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Show NEW YORK TRACTION STRIKE CALLED OFF NEW YORK, Aug. 9. The strike which for four days has paralyzed txa.fic on the surface. . subway and elevated lines of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company, was called off tonight after an agreement had been reached between representatives of the strikers and LIndley M. Garrison, receiver for the road. The declaration that th men were willing- to accept mediation was made by Louis Fridlger,. counsel for the Amalgamated Amalga-mated Association of Street and Electric employees, at a conference in the chambers cham-bers of Federal Judge Mayer, who" has been In control of the affairs of the B. R. T. since the corporation was thrown Into a receivership. Under the terms of this agreement, the strikers win their principal demand, recognition rec-ognition of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Klectrical Railway Employees, Em-ployees, provided they can show that 50 per cent of the company's employees were members of the union August 8. Other clauses provide that Mr. Garrison Garri-son will receive a committee - presenting grievances of the employees; that any grievance which cannot be adjusted will be submitted to arbitration,', and .that the receiver and the strikers bind themselves to abide by the results of such arbitration. arbitra-tion. . |