Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17

| Shore Line Electric Railway company, which went into effect at midnight ] Tuesday, produced an absolute tieup of the entire system Wednesday. and not a car moved on the trolley lines i of eastern Connecticut during the day. i The com pany officials held to their. am nounced intention not to attempt to run cars. Two barnmen reported at ] the carbarn here Wednesday morning, | but not another man from the ranks of the striking employees appeared for duty.
 | At the power stations at Thames vile, Danielson. Mystic. Ha1lville and Saybrook, however the men were on duty and the stations were running for furnishing current for light, etc. Outside Of issuing further state ments, each side to the controversy over the attempt of the trolleymen to secure higher rate of wages made vice president of the trolleymen's un- ion, is still in the city in conference with the joint committee Of the locals of Norwich New London, Westerly and SaybrooiS.
 Cost Road $2so,ooo More.
 In a statement issued by President Robert w. Perkins of the Shore Line he reiterated his previous statement that the operating expenses of the road now are exceeding it's receipts
  asked by the employees would mean an added expense to the road of $2ooOOo This made it an absolute imposs1blllty for the road to grant the increase, he declared, for he did not believe the people of this section of the state were willing to accept the increase in fares that would be required to meet this sum and the other added operating expenses He said that the road had had little or no difficulty in securing competent men during the past few months. as evidenced by the fact that while the number of platform men employed in July of last year was 270, the number employed in June or this year was 304.
 We want to see our men get all the money to which they are entitled. his statement continued, but with condi- tions as they now exist, we can only agree to continue the present rate, and even then we cannot agree to continue the operation of the present schedule for an indefinite time with out increased patronage
 Trolleymen's Statement. Wednesday night. the joint commit tee of the trol1eymen gave out the fol- lowing statement:
 July 16, 1919. To the Public of the Communities Served by the Shore Line Railway Company: We, the undersigned committee representing the e(ployes of said
 
 statement in the Norwich Bulletin of July 18th, 1919. purporting to come from President Perkins of the Shore Line Company. wherein he states that this is not a strike against the cor poration which he represents, but a strike against the travelling public. In June, 1918, this same MT. Per kins representing the Shore Line Company entered into written agreement with the employees which uya GfO hv era MT. M. G. Stratton. one article of which is numbered Article 10. and is as follows: Provisions For Arbitration. Section 1.
 It is mutually agreed that the com pany and the association will use their best efforts to adjust any and all grievances that may at any time arise and be presented by either the company or the association. In the event that after reasonable and just such differences an agreement or adjustment cannot be reached then at the request of either the company or the association the matter shall be submitted to a board of arbitration. And it is mutually agreed that the de- cisions of such board of arbitration shall be final and the company and the association hereby bind them selves to agree fully and freely with, and conform to- the decisions of such board of arbitration.
 Section 2. It is mutually agreed that the boacd of arbitration for the determining of such questions and disputes upon which the company and proper negotiation. fail to reach an agreement, shall consist of three members; one to be chosen by the company, one to be chosen by the as sociation, and the third to be chosen by the other two. It is fl >-her agreed that the association and the company will submit the names of their arbi- trator within six days after the re- quest for arbitration has been made, and if either the association or the company fails to name their arbitra- tor within the time specified such failure will be considered as full for feiture of the case.
 Section 8. It is further agreed that the arbitrator chosen by the company and the arbitrator chosen by the as sociation shall within ten days choose the third arbitrator; and in the event that they fail to agree upon or name the third arbitrator within the time specified. the two arbitrators shall petition the secretary of labor at Washir ~ton to name the third arbitra- tor, anC. shall accept as the third ar bitrator the individual named by such secret tary of labor.
 Section 4. It is mutually agreed that the expenses incidental to the appointment of and the conducting the business affairs Of the board or arbitration shall be borne as follows: the company shall pay the expenses of it's own arbitrator the association shall pay the expenses of it's own ar bitrator and the company ./l the association shall jointly pay the ex- penses of the third arbi.rator. and such other legitimate expenses as may be necessary to successfully carry forth the arbitration.
 Section 5. It is mutually agreed that when the board of arbitration has been selected and the three arbitra- tors decided upon or arranged for, the arbitrators shall proceed within one week from said date to hear the mat ters in controversy between the par ties and shall proceed daily uy> the matter is determined.
 This agreement is still in force and if the company were sincere when they entered into it and lived up to it, the present condition which the pub lie of these communities have pre- +a and vn111d