Evening star., 1917-03-14

oppose us Is his determination to de-
stroy our organization and place us
back in Individual positions. and there
by rootus Of the rights of collective
Conferences Are to Go On.
Mr.. Wilburt was at his home today
because OF bad cold. Garth Calder
head. financial secretary. and J. II.
Goodman. recording secretary. of Di-
vision 6Ss. and national representatives.
ties of the strikers.
Edward NcMorrow national organizer.
and members OF the Capital Traction
Company employees committee were in
conference all day with George E.
Hamilton, president OF the company, and
w. II. Hanna. its general manager
Though the time OF the expiration #
the agreement with that company pru-
viding for further conferences on tie
wage scale is tonight, 1T was stated
that the scale had not yet been deter
mined and the conferences. which con-
tinued this afternoon, might GO OIL
throughout tomorrow
NO further steps were taken which
brought officials of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company any
nearer an agreement with the union
employees. President King said no
further suggestions had been made to
him from any quarter. In this connec-
tion he reiterated his statement that
the company is not concerned with
union activities, but is going ahead or
ganizing its own stan.
Expected to Accept Arbitration.
Both parties to the street car con-
troversy are confidently expected by
Labor Department officials to accent
arbitration plans for ending the strike
made today by Secretary Wilson and
william Blackman. conciliator. who is
handling the situation as official repre-
sentative of the Secretary.
The officials have been working on
the plans since the strike started They
stated at noon that the details of the
new scheme, which is hoped to meet
with the appreciation of strikers and Of
ficials of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company, probably Will be
presented to both sides either tomor-
row or Friday.
In order to afford no chance for the
present scheme to miscarry. off1cia Is
were loath to divulge the details of the
new plan today. but were confident in
their expectations that the plan would
meet the approval of both strikers and
street car company.
Consider Rights of Public Supreme.
The rights OF the public are now con-
sidered supreme by the labor officials. Tn
until today all lines Of approach toward a
solution Of the strike have been tried by
Secretary Wilson and members Of the
board of conciliation, but 1t is believed
that from now on the officials will make
their presentation of arbitration methods
solely from the standpoint OF public good
1t IS deduced from the attitude Of the
officials today that arbitration plans to be
presented to carmen and company officials
will be put up to them solely from the
standpoint of the public interest
Officials believe that the time has
passed when either one side or the
other can be considered from the chief
viewpoint, and declare that the poin;
has been reached when the public in
terest must be chiefly considered by
the Departmnt of Labor. the strikins e
street car men and the officials of the
railway company involved. Mr.. Black
man expressed himself as confident tha,
both sides would accept the arbitration