Evening star., 1945-11-07
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10 m. tomorrow on the issue in dis
pute and to continue for q period of
IA days with the assistance of the
Cancellation Service"
Calls Taxicab Conference.
Mr.. Randolph called the taxicab
conference after he learned that the
executive board of Local 925, AFL
Taxicab Operators, Drivers and Ga
rage Employees Union, had held a
secret meeting to consider the pos
sibility of calling a holiday" among
it's 1,400 members. officials of
United Taxicab Drivers, Inc, an
independent union, also were invited
to the conference.
There had been persistent rumors
since yesterday that unionized cab
drivers would engage in sympathy
strike.
Mr.. Randolph said the cabmen
assured him they would remain on
the job and allow their grievances to
be dealt with by "the proper au-
thorities."
No Question of Strike.
John R. Peters, president of the
independent union, later told The
Star there had never been any ques-
ton of his members going out on
strike and that they had been "un-
alterably opposed" to such course
from the beginning.
Cab drivers had a number OF COM
plants, Mr. Randolph said concern
ing the issuance of hackers permits
and hearings on accusations made
against them. The complaints were
heard by Chairman James H. Flana-
gan of the Public Utilities Commits
sion directly after the meeting in
Mr. Randolph's office, which the
PUG official attended.
Arranged by Warren.
The transit conference was ar.
ranged by Mr.. Warren and Mr.
Randolph and was held in Mr.. War
ren's Offices. 1t was the Govern.
ment's second attempt since yester.
day afternoon to end the work stop.
page.
Mr. Merrill was invited to par
ticipate in the conciliation con
ference after Government officials
had first talked with three repre-.
sentatives OF the transit operation
union.
The union representatives arrived
the ohor OF .2i
am. and talked with Mr.. Randolph
and the conciliators. Company off
cials were invited to join the discus
sions IS minutes later.
Meanwhile, the half a million Dis
trict workers in Government ant
private industry who normally de
pend on bus and streetcar service
again improvised methods of get
ting to their jobs. Indications wer
that most of them had solved thei
individual transportation problem
in advance, unlike yesterday, whel
the transit tieup caught them b.
surprise,
Suburban Lines Operate.
Suburban bus service to commu
mites in nearby Virginia and Mary
land remained unaffected by tn
walkout in the District.
The three union officials who con
ferred with Government officials to
day represent a new committee, re
placing the unions 10-man Execu
tive Board.
Although no official action wa
taken, the 5000 unionists who at
tended yesterdays meeting made
clear they had no intention at tina
time of acceding to the plea of Rich
ard Goodrich of the conciliation serv
ice to go back to work. Mr.. Goodric
was allowed to address the meetin
after he helped union officials obtail
Turner's Arena for the meeting S
that all the members could get int
the discussion.
The walkout began at 2:30 a n
yesterday when members meetin
in the Gayety Theater voted to re
main in continuous meeting.
Later, the meeting was transferre,
to the Pythian Temple, but hun
dreds of members were unable t
get into the hall.
Mr.. Goodrick's plea was followe
by three-hour debate among mem
bers and finally by passage of th
motion to name new negotiatin
committee.
Action Termed Strike.
Although the union insisted It Wa
not on strike, but was merely holdin
Q meeting, members frequently re
ferred to the walkout yesterday