The Washington times., 1917-03-19
co. AND MEN READY
FOR LENGTHY FIGHT
Both Factions Refuse to Yield as
Second Week of Car
Strike Opens.
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pany's ticet offices, purchasing fares
and Offering a quantity Of nickeis
and dimes in exchange.
Men in charge of the strike break
sers admitted today that there was a
Shortage OF men," but said that new
operatives were on their way to this
city to replace the deserters.
Show Great Interest.
Striking car men showed great in
terest today in the meeting OF the union
men on the Capital Traction Company
lines in the union hall. at Sixth and G
streets northwest The traction COM
pany union men having night runs at
tended the meeting this forenoon. and
the day men will meet tonight to vote
on the. tentative agreement made by
their committee with the company's of1l-
cials after two weeks negotiations.
The Traction Company unionists
have already been recognized, the
principal question now under con.
sideration being that OF increased
wages and a shorter minimum period
to reach the highest wage possible.
% cents an hour after ten years
service.
Offered so Cents.
While the union heads are silent
as to the tentative terms, it was the
gossip around headquarters that the
union members have been offered 30
cents an hour after five years SER
vice. and that the men will vote for
such an agreement
II Is also understood that the COM
pany has offered better terms In re-
spect to hours to its employees. These
terms, as outlined, were so compli-
Gated, however, that some of the men
themselves said they were unable TO
understand them
No announcement, 1t was stated,
will be made until the union commit
tee, comprising ]. H. Goodman, W. B.
PoIlitt, and william ]. Meyerhoffer,
has reported today's action to the
company's officials, George E. Hamil-
ton president, and ]. H. Hanna, gen
eral manager, st a conference tomor-
row forenoon.
In the event of any disagreement
between the company and the men,
the matter will be submitted to arbi-
tration, but such an outcome is not
anticipated.
Both Make Speeches.
Edward McMorrow, international
organizer, and George A Wilburt,
president of the union on strike, made
speeches-to the traction men today.
Adopting a resolution depouncing
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company for refusing to grant Its en-
pIoyes "the right of collective bar
gaining" and calling on Washington
citizens to boycott the company's
lines, women sympathizers, residents
of Connecticut avenue and other fash
ionable sections OF the city, today ar
ranged with the Women's Auxiliary of
the striking car mems union to push
the fight for the strikers.
Mrs. Charles Edward Russell read
letters appearing in the columns of
The Times which described the plight
of striking employees and their fam
lilies, and Mrs. Benton MacKaye intro
duced the resolution to boycott the
company. It was unanimously
adopted.
Kings Aide Talks:
William L. Clark, secretary to
President King, was allowed ten min
utes to explain his case.
from the wives of striking car men.
Mr.. Clarke sought to explain the
importation of strike breakers by
citing the case Of domestic servants
forming a union to dictate TO house
wives what working hours should be
and how late people Of the house
should be out at night
Our men are not anybody's serv-
ants" declared Mrs. T. r. Mcdaniel.
a member of the Women's Auxiliary.
mo, they are not" cried Mrs.
George A. Wilburt, the wife OF the
head Of the car mems union.
Secretary Clarke used most OF his
time telling what the company's
overhead expenses are and how they
could not afford to pay its men the
union demands.
NeIghborhood Meetings.
Neighborhood meetings to extend
the boycott on all lines OF the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company
was the plan evolved by the women
as the most effective way OF aiding
the strikers.
A meeting will be held tomorrow
morning at IL o'clock, with Mrs.
Adelaide Neall, in the Woodley apart
ments. Meetings will be held We'd
nesday morning with Mrs. Ann. Zon,
in Takoma Park, and Mrs. Charles II.
Whitaker, 1871 Thirty-first street,
Georgetown.
Unless the strike is settled tomor-
row, the wives of car men. assisted by
the group Of women headed by Mrs.
Russell and Mrs. Benton MacKaye,
will hold a tag day.
Mrs. T. r. Mcdaniel will address
the meeting Of women late this after
noon in the apartment of Mrs. Mac
Kaye, at 1925 Sixteenth street north
west