New-York tribune., 1919-09-09


any person or persons by reason OF
his or their membership in the Equity
! Association or for his or their connec-
tion with the recent strike, and no
Equity members shall refuse to work
for any producer or producers by rea-
son Of his or their connection with tho
recent strike.
"In case any controversy or dispute
shall arise between the Producers AS
sociation and the Equity Association
or any of their respective members re-
enforcement Of this contract or any
part thereof. or with reference to the
rights of any party or member thereof
hereunder, then and In that event any
party to such controversy or dispute
may notify the other thereto in writing
that he wishes such controversy. OF
dispute settled by arbitration, and in
such notice shall specify the contro-
versy or dispute and tho name of his
his association. Within five days after
written notice has been sent to The
party to the controversy to whom such
notice is addressed. said party shall, in
writing, name mis- arbitrator. who shall
be member OF his association, and
give written notice thereof to the
claimant. Said arbitrators shall decide
such controversy or dispute and a copy
thereof sent to the Producers Asso.
citation and the Equity Association and
to the parties to said controversy or
dispute within ten days from the date
of the appointment of the second ar
bitrator. The concurrence Of both ar
bltrators shall be necessary to de-
cision, and il made within sa1d ten
days shall be binding and conclusive
on al! parties to said controversy.
IF the arbitrators shAI! fail to de-
eide said controversy or dispute with
III ten days, then such controversy
or dispute shall within five days there
after be submitted for determination
to three umpircs.
Each umpire shall serve in turn as
cases arise, and should any umpire die,
refuse to act or be lncapacitated the
next umpire in tho order named shall
serve in his stead. The award of the
two arbitrators or of the said um-
pire shall be necessary to decision,
and such decision, If made shall be
binding and conclusive on all parties
| to said controversy or dispute.
"Thc decision of the umpire shall
be made and reduced to writing, and
a copy thereof sent to the producers
and to the parties to said controversy
or dispute, and the whole dispute shall
be decided within fifteen days Of the
selection of the umpire as herein spe-
Gifted to decide said controversy or
dispute. The parties to said arbitra-
tion shall have fifteen days after said
copy of said decision or award has
been sent as aforesaid within which
to comply with said award.
"The arbtrators and the umpire re-
spectively shall have full power to de-
termine the manner in which they
will hear the parties, the mode of pro
cedure and the character, nature and
extent of the evidence to be ,ou5id-
cred. Should the umpire selected fail
to make an award within the time
herein specified further arbitration
after similar notice and time as above
provided, shall be had by the umpire
next in order named under the same
terms and conditions as to the time
and otherwise as above provided.
"All notices in this paragraph shall
be given by registered mail to the ad-
drcssee's last known business address
and in addition to the times herein
before provided one day shall be
added for each one thousand miles OF
fraction thereof OF distance between
the point of mailing and the point OF
| destination. In addition to the notices
| hercinbefOrc required to be sent, du-
plicate originals of all such notices
shall be similarly and contemporane,
ously sent to the respective secretaries
Of the Producers Association and the
| Equity Association.
"lf the Producers Association OF
the producer, whichever may be :
party to said controversy or dispute
fails to appoint an arbitrator as here
nbefore provided, or, without JUS
cause, withdraws from said arbtra
ton, then the Producers Association
or the producer, as the case may be
shall be in default hereunder.
IF the Producers Association or h,
producer. as the case may be. is no
so in default, then no strike shall },
called, requested, encoura ged, advised O
permitted by the Equity Association
or any Of it's members, until the laps,
of fifteen days after the failure O
omission of the Producers Associatio,
or the producer, as the case may be
against which said award NAV hav,
been made, to perform and discharg
said award, and such strike shall al
ways be limited to the party agains
whom said award has been made an,
the corporation, copartnership, associa
tion, individuals and concerns Of what
ever character, which the party agans
whom said award has been made con
trolls.
IF any member of either the Pro
ducers' Association or the Equity AS
sociation fails or refuses to perform
the award rendered against him a
hereinbefore provided. then and in tha
event the said association to whicl
such member belong shall prompt,
take appropriate measures with a viey
OF compelling said member to max
strict performance of and complianc
; with said award, and anything herein
before contained, to the contrary not
wlthstanding, no such strike shall b
called, requested, encouraged, advise
or permitted against such person VIII
has SO failed to comply with sal
: award until the lapse of three day
after the expiration of said fiftee1
days, if the Producers Associatio,
, shall so request.
"This agreement shall continue il
force up TO and including June |. 1929
At any time within ninety days pro
to said June l, either party heret
may, IN writing, notify the other part
of it's desire to meet the other part
IN conference for the purpose of nego
tlating for renewal of this contrac
upon Its present or changed terms, an
in the event of such notice the part
receiving the same shall, within iiftee
days after the receipt of such notice
meet with the party giving such motto
IN order to carry on such negotia
tons"
The agreement is signed for tn
Producers Association by Sam Harri
and Arthur Hopkins; for the Actor.
Equity Association by Francis Wilso
ND 1.