South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-29
OLD CONTRACT
NOW IN ISSUE
{. c. Toner of Mediation
Board Sees Attorny Gener-
al on It's Validity.

a report from the attorney general
Of Indiana on the much mOOted
contract OF Nov. 25th. 1919. IS
awaited as the next development in
the local street car strike situation.
r. g. Toner OF Anderson spent
Monday at Indianapolis as a repre-
sentative OF the board OF mediation
and Cancellation in the interests OF
this report
cit j. specifically understood
and agreed by the parties here
tOforc that the entrance and
execution of this contract shall
i'm no way abridgc the right OF
or waive any action, either at
Law or inequity, I'm any state or
federal court that the said COM
pany may have against any per-
son or persons, organization or
corporation OF any kind by virtue
OF certain contract entered i'm
60 by the said company Wsth
its employees on the 25th day OF
November, 1913"
Explains Toner'S Visit.
This extract from the proposed
contract submitted late Saturday
night 10 the street car company by
the striking carmen. through the
mediation board, partially explains
Air Toner'S visit 10 the capital. SO
FAR as the carmen and the company
are concerned. entrance into a con-
tract Of the nature proposed by the
strikers would have no legal signi-
hcance
But the company claims 20 have
grounds for legal action against the
Amalgamated Garments unions i'm
that the strike was called without
hearing before the public service
commission and without due notice
provided for in the cOmpany's en-
ployment contract (the contract of
1919. Entrance into the contract
proposed by the carmen's represen-
tatives would affect neither of the
two parties directly concerned. but
would have a decisive effect should
suit be brought against the Amalga-
mated unions.
Is Contract OF 1913 Valid.
Is the contract OF 1913 valid The
company claims it is, while repre-
sentatives Of the carmen hold il null
and void Its status is the chief con-
Germ at this time of the board OF
mediation and Cancellation. On the
report of the attorney general de-
ponds the return Of the board and
the resuming of its efforts here.
II the contract is valid. the case is
one. not for a board of mediation
and Cancellation. but for the public
service commission as provided in
the contract "In the conferences be-
tween the company and the car
men," said =. Dekelboum. attorney
for the strikers. the company in
sisted that whatever new agreement
made il should he in the form OF
supplement to the contract of 1915
Would Protect Company.
The carmen. it seems. wanted
new contract. but added the clause
to the one proposed. as stated above
for the company's protection. IL is
held by men close 10 the company
that the efforts Of Organizer Shine
i'm remaining here following the con-
cession Of all union recognition de-
nands on the part OF strikers is to
Offset II possible any probable action
the company might take against the
Amalgamated unions.
Terms of a proposed contract
given publicity Monday by the car
men. through am error i'm present
rnen.. were said TO have been sent
the public service commission. EN-
cerpts quoted are from a proposed
contract submitted To Gen. Mgr.
HARDY OF the railway company at a
late hour saturday night The car
men wished their case comprehen-
siveiv placed before the public and
desired to convey no impression that
taev sought the public service COM
mission as their next step I'm an eff
fort of settlement 1T is said
Want ONLY one Cent More.
From members or the mediation
Heard. II seems the carmen ask now
but one cent increase i'm wages over
the company's advertised rates. They
ask also assurance that i'm going
hack 10 work they viii have a guar
antee against promiscuous discharge
as a result OF their recent walk-out.
A grievance committee is proposed in
seeking 10 attain this end. otherwise,
their demands are practically i'm ac-
cordance with the wishes Of the COM
pany.
Mr.. Hardy still emulates the
sphinx i'm his lack of comments on
the situation. He adds now that be-
sides refusing 20 talk, he is not even
thinking on the situation. The car
men feel they have said All they can
IN regard 20 the situation and await
information as 20 the opinion OF