New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-01

subpaenaed. together with other union
leaders, and that thus far they had not
been given chance to testify and to
contradict Mr.. Garrison on the stand
Commissioner Barrett informed him
that he, as we'll as the union chiefs,
would be given an opportunity to take
the stand later in the inquiry, but that
Che commission desired to make q
statement and offer certain recon-
mendatoins for the settlement of the
strike.
Return to Work." Says Mayer
Mr.. Barrett then read the following
letter addressed to him by Judge Mayer
following his conference with the
judge.
you called to see me this morning
after conference with Messrs. Shea
and Fridiger to present to me some
views expressed by them to you.
II am, of course, always glad to see
you, both because Of your official posi-
ton and of my high personal regard
for you.
81 decline, however, to consider any
thing coming from these two men or
from the committee which has hereto
fore purportcd to act for the employees.
EITHER these men are RESPONSIBLE
not; if not, then they have not truly
represented the men.
THE proper way for the strike to be
settled is for the men to return to
work. After that the receiver and the
court will be pleased to receive any
duly and properly constituted commit
tee which truly represents the en-
ployees.
~ cannot emphasize too strongly
that there will be no negotiations, di-
rectly or indirectly, by the receiver or
the court with the so-called leaders who
either melted the strike or were power r.
less to prevent it,"
Here Mr.. Barrett prepared to read
typewriter statement embodying
the position of the commission and
its recommendations to the strikers
He was, however, interrupted by Mr.
Fridiger, who shouted:
Are you going to reach a conclusion
without hearing both sides of the con-
troversy. Why don't you invite US on
the stand, as you did Judge Garrison ?"
Mr.. Barrett replied that he was con-
WINGED Mr.. Fridiger would withdraw his
objection after he had read the COM
missions statement. If this was the
commissions conviction, subsequent
developments proved it erroneous Mr..
Fridiger refused to accept Mr.. Barrett's
assurances, insisting that his objection
to the commissions conclusion be in
serted into the record. Mr.. Barrett
permitted him to do so and proceeded
with the reading of his statement. The
statment follows:
with regard to the matter Of ST.
Ting the strike, have no power to or
der either side to do anything. All that
l can do is to recommend either VI
both sides t. do certain things. The
interest of the public in matter OF
this kind is paramount. My sole pur-
pose is to restore the service, so that
the public may not be Inconvenience
My rccomme ndation is that these men
who are now on strike return to work
and perform their duties; that they
appoint a committee to represent them,
and that this committee wait upon the
receiver and notify him of their griev-
ances.
Reasonable View Predicted
power to compel the receiver to d.
anything, but l feel that he is inter
estcd in serving the public and will d
everything in his power to reach al
amicable adjustment of the present
difficulties. I believe that he will
meet the men in friendly spirit that
he will listen to reasonable. demands
and that he will act reasonably.
II therefore recommend that the
receiver Lear these men and that he
grant them such relief, with the con
sent of the court, as the circumstance,
Of this case demand. In the event
that the receiver and the committ<
are unable to agree, their differences
will have to be settled, in some way
"Ordinarly arbitration is consid-
cred fair way of adjusting disputes
Of this nature. But, in this particular
instance, we have a rather naculiar sit