Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-12
IN. RE. EMPLOYEES
| TO VOTE ON ISSUE
| Of WAGE DEMANDS
Mass Meeting to Consider
Refusal Of Company to
Sign Agreement.

| Vote on the course of action" to bt
pursued rs a result Of the refusal Of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company to grant demands of train
men Will be made at midnight to-
| night. at Walters Hall, when a mas.
meeting of employees Of the company
Will be held under the auspices of the
Amalgamated Association of Streel
and Electric Railway Employees.
| Whether serious situation will
result in Washington or not is said
to depend on the action of the men
| tonight. The statement of President
Ham of the Washington Railway and
| Electric Power Company that even
with 7-cent fare the company would
be unable to increase wages is locke /,
| upon by labor officials as the predomi-
mating point in the relations between
company and men.
| Concerted Action Probable.
| At this meeting also a new element
Will he injected Tor serious consid-
\ Grafton. it is believed The represent
company employees will be present. it
| is stated. with the promise, already
| made, of the backin OF three addi-
tional organizations on the action to
tie taken.
| N. A. James of the firemen and oil
! Ci nOf1dS II. Jones OF the
stationary engineers and Charles
| Frazier of the machinists' organize
| ton are expected to make addresses
on behalf of their respective organi-
! cations and to make plain the stand
| for concerted action"
Statement by Labor Omcfals.
a. E. Jones. vice president of the
Amalgamated Association, who was
dispatched from Cincinnati to this
city to advise on local conditions, de-
clared today that 1T could not be
predicted what action will be taken"
1T lies entirely with the men," he
declared declared. They know their local
through them that any action will be
taken. The committee which held a
conference with President Ham will
report upon it's results, and vote
as to future action will be taken fol-
lowing the report"
Of the Capital Traction Company
which is 81 cents per hour for the first
three months of service. 81 cents for
the next nine months and Sc. cents
after q year.
The strongest request of the men
clared c. F. Cannon, business agent for
the association.
President Ham definitely refused to
sign contract at the last conference
with the representatives Of the union.
maintaining that the company would
continue to be guided by the principles
OF the War Labor Board.
Plea Of Other OrGahfxaffols.
The difficulties Of the three support
ing organizations are declared to be
the non-payment Of Z union wage at
the power plant. 1t was with this re-
quest that the three business agents
who will address the meeting tonight
went to L. E. Sinclair, general SUI
perintendent OF the company, last
week. Following an informal inter-
view" It was announced that the re-
quest of the company was to await
decision OF the Public Utilities Com
mission. Mr.. Sinclair declared he re-
ceived a verbal agreement on this
matter. The labor officials denied It,
Tho nremen and oilers;4 machinists
and stationary engineers will each
hold a meeting tomorrow night TO de-
eide upon their COURSE Of future ac-
tion," it was stated.