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has everything 10 lOcc anu 1OOAi
ing to gain from a continuation
of a franchise held by the Capita
Transit Co.
IT hope the leadership of tn
union Swill not trade long-tim
rights for an immediate dish q
pottage in the form of sugar
coated concessions by the com
pany to the union demands"
Senator Morse was a leader Il
congressional passage of tn
Capital Transit death sentenc
bill and hailed its passage as al
act which would run Woifsol
out of town" Louis E. Wolfsor
Florida multimillionaire. is con
trolling stakeholder in the com
pany.
Deal Reported Made
A company-union deal was re
ported made Friday between J
A. B. Broadwater, Capital Tran
sit president, and James J
Gormley, international execu
tive board member of the Anal
gamated Association of Stree
Electric Railway and Moto
Coach Employees of America
parent organization Of Local 68s
which is on strike here.
Mr.. Gormley repeatedly agreed
then to the company's stand OF
the veto question.
He was said to have proposed
the wage and pension terms
They were repeatedly agreed OF
except. that his plan for the las
Scent raise would have been II
two PARTS cents on December
and 2 cents March !. The COM
pany instead wanted all 5 cent
to come due in March.
At yesterdays meeting. it wa
reported, MIR. Bierwagen anc
Bernard Cushman, counsel TO
Local $50, sought further con
cesslons from the company and
at the same time. refused II
sign any contract which woult
become void if the Presiden
signed the company's death sen
tence.
Mr.. Bierwagen described i
this way:
1.-THE union was told that Ger
tain conditions were attached Il
the proposal that had been ad
vanced. We wanted to know
what the conditions were ant
we were told they included &C
ton by the President.
Are you asking the union Il
join in seeking a veto of thu
transit bill?" Mr.. Bierwager
asked.
IT don't give a whether
you do or you don't" he sait
Mr.. Broadwater replied.
Contingent Plan Rejected
MIR. Bierwagen said he asked
would the proposal be in effect
only If the bill does not become
law?" The answer, he said, wa
yes.
Thereupon, Mr.. Bierwagei
said, he declared the uniol
would not accept any contingen
proposal, and was not interested
After that, Mr.. Bierwagen said
Federal Mediator Gilbert s. Nc
Cutcheon talked to the two side
separately, and the union wa
informed that management fel
further discussion would not b
profitable.
Some observers have pointe
out that although the union ha
rejected the veto contingency
It has brought out into the ope'
the company's willingness Il
grant some concessions. Thi
puts the strikers in position t
demand more from the Distric
Commissioners-Should the cit
take over the company-tha
the commissioners might hav
planned in their existing. bu
unrevealed, proposals.
Commissioner Spencer de
clined last night to compare tn
city's plans with the company
offer.
The company contended II
position was not an effort t
persuade the President to vet
the transit bill. E. Clevelan
Giddings. Capital Transit vic
president, declared: I'VE hay
no position one way or anotht
whether the President vetoes til
bill or doesn't. Personally.
think the President will exerci,
his good judgment and decic
the bills fate on its merits"
He feels. Mr.. Giddings ind
Gated, that the President woul
not be swayed even by wheth,
or not transit service was opel
ating.
Hagerty Denies Stories
Meanwhile. White House Pre-
Secretary James c. Hagerty d.
clared, 1.-THE President of tt
United States does not make an
agreements with anyone as
how ne shall perform his cor
stltutional duties"
Mr.. Hagerty said he ha
"noted stories in the papers II
timating that the President
someone on the White Hou'
staff is considering proposal
have the President agree to vel
the District of Columbia trans
bill if the Capital Transit c
and it's employees reach a settle
ment that apparently is to |
contingent upon such a veto.
He said the stories are ICON
pletely false" and that he d,
not know when the Presidel
might act on the bill.
If the President does not a,
by August 16, however. the bi
will be dead as the result of
pocket veto"-possible only in
mediately after the adjournmel
of Congress.
The bill would cancel tt