South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-08
Gov. Goodrich Will Appoint
Arbitration Board Today
But Company Declines to
Intimate Its Attitude.
MAYOR OPENS WAY TO
AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS
Permits Carrying Passengers
Without License if Five
cent Fare is Charged.
Will Aid Pedestrians.

The possibility of an early settle
ment of the street car strike or
lockout" was still in doubt Tues
day although in a long distance
telephone conversation with Mayor
Keller Gov. Goodrich said ne would
appoint an arbitration board before
night.
The men signifed their willingness
TO submit TO arbitration after a
meeting Tuesday morning, naming
three elementary terms. The rail
way company. howev err gave no in
timation as 10 its attitude
The company has not outlined
any terms upon which it will enter
arbitration and can not say
whether we will Go so or not said
Gen. Mgr. Hardy of the company
What may prove 70 be turning
point in the street car strike was
reached Tuesday morning when
Mayor +. W Keller granted permits
sion 10 any automobile owner who
might so desire the privilege of
operating automobiles for hire be
tween south Bend and Mishawakd
"Wednesday without a jitney bus Ii
cense. providing the fare charged is
only five cents.
II is expected that the mayor will
go before the council committee OF
the whole at its meeting tonight and
lay before them a proposition TO
make the order effective during the
progress of the strike. and also i'm
clude all other streets in the city
under the order
The motive behind the move of
the mayor was consideration for the
public. which has been forced to
walk since the beginning of the
strike
Mishawaka has already granted
such a permission 10 automobile
owners. and Mayor Keller said
Tuesday that he wanted 10 cooper
ate with the Mishawaka officials in
Tightening the hardship caused by
lack OF transportation facilities.
A committee from the Central
Labor union met with Mayor Keller
Tuesday morning and asked him for
permission 20 operate cars between
town and Springbrook park 10
handle the crowds going To the ball
game. The mayor granted the per
mission and viii take up the other
matter with the council
Here Are Union Conditions.
Statement of the conditions under
which the strikers would return 20
work W. made i'm a telegram sent
10 GOV. Goodrich by the union fol-
lowing the regular meeting Tuesday
morning
These terms were:
CD That the same scale of wages
be in effect as before the strike:
90 That no discrimination be
shown against the men on account
OF their activity I'm the formation of
the union before or during the
strike
Csl That the wage scale asked by
the men and the subject Of better
ment OF working conditions be sub
United 10 a board or arbitration
The action of the men was taken
following the receipt of a message
from Gov. Goodrich Monday night
in which he said that DE would ap-
point an arbitration committee but
did not name the members Of that
committee. The governor asked
that each party 10 the controversy
submit the proposition upon which
they would agree TO a temporary
cancellation. 20 him for his consid-
grafton
Call ia Lockout. Now.
That the South Bend street rail-
way strike is no longer a strike but
D lockout, is the contention OF law
gers who have been watching the
affair. and certain Of the carmen'S
leaders Tuesday To is asserted that
Gen. Mgr Hardy by his announce
ment. barring an men from the en-
ployment Of the company who did
not return TO work by Saturday
o.Sht. transforms the strike on the
- OF the men into a lockout on
:. Srt OF the company. Gen. Mgr.
Har submitted a new scale Of
Uagr increasing the former scale
two cents per hour. In spots. and
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