The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-28
SEATTLE CARMEN
TO CONTINUE FIGHT
~ d.
Continued From Page l

Louis some time Sunday.
The conference committee OF
strikers met with officials OF the
company In President A. W. Leon
ards office yesterday AZ ? y. m.
and. after refusing to consider the
individual contract" which had
been first signed by seven men In
Tacoma and given out two hours
before the peace conference began.
the traction company officials kept
the strikers waiting for six hours
and then presented a new agree
ment. which In being voted on BY
strikers today
The first minutes o, the confer
cnce between four Seattle and three
Tacoma strikers and President
Leonard. Vice President W. III. Nc.
Grath. Manager A. l. kempster. OF
Seattle. and Manager l.. II. Bean. OF
Tacoma. were stormy. It IL said
The strikers took tho officials 10
task for the announcement OF the
company'R proposed Tacoma agree
ment. They claimed that after the
conference held Thursday after
noon ~ had been agreed that no IN
formation would be given out by
either side. and held that the com
pany had acted in bad faith.
The officials said that they had
understood that tho pledge applied
only 70 what had taken place In the
meeting.
President Leonard then offered
the committee tho came agreement
that was signed by seven Tacoma
strikers Thursday morning.
The committee promptly rejected
Il. and the company officials then
withdrew and kept the strikers walt.
Ing for ak hours. finally returning
with a sealed envelope.
Tho conference committee left at
Sis .. m. and reported 20 the en-
ecutiyc strike committee. at the la
Dor temple. Immediately.
The two committees were in er-
ecutive session most OF the night.
The traction company statement
follows:
July 81. 1917.
"Messrs. A. A. Whiteley. NJ. q. Simp-
son and NJ. A. Goldsbary. Seattle
J. Sullivan. c. J. Hopwood. J. X.
Pace and I. 7. Wallace. Tacoma,
representing Seattle and Tacoma
Employees:
Gentlemen: We understand that
In order TO remove the misunder
standing now existing in Seattle and
Tacoma. you request the following
Reinstatement OF two Seattle
employees
"2-Reinstatement OF seven Taco
ma employees.
q Submission TO arbitration oi
all questions OF employment and
wages at issue between the Seattle
company and ita employees.
Upon receipt OF proper assur
ance OF full settlement OF the strike
Ne agree TO the following disposition
OF the above items;
Deliver UltImatum
with reference 10 the two Sc
attic men. Mr.. Tate. bonder. was
I laid off because OF lack OF suff!
cient work in the department n
which he was employed. He will be
re-employed as soon as there II
work TO be done in that department
J. H. Norvell will be re-employed a
once.
1.-The seven men In question
were discharged for good and suffi
cient reason We are willing to sub
NIT each case to board OF arbitra
ton consisting OF five OF our former
employees. TO be selected by you. and
are willing 10 reinstate any mar
whom the board may consider prop
or TO again enter the service.
'3--We will Immediately proceed
In accordance with the terms OF oul
| franchise, with the arbitration OF al
questions OF employment and wages
at issue with Seattle employees.
Bar on Car Union
I'VE make the above concessions
with the distinct understanding tha
we DO not and will not recognize tn,
Amalgamated Association OF Stree
and Electric Railway Employees o
America. or any union affiliated
| Herewith. nor operate any depart
ment on other than an open shoI
basis.
PUGET SOUND TRACTION
LIGHT & POWER COMPANY
"By A. l.. KEMPSTER, Manager.
TACOMA RAILWAY G. POWEF
COMPANY.
by l., II. BEAN. Manager.
"Counterslgned:
"A. w. LEONARD"
Rejection Advised
In reply. the general strike com
mittce gave out the following state
ment last night:
THE general strike committee |,
unanimously OF the opinion that tn,
proposition submitted by the Traction
companies TO their employees SHOULD
be declined The companies hav,
no more right to dictate the affilia
tons OF the men with labor organI
cations than to name the church o.
fraternal organization they shall
not join The whole question will
be submitted to the employees a
mass meetings to be held IN Seattl,
and Tacoma Saturday. A forma
reply will then be submitted to tn,
traction companies"
A relief committee to administe