Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-10
MEXICAN RAILWAY
TROUBLES ENDED
Officials and American Employees
Reach an Amicable
Agreement.
MEN WILL REMAIN WITH ROAD
Terms of Unique Settlement Not Di-
vuIgcd, but Claimed To he Sat
isfactory to All Concerned.

Mexico City, Feb. 9.-Therc will be
conductors in the employ of the Ma
tional Railways OF Mexico. The en-
ployes and tho management today
agreed upon terms OF settlement of
their differences The agreement was
signed at 2.30 o'clock today in tho Of
nce of E. n. Brown. president of the
railroad. Mr. Brown signed the docu-
ment as the representative OF the rail-
road, and the chairman of the COM
mittee of engineers and conductors
signed for the men
The conductors and engineers are en-
tirely satisfied with the terms which
include assurances that the policy of
the railroad as recently outlined will be
carried out.
F.. y. Brown issued the following
statement this aftcrnoon
"A satisfactory adjustment has been
reached between the company and the
committee OF the engineers and con-
ductors, the settlement being in line
with the policy set forth in the resoiu-
tIon OF the board of directors. which
was published some time ago. The set
tlement Is considered mutually salts
factory"
Theodore Curtis of the Order of Rail-
road Conductors of America. and Vice
Grand Chief Corrigan of the Brother
hood OF locomotive Engineers. author
lied the following.
"a satisfactory settlement of the d1-
ferences between the conductors and
engineers and the management of the
National Railways OF Mexico was ef-
fected at a meeting with President
fnAaW tho a apTnonnpnt
signed this afternoon. The committee
representing the engineers and con-
ductors has received satisfactory as
surance that the policy OF the board Of
directors will be carried out by sub
ordinate officials"
DETAILS KEPT SECRET.
The wording OF the agreement may
not be published Both the employees
and the railroad officials refuse to di-
vulge its contents except in the most
general way.
The fact that the men voted almost
soldly to resign from the service in the
face of the denial of their demands by
the railroad management has given rise
to rumors that the company conceded
several important points to effect set
tlement, but this Is officially denied.
Likewise. the employees deny that they
receded from the position they have
maintained since the trouble first be-
gan.
The road does not propose to dlscon-
tinue employing foreign citizens, and
much less TO exclude those who are
already serving by reason of their
nationality. but to give the Mexican
citizens. for reasons which arc obvious
and publicly known. a chance and the
opportunity to be promoted to rcspon-
slble positions In the service Of the
railways. always when this may be
coupled with an efficient and safe
operation of the company's lines.
In order to carry this Into cf-
feet the instructions Of the board OF
directors have been, and Will continue
to be. that whenever vacancy occurs
it will in all preference be filled with
Mexican employees when they have
both the competency and qualifications
required therefor. and for this purpose
the company has appointed competent
and impartial committees which Will
continue TO act in order to examine
candidates or applicants to the posi-
tionS of engineers and conductors, and
one OF the members of these examining
boards will be selected by the execu-
tive officials from the engineers and
conductors in service.
Vice Grand Chief Corrigan of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
sent n telegram to w. S. Stone. head
of the union in Cleveland. o., today.
informing that officer of the settle
ment
SETTLEMENT UNIQUE.
In speaking of the matter Corrigan
said.
When the agreement was signed all
differences between the men and the
ra ilI,nad mana cement ceased There are
n few smaller matters to be adjusted,
but the main questions are settled. VIC
cannot give out the terms OF agree-
ment"
Union leaders agree that the settle
ment lis the most unique and eXtrGor-
binary that has ever been made and
Just how it came about proba bly, never
will be known outside of those who
were Instrumental In bringing 1t Into
effect.
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