Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-10
Turks Record Victory.
CAPITAL TRACTION
SIGNS AGREEMENT.
AVERTING A STRIKE

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company will Immediately meet to ad-
Just differences and to conclude an
agreement on all matters of grievance.
and where no agreement can be reach
ed questions of disagreement will be
referred for final settlement to the
commissioners of the District of Co
iumbI as representatives of the peo-
pie. who are and should he considered
parties in interest in all matters affect
ing the operation of public service cor
porations of the District of Columbia.
Significant Parts of Agreement.
The significant portions of the Cap
itai Traction agreement follow:
1T is hereby agreed ttat properly
accredited officers of the company shall
meet and treat with properly ac-
| credited committees or officers of the
| association. who may he employees OF
| the company. or general officers of the
Amalgamated Association of Street and
| Electric Railway Employees of Amer
! lea. on all questions of grievances Gov
| cred by sections to 50. inclusive. of a
| proposed agreement submitted by SAID
association February %, 1917. and on
| all questions and grievances that may
| arise in the future. and should there
| be any questions or grievances That
| cannot be amicably adjusted by said
| conferences the same shall be submit
| ted to the CommiSS toner's of the Dis
| trict of Columbia, acting as a board of
arbitration the decision of which
| board shall he submitted in writing to
| the company and to the association.
/ and shall be binding upon both parties
i hereto provided that with regard to
| sections to 30. inclusive. of the pro-
posed agreement above referred to-
conferences shall begin Saturday
March H. and be held daily. sundays
excepted. until and including Wednes-
day. March IA
If at the expiration of such con-
fereL"es agreement has been
reached on any or all of the questions
| included in sections to 80 of said
proposed agreement above referred to.
| the same shall be forthwith submitted
| to the Commissioners of the District
| of Columbia, hereinbefore provided
| for their action, which shall be binding
upon both parties. Provided further
| that any wage increases which may be
granted by said conferences or arbitra-
ton shall be effective as of March IL,
1917. Provided further. that any mat
tiers contained in referred to in the
aforesaid sections to 80. inclusive.
which may be agreed upon by con-
ference or a. result of arbitration, as
provided. shall become and remain
part of this agreement.
/ Adjustment of Grievances.
|. 1t is further agreed that all matters
tconcerning grievances of employees of
the company when considered by the
aforementioned Division 6SS of the
ANA lgamated Association of Street and
| Electric Railway Employees Of America
shall be considered and acted on solely
by those members of said division who
are employees of the Capital Traction
Company.
| 1T is further agreed that during the
tendency of this contract the service
| upon and operation of the lines of this
| company shall by its employees. parties
| of the second part be continued without
Interruption.
! The signers on behalf of the employees
are J. II. Goodman, W. B. Poliitt and
| w. j. Meyerhoeffer. These men consti-
tute the union committee which has
been comforting with Mr.. Hamilton. and
with ]. II. Hanna. general manager of
| the company.
To Be No Sympathetic Strike. !.
| George A Wilburt today definitely
stated that there would be no sympa
| thetic strike on the part of the Capt.
tai Traction men, even in the event of
a walkout of the employees of the
/
| psny He pointed out that the agree
| ment with the Capital Traction Com
| pany gave rise to an unusual situation.
| in which a portion of the members of
the same local had won recognition.
while another portion had failed to do
so. At the meeting last evening at the
| Lyceum Theater the men voted that
| the employees of the two companies
should act independently if an agree
! ment reached with either com
pany-
1t is probable that a mass meeting will
be held tomorrow night. This will be at
| tended. If called. Mr.. Wiburt said. only
by the employees of the Washington Rail
way and Electric Company. 1t was not
planned to call meeting tonight. Union
| leaders said that the only event which
| would make likely a meeting tonight
would be a lockout of union conductors
or lnotormen by the company. These
| leaders admitted that they We're power
| less To act. under the present agreement,
against the alleged dismissal of employees
| other than trainmen, since the agreement
| related only to conductors and motor
| men.
I Following the conference at the of
! flee of the Commissioners today. the
, letter inviting Mr.. King to confer with
! the tommi SsionerS was made public.
To this was appended the following
| statement:
/ Mediation Offer Declined
Mr.. King. accompanied by other
general officers and counsel of the com
panv came to the District building in