The Washington herald., 1917-03-16
STRIKE BREACH WIDENS
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Executive Edward McMorrow and Frank
IO'Shea, general organizer, made speeches
that were greeted with cheers.
McMorrow said he had never seen II
street railway strike that was supported
stronger by public opinion than that now
under way In Washington.
II want to congratulate the men," he
declared for the manner in which they
have conducted themselves in this diff
Guilty. l am exceedingly hopeful of ulti-
mate victory, because we have the public
with US, and we have newspaper sup
port. which reflects. more than any
thing else, the average sentiment"
Public Meeting Sunday.
The men will hold a mass meeting In
National Rifles Armory Hall on Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 p. m. The general pub
lie will be admitted to this meeting which
will be addressed by Secretary Frank
Morrison and a number of members of
Congress. in addition to officials of the
Amalgamated Association Of Street Rail-
way Employees.
The strikers will gather at 704 Sixth
street northwest and march to the hall
in body. The committee on arrange
ments include H E Digney. W. A.
James. Joseph e. Toone, w. H. Miller,
|
District Commissioner Louis Brownlow
said yesterday that while the commission
had exercised every effort to bring about
a settlement Of the differences between
the company and the men. It was obliged
to report no progress.
| The commission has not consid-
cred the matter in the capacity of
members of the Public Service Com
mission. which offices they flll Jointly.
While nothing was authorized by the
Public Utilities Commission last night.
it was said unoffcially that an investi-
cation would be begun by that body as
suggested by Senator Smith Of Georgia.
stin Work for Peace.
Fred A. Blackmon. of the Depart
ment of Labor. who has been working
on a plan to bring the contending fac
tions together. said last night that he
was Yet hopeful he would find a COM
mon ground upon which the contend
Ing forces could meet.
THE department has not ceased in
/ its efforts to settle this difficulty and
tonight we feel that in the near future
we may be able to effect some salts
factory adjustment"
Yesterday saw the wives OF motormeE
and conductors take hand in the strike
| They Co-operated with the strikers in
! picketing the barns and the lines Of the
! company and they succeeded in inducing
many of the prospective patrons Of the
| company to take tho Capital Traction
Company cars or walk to their desttna-
tion.
There were number Of disturbances
reported to the police last night. most
of them Of minor importance and coming
from the lines in the southeast section OF
the District. Where cars were stalled
the crowds which gathered confined
themselves to 'booin3" the strikebreak-
ing crews, and little violence was in
evidence.
Strikebreakers Quit.
Quite a number OF the strikebreakers
quit yesterday but their ranks are being
filled by the new men who are being
brought into the city. Inability to learn
the lines and the transfer points, and
dissatisfaction with the ticket system
were. sponsible for the desertions. The
men claim an unwritten understanding
entities them to the cash fares, and de-
clare these revenues are not what they
have been in other cities because Of the
ticket plan
A formal protest may be made to Maj.
Pullman today against having the men,
bers OF the Metropolitan force used as
emergency repair men By tho comp.ay.
In many cases where the company'a
cars have heen stalled by dropping OBJ
structions In the midrail channel. the
police have worked to remove the OBJ
structions and enable traffic to be re-
sumed. At union headquarters, 1t was
stated that the work OF the police has
been neutral and satisfactory. but It was
felt that this service on the part Of the
police was illegal.
COMPANY Issue. statemeut
William F. Ham. vice president of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany, issued this statement last night:
Yesterday and again today we have
operated on all lines full midday sched-
ule. Yesterday morning in the rush hour
we operated 1871 cars and today 213. Yes
terday in afternoon rush hours we oper-
ated 23O cars and expect to do better to-
day.
''Operating conditions during the day
time are now nearly normal. We shall
operate our usual night service. unless
prevented by the stoning of cars. by at
tacks upon our crews and by the placing
OF distractions on our tracks and in the
conduits and switches"
Later the company declared that hence
forth men hired for the cars will be
for permanent service. Oficials stated
that many OF the strikebreakers were
preparing 10 DrlnB tnelr families mere
and accept permanent employment. and
that the hiring from now on will be
with the understanding that the men
will have steady Jobs and work on
tho scale fixed by the company and re-
jected by the union ofilcials.
Satisfactory, Says Union.
Garthe Calderhead, financial secretary
Of the union, issued this statement at
midnight: Prom the standpoint of the
union everything Is satisfactory. The
men are sticking. The company Is CIV
ing a wretched service and any COM
muter on the lines Of the W. r. & A. d
knows this to be a fact. It is merely
a question Of how long the community
and tho travelling public will counte-
nance such conditions.
From the start OF this difficulty pros
poets were never better for success to
the union. Our men have been orderly
and have conducted themselves with
credit to themselves and the union. We
must win, because our cause 10 Just"
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