The Washington times., 1916-03-09

because OF the binding agreement of
settlement already made.
II In underrtood officials OF the car
mems union have rece we'd such oncour-
sglng reports that they are considering
calling a meeting of the organization
tomorrow or Saturday night. Whatever
adjustments tho employees committee
men agree to will be made known to
the union, II 10 said, for ratification.
This is not called for by the District
building agreement, but the three COM
mItteemen comforting with each presi-
dent wisl to advise the men OF the de-
velopments and the companies wish to
have their employees as a whole under
stand tho terms of teh grievance settle
ment.
should a meeting of the union be call
ed for tomorrow or Saturday night, as
seems likely. the carmen would be In
session either to approve the action OF
their representatives or to select an ar
bitrator, as the case may necessitate.
Wages and Hours Up.
Tho three-day limit for the conferees'
deliberations will expire at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning. which would be ex-
actly seventy-two hours from the timo
the first conference began.
The prediction has been made that the
presidents will consent 10 abolition Of
the Swing Ccction," and work out a
their days work within twelve consecu-
tive hours instead Of twenty II hats
further been predicted TINT if the com
pa mics agree 10 the increase IN wages
they will pe more then willing to reduce
the hours.
Practically all of yesterday after
Moons conferences were devoted to
discussion OF the reinstatement of
men discharged for belonging to the
union"
List of Discharged Men.
In response to the companies re-
quests for the names OF men alleged
to have been dismissed for no other
cause than union affiliations. the en-
ployes representative exhibited the
following list yesterday afternoon:
Washington Railway and Electric
Company-James +. Crown, c. Il. Hin
son. g. l.. Lewis, Frank Diggs. George
, 1ggs. and =. W. Greenwich. OF the
Eastern division: A. -. suttle, l.. Lin.
der. w. NJ. Colvin. w. NJ Meade. H.
l.. Baker, |. s. Butts. and Ray H.
Lytton. OF the lexington division: l..
| q. Moffett. u. II. Decatur. and L.
iodgkns. of the Columbia division: II.
nour J. l.. Davis. and Il. J. Nichols
Of tho Eleventh street division; a. Il.
Peaper, NJ. w. Amidon. and r. J.
Davis. OF the Ninth street division. and
James Kern. Clifford Brown. and Pit
man Thewing. OF the Western division.
Capital fractional. y. Sweeney. y. T..
Morris. N. g. Melton. w. T.. waldron,
! j. r. Utterbach and VI. Mann.
The conferees for the men called eS-
pecial attention to two discharges Tho
first was that of A. i. Sweeney. "A Capt.
tai Traction Company motorman, who
was discharged on February u supposed
ly for union afflliation. when Sweeney
reported at the union headquarters that
he had been dismissed, IL was announced
that when terms of settlement came III,
Sweeney's case and those of other men
discharged around February IA would
have to be adjusted first.
Other Grievances.
Attention was also called to the case
Of Washington Railway and Electric
Company conductor. The company is
alleged to have deducted 81 from his
salary as relief association dues last
Friday afternoon and discharged hin
for union affiliation Saturday morn
ing" His participation In tho relief
! association ended when he was DIS
charged.
These two chses and others said TO be
similar to them took up the conferces
time yesterday and further discussion
on them was expected today.
AT union headquarters IL was said the
employees confCrecs were not talking for
publication. but had Informed then
brother unionlsts that the negotiations
were progressing most cncouragingly
The companies representatives are also
said to be optimistic over an early and
satisfactory settlement.
Rumors last night OF recurrence OF
the strike brought forth an emphatic
denial from RiZen Orr. who oNeanized
the union. He said "all the tendencies
were In exactly the opposite direction