The Washington times., 1917-03-10
King, However, Refuses to Me-
gotiate With Carmen's
Organization.
STRIKE-BREAKERS ARE HERE
Chance Of Strike on Capital
Lines Eliminated as Danger
on Others Grows.
CONTINUED from First Paa.N

company shall meet and treat with
properly accredited committees or Of
ficers OF the association, who may be
employees OF the company, or general
officers of the Amalgamated Associa-
tion of Street and Electric Railway
Employees of America, on all ques-
tions OF grievance covered by sec
tions 10 30, inclusive, of a proposed
agreement submitted by said 1850
citation on February %, 1917, and on
all questions and grivances that may
arise in the future, and should there
be any questions or grievances that
cannot be amicably adjusted by said
conferences, the same shall be sub
mitted to the Commissioners OF the
District of Columbia, acting as q
board of arbitration, the decision of
which board shall be submitted in
writing to the company and 20 she
association, and shall be binding
upon both parties hereto, provided
that with regard TO sections to 30. in
elusive, of the proposed agreement
above referred to, conferences shall
begin Saturday, March 10, and be held
daily, Sunday excepted, until and in
GLIDING Wednesday, March Ia II at
the expiration of such conferences no
agreement has been reached on any
or all OF the questions included in
sections 4 to 30 Of said proposed
agreement, above referred to, the
same shah be forthwith submitted TO
the Commissioners Of the District of
Columbia, as hereinbefore provided,
for their action, which shall be bind
ing upon both parties; provided, fur
ther, that any wage increases which
may be granted by said conferences
or arbitration shall be effective as of
March II, 1917; provided, further, that
any matters contained in or referred
TO in the Aforesaid sections to 30, in
elusive, which may be agreed upon by
conference or as a result of arbitra-
tion, as provided, shall become and
remain a part OF this agreement.
Comes Who May Act.
Section 8. 1t is further agreed
that all matters concerning grieV-
ances OF. employees of the company
when considered by the above men
toned division $50 of the Amalgam-
ated Association of Street and Electric
Railway Employees of America, shall
be considered and acted on solely by
those members of said division who
are employees of the Capital Traction
Company.
Section 4-There shall be no dis
elimination exercised by or against
any employees by either party hereto
because OF the membership or non
membership in the association.
''Section 5.-It IS further agreed
that during the pendency of this con-
tract the service upon, and operation
Of, the lines OF this country shall by
its employees, parties Of the second
part. be continued without interrup-
tion."
COmmendatIon for Capital
At the headquarters of the union to-
day there was general enthusiasm
over the signing OF the Capital Trac-
tion Company agreement and warm
commendation for President Hamil-
ton. which was in strong contrast
with Utterances concerning the atti-
tude OF President King, OF the Wash
ington hallway and Electric Com
pany.
Throughout the early part of the
day 1 constant stream OF shopwork-
ers. wagon men and barn employees of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company poured into the union head.
quarters, each man announcing that
he had been summarily discharged for
refusing to renounce the union. tear
up his union card and thrbw away his
union button.
Individual contracts were submitted
TO the motormen and conductors, but
union officials said few nonunion men
signed the contract and absolutely no
union men affixed their signatures 10
It
Statement Of Company.
At the office of the company, how
ever, it was stated that "a large
number" OF motormen and conductors
had signed the individual contract
pledging not 10 participate in the
strike and to stand by the open shop
principle.
Following is a copy OF the docu-
ment submitted TO the shop men and
barn employees, failure TO sign which,
It Is charged. resulted in dismissal:
II, the undersigned, agree to accept
employment in the shops or car
houses of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company, as an individ-
usl, and sever all relations with the
Afnalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees OF
America"
The pink slip OF paper. at the head OF
which Is printed company business"
NOHldAiLo blaAih AHNo AOA LIle udNt anu
signature.
Badges Taken Away.
Motormen and conductors reported at
the union headquarters today that the
number badges worn on their caps had
been taken away from them today and
issued TO strikebreakers. Badges con-
tanning numbers OF smaller denomina-
tons, bright and new. were issued to
members Of the union
The motormen and conductors
charged today that the reason for
this was to convey 10 the public that
the strikebreakers to be employed by
the company are old men, while the
wearers of the bright new badges are
noviceB.
More than 15O strikebreakers. head
ed by John Wardwell, who led the
strikebreaksrs during the New York
traction controversy. are registered
At the Mt. Vernon Hotel and other
small hostelries along lower PennsyI-
Vania avenue.
Theseveral score men from New
York and Philadelphia made no sec
ret of the fact that they have been
W 'sght here to g. 'rFfs the street
cars in case of a strl6. Several of
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