. Electric railway journal . s beganfull schedule operation shortly after 7 a. m. and by9:30 the service was normal. The surface lines, a 1168 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XLV, No. 25 more complicated task to handle, was unable to effectfull operation before about the noon hour. The an-nouncement of the strikes end was enthusiastically re-ceived by the public and the first cars in the downtowndistricts were greeted with cheers. It is planned tobegin arbitration as soon as the arbitrators for the com-panies and the employees can be selected. Various Interviews Regarding his efforts at concili
. Electric railway journal . s beganfull schedule operation shortly after 7 a. m. and by9:30 the service was normal. The surface lines, a 1168 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XLV, No. 25 more complicated task to handle, was unable to effectfull operation before about the noon hour. The an-nouncement of the strikes end was enthusiastically re-ceived by the public and the first cars in the downtowndistricts were greeted with cheers. It is planned tobegin arbitration as soon as the arbitrators for the com-panies and the employees can be selected. Various Interviews Regarding his efforts at conciliation which resultedin the ending of the biggest street-railway strike inhistory and his appointment as referee, Mayor Thomp-son had the following to say: We fought it out behind locked doors. This tells thewhole story of the settlement of the strike. Both sidesacted splendidly. It is a victory for the great principleof arbitration. Both sides fought desperately for theircause, but the great underlying principle at stake was. (From left to right: Mr. Budd, Mayor Thompson, Mr. Blair,Mr. Busby) CHICAGO STRIKE—PRINCIPALS WHO BROUGHT ABOUT THESETTLEMENT whether we should have real arbitration or arbitrationwith a specific agreement beforehand. The car menwere suspicious. They told of their previous experi-ences. But arbitration won. I cannot say all I would like to say about the splendidspirit of sacrifice for the common good shown by bothsides to the controversy. That spirit makes for thebuilding of a greater Chicago. The city was in adesperate plight and on the threshold of grave develop-ments. Bloodshed might have resulted, business wouldhave been stagnated and the public enraged. This cloudhas passed and the city can settle down to businessagain. The situation has been tense since trouble the surface was a feeling of bitterness thatnerved the disputants. This feeling finally gave wayto sober reason. I accept this responsibility with a full realization ofwhat it
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