Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-11

admlCCeQ IL was bringing men HeTe
but declined to give the number who
| had arrived. The company also said
large numbers of motormen and
conductors had signed individual con-
tracts. The union men say that about
| 80 per cent of the 500 or more con-
| ductors and motormen of the Washing
| ton Railway and Electric are union
men and that not a single union man
has signed an individual contract.
Complaints by Employees.
Complaints were made at union
headquarters by old employees of the
company, who alleged that bonuses to
which they were entitled had been
held out in an effort. they charged. to
keep them at work until after the pres
ent controversy.
| A police official said the olice de-
partment was fully prepared to cope
with a strike if one developed. He said
the department had been able to handle
one a year ago on shorter notice than
they have had that there may he one
this year. The entire force will be on
hand Monday, and a squad will be at
each barn. The men have been espe-
! cially instructed not to take sides.
Status of Repair Men.
1t was reported last night that en-
ployes of the P street repair shop of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company were notified that unless they
signed the individual contract they
need not report for work tomorrow
morning.
Several of these employees were at
union headquarters last night and
were instructed to report at the shop
for work. IF they turn you OUT said
i.Nt1 taal
quit"
Letter to President King.
The letter addressed to President
King last evening was signed by C. A.
Wilburt. ]. A. Cain and NJ. T. Slater
The letter follows:
We take this means of informing
you that at a meeting of the street
railway employees of this city held last
evening. March 8, we did reach and
ratify an agreement with the Capital
Traction Company, and it's employees
who are members of our association
and the employees Of your company
who are members of the association
passed resolutions instructing that the
committee submit to you the same
propositions of agreement as have been
accepted between our association and
the Capital Traction Company, to in
form you that we were willing to enter
contract of the same kind with your
company.
We would be pleased to hear from
you upon this subject and would ask, If
possible. that you give us a reply to
the same on or before IL o'clock to-
| morrow, Sunday, March IL, 1917.
You will address the reply to room
No. 412, Washington Loan and Trust
building, city"
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Eight linemen and helpers in the en-
ploy of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company, according to state
ments of several of them, were dis
missed from the service last evening
without any reason being given. The
| men displayed printed time cards.
which. they said, had been handed to
them on which it was stated they were
discharged.
one of the linemen said that none of
them had been asked to sign the indi-
vldual contract which has been offered
10 many of the employees. All of them
are members of the union, and wore
their buttons when thew received their
time"
Il have been in the service of the
company long time and have work
ed day IN and day out" said one of the
men, and here tonight, with Il family
10 support receive piece of paper
telling me I am discharged. I was not
gwen any reason. If l had been asked
TO sign one of the individual contracts
anu had refused to do so 1 could see
why they discharged me- Nothing,
however, was said to me-"
Strikebreakers on Cars, Is Report.
Strikebreakers We're placed on many
OF the street cars of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company last
evening. according to a number of
trainmen at union headquarters last
night, but in several instances the
motormen refused to operate their cars
with the new mem riding on the front
platform.
One motorman, it was stated. was
about to leave the D street car barn
when two strikebreakers boarded the
platform. You can't ride on this plat
the motorman. Il am in charge of this
car and intend to see that no one out
an official of the line rides out here. 1t
is my duty to see that everything goes
right and I'll not run this car as long
as you are out here"
one of the men is said to have told
the motorman that he was not strike
breaker, but was desiring to learn to
operate a car, SO that he could get
job.
We'll. I'll tell you that no one is go
ing to ride here" the motorman replied.
After a few minutes the two men
took positions on the rear platform
ana the car proceeded.
Out of a total world production In
1915 of 10000 tons Of rubber Brazil
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