The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-27

covered by this agreement, lnciun
ing reinstatement OF Fred Lon
man, n. O. Collins. II. II Stroud, J..
Mccoy, Jack Knowles. A. B, Pehr'
son aud ]. A. McGlnniH,
This committee OF five shall be
soleetad by the men signing tina
contract, and the committees ten
ure OF office shall be for period
OF one year or until their success
ora are elected.
In case any member OF this com
mlttee shall for any reason leave
the service OF the company anoth'
or member shall bo Immediately
elected 10 nm the vacancy.
Il shall also be the duty OF this
committee 20 act ms "A grievance
committee, and Il shall take up all
complaints OF It's fellow employees
that this committee shall deem
merltorlons. with the manager OF
the company
All men who are disciplined or
discharged shall have the privilege
OF appealing TO this committee
within 10 days after having been
discharged or otherwise aggrievod
This committee and the manager
ahail review all cases appealed 10
them, and their decision shall be
! final
This agreement shall be signed
! BY the duly authorized official OF
said Tacoma Railway A Power Co,
and BY each OF said car service
men agreeing thereto. II shall be-
come operative as a contract be-
tween the company and each en-
ployo who executes same. and shall
continue until August 1. 1913,
In witness whereof. said company
/ has hereto set It's name by ltH duly
authorized manager and each train
service cmploye has attached his
name hereto this - day OF
July. 1917
At2 D. m. officials OF the traction
company aud seven strikers repre-
/ seutlng the carmen OF Seattle and
I Tacoma will confer again and At
that time according TO Secretary
I james A. Duncan. OF the Seattle
Central Labor council. the striker
expect the traction company q
mako them "a definite. tangible
proposition on which the strikers
can vote.
The conference this afternoon
I will be the second 20 be held since
pressure VAS brought TO bear ca
tho Boston offices OF Stone a Web
sieF By Secretary Of Labor Wilson
According 20 immigration Com
missioner Henry White. Of this dis
I triet. the department Of labor last
I Tuesday sent former Congressman
Peters 10 Boston. and exacied OF
Stone 4 Webster a promise 10 meet
the strikers and avert the threaten
cd tieup Of government war work
thru shipyard strike
The first meeting. held yesterday
I morning. was the result. In part. OF
( the efforts Of the King county coun'
ell for patriotic service. which work
I'd during the first part Of the week
20 bring the two sides together.
The committee. which will meet
again with Mr Leonard this after.
I noon" said Secretary Duncan this
/ morning. has no power 10 make
/ peace. but can only report TO the
strikers what takes place at the con.
ference The mnn called the strike
and will have 60 vote TO end u.
The committee goes with instruc.
lions TO rciternte the published de-
mands OF III. unions for the rein
statement OF the seven men dis.
charged In Tacoma. The members
reported progress yesterday. and xc
have every reason 20 believe that
the conference viii bear results"
While the unions are hopeful for
peace. they hear reports that the
company IL To make an attempt
AZ operation with lumber OF
cars within the ne1, few hours.
Secretary Duncan says that he does
not think the attempt will be made
while peace negotiations are on.
According 10 the rumor. eight
cars. armorcd with steel netting
and carrying a large number Of
s,rikehrcakers, In addition TO the
regular crew. and also uniformed
police. will start from tho South
Seattle barns At the same time that
single cars. also protected by
netting. are sent out from ali other
barns In the city
The s,rikehrcakerE. Il Is under.
stood. are 10 wear white handker.
chiefs about their necks 30 that
they may distinguish one another
should the trouble they are prepar
ing for develop.
The car strike will he discussed
at meeting OF citizens from all
civic and Improvement clubs in the
city. Saturday noon at Birds cafe.
terra Mass meetings will be held
in all parts Of the city Friday night
10 elect delegates 10 the conyen.
ton. A committee on arrange
ments are Frank Stanard. chair.
man. John II. Shorett. VI. ID. Hare.
County Auditor Norman NJ. War.
dali and n. w. Douglas. secretary,