to
appeal but their proposition that such
employees take their cases tosthe Public
Utilities Commission was accepted by
me enpioyS rep 'cr 1870 and IN
o'clock this morning In National kites
Wanted Same Men,
The couppsnies. evidently impressed
with tho Intelligence and fair-mainded-
ness of the six, employees with whom
they held their conferences. requested
that these same men constitute the
permanent grievances committees. At
the meeting OF the union the 100 as.
sembled employees agreed to this.
The Washington Railway and Electric
Company grievance committee will be
opposed Of George A. Wilburt, Harry
A. Jones and r. W., Thompson. while
J. II. Goodman, Harry l.. White and
J. l.. Gather Will constitute the Capt.
tai Traction Company's permanent
grievance committee. should any OF
these men resign from the committees
they will have Tho right to suggest
their successors.
Although tie Companies did not recos-
MIRO the union In. specific terms, tho
fact that the oIleiaIs treated with union
representative foi. fyc days and agreed
10 tho creation OF permanent grievance
committees renreaenting the union was
entirely satisfactory to the employees
at their rneettfin which began at
o'clock this morning and adjourned
shortiy before 9 O'Clock.
quoted the oompsr,les' ofiicisis as say
ing: 1T will cost US n lot or money
10 Increase the mems wages. You
mon, through your association can
ticket. for-a-duartcr system here and
Inauguration of a straight scent fare
The use OF the word association by
the officials was interpreted by the
. conferees as an admission by the of
metals that they recognized the cx-
istence OF the union.
Endorsement Not Unanimous.
Endorsement OF the settlement plans
at the union meeting was far from
unanimous. In fact, when a vote was
called for. the responses made by the
anays' sounded just as lusty as the
yeas TO persons outside the hall.
The presiding officer. however, ruled
the ayes have Il. and II IL so ordered"
and the men Immediately began leaving
the hall.
Scores of motormcn and conductors
expressed their dissatisfaction with the
wage feature OF tho settlement, and
openly voiced their displeasure and dis
appointment, Officials OF the union,
however. said these men had taken
snap Judgment" and had not turned the
matter over in their mind. Illustrations
of how the wage increase Will work and
give men more money than they are
now receiving I'm aggregate salary plus
bonuses or prdflt-sharing dividends were
given by. officials of the union.
The Washington Railway and Electric
Company's new wage schedule IL as fol-
lows: First-year men, 23k cents an
hour; two to five-year men, 2iiR cents;
five to tcn-year men. 25h cents; ten
years or more, q cents.
The Capital Traction CompanS's new
schedule will be: First-year men. 23is
cents: two to four years, 24lz, and five
and six years. % cents; seven, eight. and
nine years. 2Sl1; ten years or more, q
cents.
The present wages are 22Ia cents an
hour for all Capital Traction motormcn
and conductors. and T. minimum OF 2lh
cents, and maximum of % cents an hour
on the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company's lines.
Raise of 4 IL Cents.
The ten year Capital Traction Com
pany men will be given an increase from
s2iz to q cents. or a raise OF ~ cents
an hour. For ten-hour day this means
. an increase of Is cents q. day. Working
twcnty-six days at a cents additional
pay, the ten-yoar men will receive Sll ~
a month more in wages than at present.
This means 5000 more a year. The
icn-Year man will lose his 500 bonus.
which he would receive II he did not
L.. oil Am In ny
sacrihCi"~ this. he will be $i04O ahead
and there will be no uncertainty about
mis- getting IT,
The general increase of 2 cents an
hour along the line on the Washington
Railway and Electric system means an
increase OF 20 cents a day In wages for
ten hours work. This means a raise
of $50 for twenty-siX working days in
a month. or SCI n year. The Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company
employees will lose their profit sharing
dividends. which are said to have aver
aged about i2S,i1. BY losing, this divi,
ahead. which 10 the difference between
s624 in salary incrase and s23l7 in div
idend.
the unionists breathed signs OF relief
when the settlement was finally agreed
upon. The railway officials looked worn
out and weary ms they entered thelf
automobiles and left for their homes
in session in the District Building since
800 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
officials established themselves In Com
missioner Newman's office In the west
end OF the building. while the employees
took up their stand in Commissioner
Brownlow's office in the east end. For
many hours the Commissioners and
Conciliator Blackman trotted back and
forth from the two offices. serving as
messengers for the conferees and trying
10 bring about a settlement.
Indefinitely Continued.
The officials smoked, tok6d, laughed,
chatted. hLmmed and lolled around dur
ing the deadlock. All of them called up
their residences by telephone and Jok-
inely ssid; 81 won't get home until
morning
Several times the officials said they
were "all in.' but declared that so lons