Evening star., 1917-03-19
CAPITAL TRACTION
OFFERS MORE PAY
TO ITS EMPLOYEES
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Electric Company and operating them
as last means of providing the pub
lie with transportation service while
the strike is in progress.
| This was made clear by Commissioner
Newman to the committee of wives of
strikers, headed by Mrs. T. r. McDan-
ien, which called upon him at the Dis
trict building at 10 o'clock this morn
| ing.
| This was but one of number of sug-
gestions made to the District official,
Commissioners was an impartial one,
but that they would continue to do all
| in their power to bring about a settle
ment Of the controversy.
| The delegation expressed satisfaction
over the result of the conference.
| 1t is stated to be the intention of the
Federation of Citizens Associations, as
a last resort. to recommend the taking
over of the street railway lines and
operating of them by the District dur
ing the pendency of the strike, but
Commissioner Newman's statement to-
| day Is expected to operate against any
further suggestions being made in this
direction.
For Deportation of Strikebreakers.
Other proposals made by the delega-
tion, composed Of Mrs. George A. Will
burt, Mrs. Milton T. Slater, Mrs. Garth
Calderhead, Mrs. r. r. Pote, Mrs. R. L.
Tippett, Mrs. George r. Ludlam. Mrs.
B. C. Bell, Mrs. ]. G. Turner and Mrs.
c. Daniel, were that the Commissioners
deport the strikebreakers, and that
they prosecute the strikebreakers for
stealing fares, running past fire stops
and other alleged violations of law.
Commissioner Newman told the wives, IN
detail, the efforts the Commissioners nave
made to settle the strike by arbitration.
which efforts have failed because OF the
refusal of the company to arbItrate. ne
assured them that in maintaining strict
impartiality the Commissioners would con-
tinue to do all in their power to bring
about settlement Of the controversy. He
explained to the delegation also that the
Commissioners are without authority to
deport strikebreakers.
Strikers Confident of Winning.
ern part of the city today expressed
confidence that they would win before
the end of the week. They pointed out
that the strikebreakers are leaving in
large numbers. and that emissaries are
being sent out from the various car
barns in an effort to talk a number OF
the strikers into returning and signing
the individual contracts. The rank and
file of the men say that they will not
go back and that none of the men who
walked out have yet returned to duty.
nor will they.
A strikebreaking conductor. return
East Capitol streets. today stopped his
car and came over to the strikers.
ITS all up tonight, fellows" he said.
pulling a large roll of bills out OF his
and we want to get back to the big
city, where we can spend some of this
money: We are going to pull out to-
night"
The man said that number of the
strikebreakers were in the same frame
of mind. Observers at the east barn
today saw a number of the strike
breakers leave with their suit cases.
The men said they were leaving for
good.
Good Order Maintained.
The strikers at all of the barns in the
eastern section were orderly. A
striker at 18th and H streets said the
company was keeping a good service
on the Columbia line, but it was seen
that many people were not riding in
the cars that were put out. The jitney
service along this line is probably the
best in the city, a car leaving 18th
and H streets in the busy period of the
morning about every fifteen seconds.
In almost every group of strikers
the public utilities commission to re-
quire the railroad to furnish regular
service. as had been required before the
strike. The pickets, timing the cars as
they arrive and leave the barns. say the
service is not regular, and not up to
the standard laid down by the commits
sion.
While the strikers say that the
strikebreakers are leaving hourly. they
also admit that others are coming In,
but they say that the new ones do not
outnumber those quitting; that the
number of crews is. getting shorter and
shorter every day, it Is pointed.out by
the strikers, is indicated today by the
strenuous efforts of the railroad Off
cials to get the strikers to come back
by signing the individual contracts.
Meeting Place Is Changed.
The meetings Of the Capital Traction
men, which were to have been held at
Typographical Temple, were transferred
to the hall of the local brotherhood Of
painters and decorators, at 9Th and G
streets, because the temple was engaged
for another meeting tonight.
Union men have under consideration
plan to run jitneys along all the lines
Of the Washington Railway and Electric
Company. if there is no indication of an
agreement within a few days, 1t was
learned this morning. Two schemes are
being considered.
One is to establish free jitney service
from all government departments near
the lines of the Washington Railway Com
pany, to carry government clerks to the
nearest point along the Capital Traction
lines: This free service also is. planned
in the morning from points along the
Washington railway lines to the lines of
the Capital Traction Company.
The other plan is to run a jitney
service, for which 5 cents will be
charged. parallel to the tracks of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany, especially on those lines which
are not near tracks of the Capital Trac-
tion Company. The latter plan is IA
vored in case the developments of this
week indicate long siege for the
strikers.
Sightseeing Cars as Jitneys.