Show STILL A 4 CM CHANCE FOR ADJUSTMENT SI Suggested That Disinterested Citizens Tender Their Offices in Street Car Situation WILL BE NO STRIKE TODAY PRESIDENT BANCROFT ISSUES OFFICIAL STATEMENT Recognizing the seriousness of the street streetcar streetcar car ear situation which had reached what seemed to be a deadlock a suggestion originated in an Informal dis db discussion discussion of or the question in the tho Commercial club rooms which may lead to an offer of mediation by disinterested citizens either eaher members of the club or others hav hay having haying ing mg the same object in view Mo No o tangible action has lisa yet et been formulated so far as could ba W ascertained last night but it Is la expected ex a final of oC some sort wit will bo be made before a crisis In the negotiations negotiations has been reached All AH of or the developments In the street car C al situation yesterday carao camo from the Office of of Mr hannoH the president of oC the tho ha Light Railway company compan in i Ii the tte Deseret DeseNt News building Mr Ban Bancroft Bancroft Bancroft croft gave gao ga c out copies of or four foul documents that relate to the street car situation Ono of these is u it 1 letter addressed to toc C O 0 Pratt Mr Ir Pratt is the thO chairman or of the tha international Int executive committee of the th Amalgamated Amal Association A of or Street and Electric Railway es of America and is the man in whose hands the em of the street car men have left the tho adjustment of ot their differences with the company Mr Bancroft does not rec recognize recognize recognize Mr Ir Pratt as an official of ot the union or as a representative of ot the men Mr Bancroft in his letter does not absolutely absolutely refuse to treat with Mr Pratt but buthe buthe buthe he makes the broad suggestion that if you have a real interest in the adjust adjustment adjustment ment of the differences between the com corn company company pany and Its you can most suc sue successfully further that object by b refraining from further Intervention Would Treat With Empl yes Mr Ir Bancroft es letter says we are still waiting for a reply from the committee of to whom Mr Ir Wells made the tho suggestion of or arbitration In an official statement Mr Bancroft says as that he hI is personally persona II opposed to dis discuss discuss discuss cuss these differences in the newspapers but he admits that it is a question of very ver great moment to the public who have bave occasion to use the street car trans transportation transportation Mr Ir Bancroft furthermore says that the statement given out by Mr Pratt In summary of the tho proposed agree agreement agreement agreement ment Is 18 garbled and an imperfect idea of ot its entire contents is given to the tho by b his statement and some someo of the most objectionable features are suppressed Mr Bancroft says that it Is a matter of Indifference to him whether or not an la is a member of the tho union or not that is a matter of ot personal p right My y disposition Is fR to employ and retain in III the service of the company faithful and off effi efficient I Ident dent cl t men he states They must be subh or the company rally fails to perform its obligation to the public and liability re results suits Presents the Text I I In order that every eve one may ma know the tho exact situation Mr Ir Bancroft gives to the newspapers the text of the proposed agreement This agreement Mr Ir Ban Bancroft Bancroft Bancroft croft thought on Tuesday should not be bo published although Mr 11 Wells the com corn compans pans general manager believed that It should be printed to show how how absurd is the position of the men Finally Mr Bancroft refuses to enter Into an agreement that would compel all ali to belong to the union and require tho the company by b posting notices notice and otherwise to become a promoter of ot the wishes of this association Mr r Bancroft also gave out the agree agre agreement agreement ment under which the are now working It was stated at Mr office that notwithstanding the terms torms ot of the agreement referred to th the company compan had twice Increased the pay of the men What Mr Pratt Pr tt Said Reporters for the newspapers adopted the expedient exp commonly known as camp camping campIng ing on o his bis trail but they the were wore unable to find Mr lr Pratt until after 5 ocl ck last evening Mr Ir Pratts room at the Ken Kes Kenyon KeRon yon on bore the same number that it has al always ways carried No 65 l but raps on the panels of the door dool did not bring forth fortL Mr Pratt during the afternoon When Vh n Mr Ir Pratt at last became accessible sible Ible h hf was asked whether or not he had received a communication from Mr Ban Bancroft Bancroft Bancroft croft I believe it arrived at about the same time the evening papers did Then there was a silence What Is the situation Mr Pratt So far tar as I know the situation remains r maln about the same sa ne as it was Will you reply to Mr note not If so will wili you reply T ph tonight S SI I dont see that any reply is called for Mr Bancroft seems to have disposed of meu me meThe The Tho question Is will the street cars oars run tomorrow There was a dead silence in n the room where were gathered a number numb num r of the th members of Mr Pratt Pratts advisory board members of ot the th executive committee of the local Well ell said aid Mr Ir Pratt finally th there r rI t seem eem to be b any anyone one answering the I I question I No remarked J S H Lamont Lament the I president of or the tte local there No Strike Today At midnight Mr Ir Pratt was wad wa Questioned with reference to tho the situation There is no change said he We Ye will Ill be safe In saying paying ia then thon that at midnight ht no orders had been issued d for a strike Yes I bliese you ou would be safe in saying that How Hos about 4 o Youre YourD like the reporter back baek to In Johns Johnstown Johnstown Johnstown town who was after aCter information This reporter had llad a dog and the dog doe had a ataU taij taU like most dogs and one ont day the dogs tall tail was cut off Just as he lie was chasing a C cat The Tb oat cat at belonged to tic a widow named Smith who was a very ery poor woman and whose husband had been killed d In the war and who doted on en the cat which it would have been a shame to lot the dog kill and whose death would have havo brought great sorrow upon the widow who had bad a family of or three children the eldest of ot whom wham was not very old and the tha others younger than she tho eldest was a girl by the way and the other two were boys and they tle loved the cat just as much as their mother did and pond would have been greatly atly distressed If the dog doc whose tall tan was cut off oU had killed the cat and Beg pardon Mr Pratt but we were discussing the possibility of or a strike were we not Oh yes Iel true Safe Until Noon h Can cAin ln you say whether there will be a astrike astrike strike before noon Thursday To ITo the best of or my knowledge there is no strike scheduled sched led for tor noon today Good Goodnight night Ill the rest re t of or that story some somo other Vine t ne I During th the informal discussion Mr Lamont made the suggestion that fuss inas inasmuch much as Mr 1 Bancroft bad had neer be en of officially officially tidally notified by hr bv the that they the lied narl placed their case cas ca In the hands of Mr Ir Pratt that it might be well to do doso doso doso I so Whether or not that will wUl be done dono was not determined at the tho moment Continued on oil g 2 41 j 4 STIll A CHANCE FOR ADJUSTMENT Continued from fr m Page 1 There was a meeting of ot the electrical I workers employed by b tie Hie The Ti action of t fi committee e thU thUl fat wM wU U I approved ap o The Th electrical hava havO grievance gri vanc of bt their th Ir own fi They haVe been in ia conference with Mth d Ut t Scott sao t of ot the light department and he lie has told them theta that the company will not grant un nit Increase re Ji IS M wage Mr Scott told the tM conference c conf n ronce committee that he hC t t waS au authorized authOrized tl sd to by higher officials 0 s Vice President Expected L Lynn of the electrical workers was vs asked If M J T 1 SUllivan grand vice rice President dent with headquarters In San Sart Francisco would take talo t any ny action in connection with the grievances ances of the th employed of the tha light company Mr M Sullivan n Is expected teJ to come com here to look after the telephone t l situation Mr aIr Lynn said that doubtless Mr Sullivan would woud act lct in the light le do differences s if It ho Iio were wet on tM thO ground oun Mr Sullivan However has ba been and the time Ume of his arrival Is not known |