The Washington times., 1917-03-11
KING AGAIN REFUSES
TORECOGNIZE UNION
K,
Car Men Make Final Plans for
Meeting At Midnight In
Lyeeum Theater.
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ton until we are compelled to by
the expiration of the agreement to.
night and the refusal of officials OF
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company to discuss with the commit
tee representing the employees the
making of. a new agreement" said
President Wilburt.
THE company is determined not to
recognize the union or any set of men
duly authorized by the employees to
speak for them. The employees, reafiz
ing that on organization depends their
only hope for fair and square dealing
to all of them, insist that their repre-
sentatives, rather than individuals,
deal with the company in the making
of the new agreement
"Breakers- Are Veterans.
President Kings assertion that there
g. will be no suspension Of traffic on the
lines OF the Washington Railway and
Electric Company is backed by the pres
ence OF 800 strike breakers now in Wash
ington under the leadership OF John
8 Wardwell.
t, The leader OF the strike breakers,
whom the company admits having
brought to Washington to operate
its cars in the event of a strike, is a
veteran of the street car strikes in
Dayonne, N. s.. New York city, Buff
falo, Niagara Falls, and other places.
He said today all of the strike break
. ers are experienced motormen and
conductors, and are ready to report
when called upon by the company.
Arrangements were made today for
the strike breakers to report at the
- Dc;
way and Electric Company at l.
o'clock tonight
The leader of the strikebreakers
said: 1--WE expect to break the strike
in three days, II 1t comes OF. We
Will operate the cars on the regular
schedule, and the public will never
know there has been a strike"
The letter sent to President King
last night was as follows:
Dear Sir: We take this means Of
informing you that at a meeting OF
the street railway employees of this
city, held last evening, March o. we
did reach and ratify an agreement
with the Capital Traction Company
and its employees, who are members
OF our association, and the employees
of your company, who are members
OF the association, passed resolutions
instructing that the committee sub
init to you the same propositions of
agreement as have been accepted be-
tween our association and the Capt.
tai Traction Company, to inform you
that we were willing to enter a con-
tract OF the same kind with your COM
pany.
I'VE vggds be pleased to hear from
YOU upo this subject and would ask,
if posi- 1le. that you give us a reply
In the haf
tomorror, S&nday, March IL, 1917.
You Eil address, the reply to Room
412, Washinf ton Loan and Trust
Building. city
Await az y5Ir reply, we remain,
Respectfully,
= - 49, &c. A. wILBURT,
81. w. CAIN,
& IN. T. SLATER"
DInerent Aspect Seen.
\ ofhcisis OF ne union said submis-
sion of he opposition in the letter
put difereni aspect on the situation
as IL had existed up to the time the
letter was sent
submittol % esident King on Feb
ruary . conts ned a clause provid-
ing for the. ta0oloying of none other
than un 3nsE - by the company. The
agreeme with the Capital Traction
CompanMS signed yesterday and Of
fered to President King, provides for
the employing of non-union az well
as union men.
States MONS Attitude.
EdwafI McAorrow, a member OF
the exeogla eommittee of the ANAL
Eamated Association of Street and
Electric Railway Employees of Amer
lea, made the following statement
after the letter was sent:
The issue is now clear-cut and
simple. Since our letter to Mr.. King
the only point at issue is the right
OF collective bargaining. We propose
TO him that he accept the first four
Of the thirty articles OF our earlier
proposed agreement, that he confer
with the committee of his empIoye,
as the Capital Traction agreed to do.
and that If an agreement cannot be
reached at that conference the Dis
trict Commissioners, representing the
patrons of the road, be asked TO ad-
just differences"
AntI-DIScrimInatIon Clause.
The Capital Traction Company.s
agreement with the union contains
the following provision:
There shall be no discrimination
exercised by or against any empIoye
by either party hereto because Of his
membershmip or non-membershIp in
the association"
Commissioner Newman, who yes
terday tried to mediate between the
unionized employees of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company |
and officials OF the company. visited
MGMorrow at the National Hotel, last
night and conferred with him. The
Commissioner said he merely sought
information as to the status OF the |
disagreement, and made no proposal !
to mediate. Mr.. Newman said the Of |
fer to mediate, made to the company |
yesterday morning. was not repeated |
to the unionized employees. because OF |
President Kings rejection OF the Of /
fer earlier in the day.
Union Men Complain.
At union headquarters today and |
last night a number OF shopmen and |
barn employees reported they had been |
discharged for refusing to denounce |
the union. Although ordered by the |