New-York tribune., 1919-03-07

the men ask for. The offers were
declined.
6. Street Cleaning Commissioner
McStay announced that he was pre-
pared to place the situation caused
by inability of the department to
dispose Of garbage over to Health
Commissioner Copeland for action,
with the request that he use the ex-
traordinary powers of the health
board to get relief
1t had been planned to submit The
offer Of the railroads to the strike
committee at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning. At that time the committee
was asked to wait until mid-afternoon,
Thomas l.. Hughes, the Department of
Labor mediator, reporting that the
managers had been unable to work
out their detailed proposition. 1t was
explained that large amount of work
in figuring out costs was involved. and
that much had to be taken up on the
telephone with Washington.
The Offer Declined
AT 3 o'clock another postponement.
TINS time until 5. was asked, and 1t
was nearly o'clock when Mr.. Hughes
arrived with copies of the offer. 1t
was long document, and when Mr..
hughes had read it, he was informed
that, as it stood, the offer could not
be accepted
One general objection was that the
elght-hour day was not granted to
everybody, that but few of the men
who did not already enjoy the eight
hour day would get it under the offer
There was serious objection also to
the proposition that all employed on
other than selfpropelled boats work
ten hours. Still further objections
were raised to the wages the PROPOSAL
carried.
Mr.. Hughes advised that the offer
be not rejected, but that the men take
1t up section by section and prepare
counter proposition. This was
agreed to, and the delegates and the
mediator, stripping off coats and col
lars, settled down for a long session.
They were still at it when Colonel
II. j. Kerrick, representing tho army.
called to take up violations of the
agreement that army tugs would not
haul private vessels and to invite the
leaders to meet with Brigader Cen
eral Frank T. Hines, chief of the
transport service, and discuss matters
with him.
1t Won't Occur Again
Violations of the agreement on the
part of army tugs was admitted, with
the explanation that these were due
to errors on the part of the mon in
charge and would not be repeated.
Among the violations were the tow
ing of lighter with horses for the
British army and square rugged boat
from the anchorage Off Tompkinsville.
In order to avoiG delay on the peace
proposal of the railroads, it was ar
ranged that the strike committees
representatives should meet General
Hines this morning.
1t was said then that the strike COM
mittee probably would be in session
most of the night, and that at the re-
request of Mediator Hughes neither
the railroad offer nor the counter pro-
posals of the men would be made pub
lie
at is a long and very involved prop
osition that has been submitted" Mr.
l'elaii ~ eA pltlleu, ana, TO be en-
tirely frank with you, we have not vet
figured it out. We have, however, voted
to receive the proposal as matter of
information and to submit counter
proposal This will be ready in the
morning.
Some OF the Terms Offered
'I can say this: AS submitted, the
proposal gives the men employed on all
-propelling railroad equipment the
eight hour day and punitive overtime
On all other boats ten hours is the
minimum day. This is also the case