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Show STRIKE OF DREM EMPLOYEES ENDED Reconciliation Is Effected Through Mediation of State Officials. The strike of employees in the operating op-erating department of the Salt Lake and Utah railroad, known us the Or em line, whiclt began Xovember 10, was ended yesterday through the mediation of Governor Bamberger. William M. Knerr of the etaro industrial coin mission, mis-sion, and V. H. Rodger?, federal mediator. media-tor. Tho boycott of tho road, ordered for all members of organird labor in Utah a week ago by the Salt I-ake Federation Fed-eration of Lnbo'., automatically ie lifted. Concessions were made on either side and the question of recognizing the union of the Amalgamated Association Associa-tion of St reet and Kloctric KailwHy employees, organized sinro the strike, was not brought un- The former employees em-ployees will be reinstated, a large number num-ber at once and others as vacancies occur. oc-cur. The now emplovees will continue to fill the positions the.v took since the strike. "The traffic ou the road is about 5n per cent normal and will he entirely normal within the next two days.'' U. '. Orem, president, said yesterday. '"The road is ready to transport, any t raf fie offered. ' ' The agreement . witnessed wit-nessed by M r. Knerr and M r. h'odgers, signed yesterday by Mr. Orem and members of the committee representing the emplovees, is: '"Said former employees shall J0 engaged en-gaged as rapidly as places are found for them, credited with their period of service before tho strike and paid at tba sumo rate as when they left tho service. Seniority among them as to choice of runs shall be as before tha strike. Seniorit as to choice of runs as between them and present employees shall be determined by State Industrial Commissioner William f. Knerr and President W. C. Orem of the railroad. "Tt is expressly agreed bv the railroad rail-road company that they will not discriminate dis-criminate against their former employees em-ployees who return to their employment, employ-ment, nor in its treatment of them when employevl, because of hav;tLj been on strike' or because of tnelr former or present or future or continued association associa-tion with labor organizations, associations associa-tions or unions. ' Tt is understood that any of tho i men employed will do all possible to work in pea re and harmony wit h the company's other employees. Any effort on the part of anyone to make it un- 1 pleasant for employees entering the em- : plovnient of the eompanv during the walkont will bn regarded a an act of insnrbordiuat ion. j " Tt is agreed that no question of increase in-crease in scale of wcges will be raised hy the men before June 30, 191s. "A committee of e m pi oy ees ma v wait on the president or superintendent any time they have anything of mutual j interest that they would like to dis- J cus. ' ' Signat:iro of com mi t teem rn were; II. H. Wilson, James Simpson, Harry; Read, C. A. Barnard aDd P. J. Shoup. ' I The appeal to the patriotism of com- pany officials and employee resulted in I the breaking of the dea'dlo.-k of the' last three weeks and the settlement of j the strike. |