The Washington times., 1919-10-02
GHEAPFARES
AND HIGHPAY
FIGHTSLGOM
Onion Demands Wage Boost
While Public Scores Zone
Charges for Rides.
~ Bill PHECE

railway situatiou On the District are
multiplying daily through the determ-
-ination OF the amalgomated employees
Of the ". r q =. 20 force 70 an is-
sue their demands upon that COM
oauy for recognition OF their union
large increases in Balarieg. aBd
changes IN working. conditions, Al
though not Ndemauding," the ANAL
glmated men on the Capital Traction
are requesting" increases, As are
ne brotherhood men on the w. r.
Having their main requests turn
Cd down youterday by President Ham,
% the ". r q II. the local division
Or the amalGGmated last night voted
20 refer the differences 70 the De
paFtnent of Labor for cancellation. n
eonciiiation is impossible, the local
aiViaion viii determine upon its
eouree, There are strong hints that
The men win take drastic action.
Capital Traction men belonginF to
the amalglmated are 90. confer with
officials o1 that company in q few
aayH IL follows, beyond question,
Ehat whatever increases Ga wages are
granted By one road viii have to be
granted by the ether Ga order 70 re-
tain efficient employees.
LuFgug'n Presence glrniaennt.
The GiGniitcauce Of the presence in
Warrington Of James LarEay, inter
national vice president OF the Anal
g9mated Association, has not been
lpEt on the officials OF the railway
lines, ncr on the public generally.
". y. Aahon, president Of the organi-
zation. o. also Ga washington, but is
not personally directing the demands
OF the local divisions He was iu
conferences today with LarEay.
MT. Mahon as one OF the labor dele I
gates 20 the Industrial conference, I
which opens On the White House next
directly commanding the local situa- /
tion.
In these cities where the Anal.
gamat8d has forced raises Ga salaries. Il
the fghts have been conducted BY i
either Mahon or LarFag tfTfF
This afternoon. LarERy viii 70
10 the Department OF Labor with /
hthe proposition OF the men TO sub
NIT all dihercnces 70 Cancellation.
President Ham hRd not been notified
TO-DAY about the sEoE eiiiation plan, and
did not discuss pending adviceg on
the subject.
The Utilities CouiuissiOn will take
up again tonhrfow morning the
hearings upon iucfeased fares for the (
". r. and p. and Capital Traction,
the latter company hHviuR been u
There Wil be no let-up IN the fight
Of citizens against q proposed zone.
or double-fares system for the Dis
triet. The commission has given no
intimation that it has eliminated this
plan from among those to be con-
atoeFed for raising revenues. It prob
ably viii not DO 90, and, therefore,
the fight will 50 on against IL, led (
BY the Federation OF Citizens Asso-
Citations. Ia
The revelation that a second zone
charge OF 5 cents would not bring IN !
over 100000 a year for the ". r. and .
=. eliminated the zone plan as the Z
one method Of raising the revenues {
u is claimed will be necessary. The 9
commission appears TO have turned
10 an increase in the straight fare,
but has not at any time Indicated
that it will not make a decision in
Volving both q straight fare and
zone plan.
Through an increase in straight
iare which would yield the ". r.
and E. S1.5OO.0 600 more each wear.
practically the same amount would
nave 70 80 10 the Capital Traction,
as gtft. So the Commission still
nangs 10 consideration OF the zone
plan as one method which might
supplement W. r. and z. revenues n
and vet reduce the surplus which :,
VIII pile up in the treasury Of the
capital Traction III
A two-zone plan in the District ! q
NouLo give the ". r. and Z. a larger q
income from the second zone than
Wcula 80 TO the Capital Traction. 4
inAsmuch as the former operates v
ABOUT eight lines into suburban por- d
uons' and the latter only two. Be =
cause OF this the Commission seems v
q. Ia
TREY looking to il 70 supplement q q
straight fare. q,
Six Cents and Zone Fare. IG
The commission is giving thought 81
10 the idea that 8 cents straight fare 1,
on both roads and a zone plan might 4,
bring In something like 81 400. 600
more a year 70 the W R. and z. and Ina
somewhere close 70 $l,OOO.OOO more q q
year for the Capital Traction. la
Citizens at the hearings have been A.
insistent that IL there must be an in
crease in straight fare, there is little A
use OF cOmplicatinE things further
with q second zone charge. Make thel q
straight fare sufficient to raise the I,
necessary revenues. emitting a zone q
plan entirely, Is their demand. :,
About 5000 employees OF the Bureau 4
OF Engraving and Printing. and over a
3 900 members Of Columbia Lodge.
MaChinists, have lately 2,
passed resolutions against the zone 3,
idea, and have gone on record in n
favor OF the Syme plan OF merging =
the two local systems. guaranteeing y
reasonable returns on valuations. and ii
meeting deficits out OF District rev. n
eHueE, 90 that the uniform car fare
in the District may be held to 8 cents b
The public would be represented on n
the board OF directors in such a plan y
Strong applause greeted this, plan At B
the hearing before the commlsgion a y
few days ago. Q u would involve Con- n
sressional action. but the public be- n
ileves that 10. properly presented v
Congress WON force a merger in
some manner. hc unification Of the =
lines is the ULiy plan in sight that II
VIII hold down fares and enable a c
lhiform fare Ia all parts OF the city. n