The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-16
STRIKE TO
DEPEND ON
ORDINANCE
II 1t Fails to Pass. Street
Railway Employees viii
Vote to Walk Out
PASSAGE IS PREDICTED

With the street raiiwsymen
po~tponing their strike ballet
until Tuesday 60 await action by
the council nj Mondays session:
and with special meeting Of
the couneilmeu called for Fri
day afternoon 10 receive Coun-
Gilman c. b. FissweraIdrs orii-
nance to provide payment of ex-
ira compensation for overtime
work. settlement of the street
car wage dispute s~~sns certain
AT the urging OF Councsirrart
Fcncrt n. Heslteth. the ynesahcrs OF
the city council III favor of sae pes.
sage cf the measure ara meeting 10
have the bill entered Friday. In or
DER that II can he finally passed
at Mondays session.
The city charter provides that
none hut salary appropriation or
dinances may be passed the same
day they are presented. and IL also
authorizes three members cf the
council 10 declare a special session
Hold Long Session.
After a thrre-and-arhaf-hon con.
ference early Friday morning. $50
street railway employees decided at
a. m. TO postpone their referen.
dunn strike vote. which. II passed.
would tie up Seattle street car lines
next week. IL was agreed that the
workers would mark tirne until
after Mondays council meeting.
when, II the council falls 10 act
favorably upon the eight hour day
and at least tlnse-and-cne.haif pay
for work over eight hours. car
mems meeting will be held Tuesday
and the strike vote taken.
Carroll Takes Seat
Mai. John r.. Carroll. newly eiact-
ed member OF the council. qualified
and was sworn into office by Dep
uty City Clerk Street Friday morn
ing. He will attend the special scS-
sion OF the council at O'Clock Fri
day afternoon. when the overtime
ordinance will he the first measure
he will be asked 10 consider.
Other members OF the council
who viii attend probably will he
Hesketh. Fitzgerald. Bolton. Haas
and Moore. Thomson may not be
present. Erickson and Lane are on
an inspection trip to the skagit
river.
Corporation Counsel Walter r.
Meier said Friday that both ordi-
nances requested by Councilman
Fitzgerald would be ready In time
for the council meeting.
"a committee to take charge Of
a referendum strike vote was ap-
pointed this morning" said J. A.
stevenson. business agent Of the
carmens union following the meet
ing. Ballots viii be prepared and
everything viii be In readiness for
a strike vote Tuesday. There is
no question but that a walkont will
be voted for By the men. should
action on the question. s4
''The boys believe they have just
cause for u strike unless the city
changes its policy and puts into
effect a real eight hour day by
granting extra pay for overtime.
Want 1t Retroactive
I'VE have only asked what pri-
vate corporations All over the
country are now paying. and sure
1y the city should be as fair 10 it's
workers as the Puget Sound Trac-
tIon. Light a Power company WAS
"The majority Of the men believe
they are entitled 10 this pay from
Apru /. when the city took over
the lines and since which date no
extra pay for overtime work has
been paid We shall ask that the
hill be retroactive TO April / in
stead Of May Is, az now proposed" :"
Faced Majority
Councilman c. y. Fitzgerald, faith
er Of the new overtime bill. says
that he has enough votes TO carry
the measure and may even get more
than five. should one or two other
members OF the council prove TO be
weakening in their stand with the
opposition.
.It has been "A case where several
Of w here have been in favor OF the
carmen's request all along" says
Fitzgerald. but IL would have been
useless for us 10 attempt 70 force
thru such measure before this.