Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-01
SUBMIT TWO
PROPOSITIONS TO
SETTLE STRIKE
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thought It impracticable. or 1t would
have been laid before Manager Scott.
Everything is now waiting on Manager
Scott's answer.
NEGRO FOR FREIGHT SERVICE.
Il is a keen desire OF the firemen that
an arrangement shall be perfected by
which negroes shall not block promotion
Of white firemen.
II an agreement is reached, il may be
that a clause will be inserted in the ar
ticles OF agreement. looking to the reten-
tion Of the negro on freight runs as much
as possible.
At the conference Monday morning
when the proposition OF the iremen was
submitted to the mediation board, this
committee from the firemen was present:
Vice Presidents Ball and Kelly, General
Counsel Dickson and Firemen Ball and
Cabmpell
Manager Scott was. of course, not pres
emit
Two conferences were held Sunday, one
in the morning. the other in the evening.
between Mr.. NELL and Mr.. Knapp and
the committee from the firemen. The
question Of settlement was the matter for
discussion.
II is now a fact that the question of
seniority is the only thing that stands in
the way of settlement. 1t is still unset
tied whether or not fremen shall flag
from Harralson station TO Augusta, dis
lance OF two and half miles. but this
question will not stand in the way II the
matter Of seniority can be disposed of.
CONCESSIONS MADE.
Certain rules and regulations which as
~hnl NJ 70 ha
have been granted.
They are no longer to be compelled to
clean their engines. This will be done
by employees at the round house.
They will be given passes on much the
same principle that passes are now got
by the engineers.
They will have ice water on their en-
gines.
They will have their grievance commit
tee recognized.
Already the ten white men who were
discharged at the yards of the Atlanta
Joint Terminals to make place for so
many negroes have been replaced.
In all. I'VE or six concessions have been
made to the firemen.
The firemen have been drawn a step
toward Manager Scott by action which
he took Sunday.
He agreed when the strike was declared
ended. that all Brotherhood firemen
should be given back their positions II
was announced. however. that the posi-
ton at the Atlanta joint terminals of a
fremen named Turner. had been abolish
ed. Manager Scott wrote letter to Super
intendent Patterson, of the terminals. it is
understood. directing that Fireman Turner
be returned to the employment of the
Georgia road.
In case the proposition submitted by
the f1remen Monday morning is refused
by Manager Scott, settlement must be
reached through arbitration under the
Erdman act.
IN CASE OF ARBITRATION.
The proceedings would be as follows:
A committeeman would be appointed by
the firemen. another by the road. and
these two would agree upon a third. II
they could not the third would be decid-
ed on by Mr.. NELL and Mr.. Knapp.
This committee would then sit as d
court with the power of a court to calf
before IL witnesses. and its decision would
be final. Each side would have to respect
such a decision implicitly.
Under this Erdman act by which such
arbitration would be possible. Martin A.
Knapp, chairman of the interstate COM
merce commission, and Charles P. Nell,
commissioner of labor, are created into a
board Of mediation which submits It's SER
vices in case of strike.
AS mediators. Chairman Knapp and
Commissioner NELL are now working to
bring about a settlement between the fire.
men and the road.
BURGESS LEAVES.
The strike having been settled, Assist
ant Chief Burgess. of the engineers, left
Atlanta Monday morning for his home in
Louisville.
He was here to look after their inter-
ests. but with the strike settled his work
ends and his presence here, is no longer
necessary.
It was his action Saturday night a week
ago in calling out the engineers because
he believed their safety to be jeopardized,
which caused the tie-up of the Georgia
and brought the strike to a climax.
The position throughout of the engin-
GERS, as he directed, was that they would
run when protection was afforded them
and not until then.