Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-02
STRIKE DECLARED OFF
Conference Between Employers
and Employees AVerts a
- Great Walk.Out.
MACHINIsTs REACH A SETTLEMENT

Terms agreed L pom by Both Parties TO tle
Dispute Amount TO a Compromise. the
Great Gain Being the Establishment of
National Arbitration in That Trade-Text
of the Accepted Propositions HOur
Day Is Postponed.
Chicago, April 2.-Unless something
Unforeseen occurs the threatened-ac-
complished i'll many cases-strike of
machinfSts is Il closed incident, The of
ficers of the National Metal Trades as
SOciatiOn, an organization of employ
ers, and the machiniSts international
union got together last week and
agreed upon the following set of prop
ositions:
'FirSt-That the manufacturers will
not discriminate either directly or in
directly in any way against union Ia
bor
''SecOnd-That not more than fifty
seven hours shall constitute q week $
work from and after six months from
the closing of said conference. and that
not more than fifty-five hours shall con-
Stitute a weeks work from and after
twelve months from the closing of said
conference.-the hours TO be divided as
will best suit the convenience of the
employer.
Minimum Rate of Wages.
''Third-That if the conference eS-
tablishes minimum rate of wages the
employees Of each shop shall receive al
addition equal TO the difference be-
tween said minimum wage and the
rate of wages which they were receiving
at the time the strike commenced. pro-
viding said minimum wage is higher
than the rate paid at said time. but i'll
case the minimum set is lower than
- hainD then
no deduction shall be made from their
pay on account of said differences.
Arbitration on a National Scale.
"Fourth.-We agree to the principles
Of arbitration and that all differences
arising between employers and their
men that cannot be satisfactorily set
tied between them shall be referred
to the national organizations for
prompt settlement. and that there shall
be no strikes nor lockouts called until
every effort has been made TO settle
the difference by negotiation or arbi-
tratiOn between the national organiZa
tionS.
No Limit ON Production.
''Fifth.-It shall be the policy of the
International Association of Machin-
lists and shall he so stated in the rec
Ords of the arbitration committee. that
there is 10 be no limit in any way
placed upon the production of the shop.
and that they believe in n fair days
work for a fair days wage. and that
this principle shall be considered as
part of the concession to the employer
for concession i'll working hours.
''SiXth.-That all men shall be taken
back as rapidly as possible. and there
shall be no matchmaking of employees
by employers"
Walking Delegate Eliminated.
The conference referred to in the
foregoing is 10 meet and settle mat
ters of detail. including the minimum
rate of wages. One importanSfeature
of the agreement is that the business
agent. or walking delegate" is elm
mated in the affairs of the machinists,
a shop committee taking up the work
of looking after the interests of the
Iuen. BY this agreement Il strike that
would have involved 100000 men. so il
is said. in this country and Canada is
aVerted.
Board of Arbitration Provided.
Under the terms of settlement the
following four arbitrators are said to
he named: For the manufacturers
President Seldom and Secretary De
vans of the National Metal Trades as
sociation. For the employes-Presi-
dent James O'Connen and Organizer
Stuart Reid, of the Machinists' Inter
national union. These four are to Sc
lect the fifth man.