Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-18
OvershadoW Washington Rail-
way and Electric Strike Sit
uation, Which Is Unchanged.
WAGE SCALE DEMANDS
ARE BEING KEPT SECRET
Proposals Are to Be Submitted to
Employees Tomorrow at Meetings
at typographical Hall.

With no change In the strike situa-
-tion on the Washington Railway and
Electric Company's lines last evening,
interest shifted to speculation on the
proposals of the Capital Traction Com
pany, to be submitted to the employees
Of that company through the union
committee, which has been in confer
ence with the company's officials for
moro than a week.
Meetings of the employees of the Cap
ital Traction Company were called for
tomorrow at 1880 am. and S:30 pm. at
Typographical Temple. At that meet
ing the committee will lay before the
men the results reached at the confer
snces with George Z. Hamilton. presi-
dent Of the company, and j. H. Hanna,
its general manager.
Utmost secrecy was maintained about
tho wage scale and the hours proposed
In this agreement. Company officials
said they were under an absolute
pledge of secrecy to disclose nothing
of the proposals until they had been
submitted to the men.
To Hold Conference Tuesday.
After a vote is taken on the proposals
the committee is to meet the company
ofncials next Tuesday to state the ac-
tion Of the employees. If the proposals
n . whole. or any portion of them, are
rejected the disagreement then will be
submitted to the Commissioners for ar
bitxation.
Tho committee is made up of J. n
Cookman. w. B. Pollitt and William
Meyerhoffer. They. like the company
oncials. repeated to all questioners the
0tereotyped statement that progress
was made" Officials of Division 6Ss
were not even informed of the terms
Of the company's proposal
Gossip about union headquarters set
the dgure allowed by the company as
1e cAots for. q shorter period than the
tsn years which 1t now takes to reach
The maximum of q cents in the old
agreement. and only slight concessions
on the demand for shorter hours The
truth Of these rumors was not affirmed
or denied by members of the committee.
Night Service Extended.
The Washington Railway and Electric
Company ran cars on more lines than it
haA previously tried to do at night. Car.
wsre put on North Capitol street, on 9Th
street to Brightwood and on the Eckfne-
ton line to 4th street and Rhode Island
avenue. Little disorder marked this ef-
fort to extend the company's night
service
Numerous reports were received at
headquarters Of the union that large
number of the strikebreakers had o,iit
their Jobs. These reports were that the
men had been offered a more attractive
wage as employees to take the places of
Brotherhood men in case of a nation-w wide
railroad strike.
Most of these renorfs wera 1,-ttbout
foundation. A few of the men left John
7. Vickery. head of the Washington De-
tecttve Bureau. which is handling the
men, said these men had been dis
Take Il from me. We are going to
break this strike" Mr. Vickery said last
to do Il. But we we and % our nen men iDts Intend
staying on the Job until 1t is done"
Wages Of Men Are Withheld.
n was pointed out that the agency
has . hold on the men because wages
are withheld until after each strike
breaking Job is completed. Union lead
ers said the men had made enough In
knocking down" fares to enable them
to quit to the good"
The only effort to settle the strike
IN prospect last evening was the state
ment of Conciliator William Blackman
of the Department of Labor that he in
tended comforting with the District
commissioners some time today about
further plans for ending the strike.
Commissioners Newman and Brown
low said last night that they had no
further steps in contemplation at this
time Both said they were at the "end
Of their rope" for the present.
Commissioner Blackman also admit
ted he had no plan TO offer, but said
!. he wished to talk tho matter over with
the Commissioners.
Some Of the reports about strike
breakers leaving the city grew out of
the fact that a large number of men
wore seen entering Union station early
in the evening. 1t developed that these
were mon on their way south to ac-
eepe various Jobs as laborers.
To Meet Strikers Wives.
strikers. headed by Mrs. T. R. Nc
Daniel. have arranged an appointment
with Commissioner Newman at 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning, when thew
will present their plans for co-operat-
ing in the strike and extending aid to
the families affected by 1t.
Tho delegation called at the District
building yesterday, but was unable tc
see Mr.. Newman for the reason thai
the board of Commissioners was in con.
ference at the time with the directors
Of the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company.
Mrs. MCDANIEL last night said sh,
had been informed that governmer
clerks generally had indicated a will.
ingness to help the strikers through
financial contributions. and that a funt
undoubtedly would be raised during the
present week. The proposal to organ
ixe q w0man's auxiliary to the unior
and other questions connected witt
the strike would be discussed witt
Commissioner Newman. she said.
Citizens Federation Acts,
The Federation of Citizens Assoc,a
lions took action last evening, callin,
upon the Commissioners or the pubIi
utilities commission to require th
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany to furnish the service provide'
!. for in its charter. AS means to pre-
venting further strikes the federation
recommends that the Commissioners OBJ
tain the passage of . law providing 70
compulsory arbitration.
Union Haders said they continued Z
receive 5stters from Washington loca
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