The action was announced by Wil
liam Wepner, chairman of the joint
conference board of the street car
men, after the taking of a ballot by
the workers which indicated an
"overwhelming" sentiment, he said,
in favor of a walkout by the 4,500
workers involved. The voting was to
continue until 3 p. m. today.
The cities affected will be Newark,
Paterson, Jersey City and Elizabeth
according to Wepner, in addition to
137 smaller towns in 11 counties.
The men demand union recognition
and a nine-hour day with pay for ten
hours. The company offered a plan
for a co-operative league providing
'for collective bargaining, equal repre
sentation on committees of workers
and company officials, and sick and
other benefits. The proposal was de
clined on the ground it was aimed at
weakening the influence of the union.
ORDER JERSEY
TROLLEY STRIKE
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Preparing For Determined Effort Against the Spartacar
Stronghold of Lichtenburg Soldiers and Police Of
ficers Not Killed in Fight for Possession of Post
Office and Police Station Murdered.
Berlin, Monday, March 10 (By the Associated Press)
Government troops were busy today in driving Spartacart
bands from various sections of Berlin, and in preparing for f
determined effort against the Spartacan stronghold of Lichten
berg. a suburb to the east of the city. Tle Spartaeans are re-1
ported to have large depots of weapons and ammunition ir
Liehtenherg. Government troops sent to Lichtenberg Sunday
to protect the postoffices and police stations were annihilated1
by the Spartaeans.
