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Leopold Macaulay asked the Min-- Iister if unrest because of economic conditions was a factor in the strikes and strike threats. "In relation to the coal strike," said Mr. Hipel, "it is a very com-- plicated affair and it would take an hour at least to go over it. I would say the cause lies largely in the changes of doing business in the last ten years." _ Mr. Hipel, in describing the oper-- ations of his department, said they did not try to push their officers into a strike situation. "But," he added, "it is becoming known thal: I A the department is there to help bot Delwe"es Res*ored' gides and in many cases, in which 1 # mnmmnmmnetsmemm mss o s css ie ie en . * bU* Afly Spfll'k MGY trouble is brewing, employers andi employees telephone in and call our | BlOW Up Agreemeni' officers to come down and sit in'; f with them." { BOTH S'DES WARY Up to the last hour, calls con--| tinued to deluge Mayor Day's office (Pictures on Page 4.) from homeowners in desperate need Wirentiaatenco of coal. _ Welfare Commissioner | Scttiement of Toronto's four--day Laver reported that as many as | eoal strike was reached yesterday 2,400 Toronto relief families were! afternoon at Queen's Park on terms without fuel. He called the situa-- ' which,. it was rumsored, "any spark tion "very serious." 1 might «low up." Terms of the agrec-' Several companies had started to' ment signed by union 8':d "'f?a:;;fl deliver coal under police protec-i es wer officially # s \ ;?:):Iz::r;lall\es were no tion. A special force of fitty-seven' ' n es ~ x 'as formed for this purpose i While "everything on wheels menl wWihs ( purp ' was hpx'esscd into s&;r\'ico for the under Inspeclor. Reginald 'Lund,v. ' relief of hard--pressed consumers and was comprised of nineteen | ' last hight, Hon Norman --Hipel, mounted constables, two mounted 1 Labor M'mi.sler t(;ld the Legislature patrol-s{'rgeants. one mounted ser-' ' that settiemen't was reached on a| geant, five foot patrol--sergeants and ' basis "on which all parties seem-- thirty other constables, including. :ls be habpy." motorcyclists. No attempts were| & lto y pp)(-l (est night #rom an E] made to interfere with deliveries. was learne as h "It is impossible to ignore the authoritative source at Quf:}fn_i; pitiful pleas that have reached me," Park that the agreen}enl w ':' | _ said Mayor Day, before the strike 4 ended the strike was virtually t e. was settled. "It is imperative that same as that which had bt;'en a.D. deliveries be resumed immediately, proved by the strikers on t te i;xlcd and the police have been instructed ;lous dl::equg\l:.;; ::fi-l::?:i';wn aat to provide whatever protection may een su ® f be required." a dealers' meeting. It l; "nder':tozg On receiving news of the settle-- that wages rcm'_m the ift'm will ment, Commissioner Laver said his now. A grievance ml':'m l'*'e JAFd department would impress upon be established in ca(;' 'ioaQui-en's; coal contractors "the urgent need"| which is interprete tha W arring of supplying the city's fuelless relief | Park as .meamng xe'omised on families as soon as possible. Mayor| parm'.'s ha\'e t-!";sl?\::pof s closed Day suspended the city by--law pro-- t:e L?mr::i:?rl: 3 hibiting night deliveries of coal for shop for PA - ig i From other sources it was learne;'d l\\: ?(;ibli'tlsstl;'t]:'lr:lelgtp;?. Labor Min-- :::tab:tt:t gl;'ret;:st::;ga':agg r';'_ig't'mj ister Hipel, union officials and deal--| ® _ A F r 2 ers, was issued after the Queen's ?}'::l';\gevf:l'itg':::rr;:itCh feight imper}! Park conference. It follows: "Al * fust 'Oul-- settlement satlsfaclor,x: to all con--| d?'c-"lem?:"ikoe( tc';:,,gag;l:nggfteLx?ait cerned has been arrived at, and | $ elivery sir i4 to spread out and the workers will return to work im-- | :;?)r:l;:e:::i?;rive::?nilk and bread| -- Mediately. Deliveries will commence | * at once." | deliverers, and other truckers. At In deslin it k | » g with accumulated or-- noon the strikers asked the Team-- k # M <I sters' Joint Council No. 52 to order d.ers; coal firms announced !h.e)': ts members to hold sympathy }\.oul.d take care of emergency cases | f M irst. strikes. 'n;e ':q':eit r:v?l\ll;g n'\':;: "We will endeavor first to take been COI;'Sl ;re ater' atSG m. but| Care of orders from people whom | Ing °t.th; "m%henb the co?;l s.trlke doctors have certified to be in due | :'::e'(;'." rawn W . _ need of coal because of sickness," | EU _ k t| said Donald M. Springer, president | £ s)l'gnlmfe |ont t:,heco(l;f::%[abfiei{r?;:l. and general manager of Toronto s':"p.l?':e' meetings of the Strikers Fuels Limited. "After that we will and dealers had been held earlier ::ko' |'hcm in .th*:i"order in which in the day. Final terms of settle-- o her larse deals § ment were approved by representa-- _ Other large dealers expressed be-- tives of the union, the Fuel Protec-- lief it would take them until Sunday ti s Association " the Fuel Dock| at the soonest to catch up in their ¢ « Alon jation lnd. the Retail Fuel deliverics. Some of the smaller deal-- One hundred. piano workers who DSSC:i:'l. Association ers, however, experienced no accum-- were temporarily forced out of em-- 'i; hiss announcement to the Legis--| ®Mulation of orders during the strike | ployment at Mason and Risch, Lim--| lature, Mr. Hipel said negotiations because of the many home--owners Nt'_d. will go back on the job early h. 4 been carried on night and day,| Who came to their yards and took |this morning, it was announced last' i:\ce Monday morning, in which | _ fuel away in 100--pound bags. night by A. J, Mason, president. * illation officers of 'he deparl-' The strike's settlement saved more End of 1'he strike came none too Con:'-t had joined. Later, from de.| than 500 employses of Hunts, Limit-- -- soon for Toronto dairies. "The dai-- mertment. officials, it was learned | | 24. confectioners, from being thrown |FiCS Were down to the last chunks in lhet the Minister himself has not[ |out of work today. According to L. [ theit coat! bins." sofd: DN Gordon averaged three hours' sleep during | K. Hegert, assistant general manag-- Jacksqn. Medncgl Officer of Health, the wt iWO nights. er, the ('1ll\('.\' planl uses about two "a.nd if the C.l')' had had to go At the same time, he revealed' s shciih Hail! oo Todey, _ _ *_ without mllk.nt "would have. been that during the past five days "five| been without fuel by today, j| ® grave situation, strikes have been settled largely | through the efforts of the concilia-- tion officers of the Department of | * umr." I