The Washington herald., 1918-06-12
STRIKE ENDED;
D. G. WORKERS
WILL RETURN
Will Hold Conferences to
Decide Pay and Hours
Questions.
All striking District employees will

All striking District employees will
return to work this morning.
That phase of the situation was set
tied yesterday afternon at d confer
ence between a committee from the
City Employer Union ad Engineer
Commissioner Knight. The demands
for increased pay and shorter hours
Of labor made by the workers will be
adjusted today at another conference.
General knight stated last night
that all men laid on on account OF
lack OF funds will be reinstated with
the others, and in cases where II Is
found their services cannot be utilized
In their old places, they will be given
employment in some other department
OF the city. Twenty-Five men are
thus affected.
Strike Of District employees was in
augurated last Saturday. when about
100 walked out as result OF the lay
off Of some OF their number caused by
lack of funds. More than 800 skilled
operators at the water and sewage
stations remained at their posts under
instructions from the union. as public
safety and health might have been
jeopardized had they walked out.
Late last night representatives from,
Ithe City Employees Union issued the
following statement concerning the
adjustment OF the strike:
THE strike OF the City Employees $
Union was virtually settled this after
noon. Figuring conspicuously in the
satisfactory solution were r. B. Ma
hany and Walter d. Davidge. eoncili.
ators of the Department Of Labor,
and Daniel w. O'Donoghue. counsel
for the union.
Gen. Knight and Mr.. Mahany de-
rided that the opening argument be
made by Joseph H. Hurley. who
thereupon presented the contentious
of the strikers, to some OF which
Gen. Knight took exceptions, but IN
der the beneficent influence OF Messrs
Mahany and 0avidge, the main diff
cuIties were ironed out. Mutual con-
cessions were OF course made. but the
atmosphere pervading the entir pre-
cedure was OF a most pacific nature,
'Mr. o'Bonoghue, for the men, was
extremely careful to see that the
agreement reached entirely safe
guarded their interests. The twenty
men who were the immediate cause
Of the presnt walkout wre sent to the
construction division of the sewer 4e'
partment. where they will be paid
their old rate of pay and given 10 os
suited to their abilities. and on me
first OF July sent to their old jobs at
the pumping station.
Two other men. Edward McCray.
who was laid OF by Inspector MIR
ray, street cleaning department. and
Cook, a driver. were also ordered
back to their respective Jobs.
The pay question will be taken up
tomorrow afternoon by Gen. Knight
and Messrs Hurley and Ruputus, and
as soon as an engagement as to the
ratings and some small details are
agreed upon, the new scale will be
made effective
During the conference Gen. knight
announced that officers who graduated
with him at West Point fifty years
ago were holding their class dinner,
and the settlement of the strike had
prevented his attendance.
At the conclusion OF the conference
Gen. Knight, holding the hands OF
Mr.. Mahany and Mr.. Davidge, pro-
posed to the committee present a ris-
ing vote of thanks to the two for
their successful effort In unravelihg
the snarle, and It was carried unani-
mously.
The committee representing the City
Employees Union was composed as
follows:
Joseph II. Hurley. chairman;
Charles Gerben. Charles F. Ruputus,
Frank Wright, T. +. Lucas. T. j.
Caldwell, John Prenkert. William
Smith and Frank Mahony.