Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
MEXICO AvERTS
RAILWAY STRIKE
MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES
EFFECT SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT SIGNED BUT DE-
TAILS ARE KEPT SECRET
Conductors and Engineers Win Strike
as Result of Their Unanimity
in FaVoring General
Walkout
ASSOCIATED Pressl

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 9.-There will
not be q walkout of American engin-
eers and conductors in the employ of
the National Railways of Mexico.
The employees and the management
today agreed on terms of settlement of
their differences. The agreement was
signed at 2:30 p. m. in the office of
E. N. Brown, president of the railroad.
MIR. Brown signed the document as
representative of the railroad and the
chairmen of the committee of engineers
and conductors signed for the men.
The men are entirely satisfied with
the peace terms. Mr.. Brown issued the
following statement this evening:
"a mutually satisfactory adjustment
has been reached between the company
and the committee of engineers and
conductors, the settlement being in
line with the policy setsforth in the
resolution of the board of directors,
which was published some time ago."
Theodore Curtis of the Order of Rail-
way Conductors and Vice Grand Chief
Corrigan of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers authorized the fol-
lowing: a. ID Ia
"A satisfactory settlement of the diff
ferences between the conductors and
engineers and the management of the
National Railways of Mexico was eff
fected at a meeting with President
Brown today, and the agreement was
signed this afternoon.
To Observe Policy
"The committee representing the en-
gineers and conductors has received
satisfactory assurance that the policy
of the board of directors will be car
ried out by the subordinate officials" p"
The wording of the agreement may
not be published. Both the employees
and the railroad officials refuse to di-
vulge the contents except in the most
general way
The fact that the men voted almost
solidly 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 con-
ceded several important points to eff
feet a settlement, but this is officially
denied. Likewise the employees deny
they receded from the position they
assumed when the trouble first began
1t is known before the vote on a
question of walkout the men were not
satisfied with assurances offered up to
that time. Both railroad officials and
union employees said tonight that the
agreement reached is based upon the
following resolution adopted by the
railroad board on January 2S:
''The policy of this board has been,
and will continue to be, that of the
most equitable and complete impair
tiality in so far as the relations be-
tween the company and it's employees
be observed.
Recognize Mexicans
"It does not propose to discontinue
employing foreign citizens and much
less to exclude those who are already
serving, by reason of their national
itxy hI1t TO civ ,i+
for reasons which are obvious and
publicly known, the opportunity to be
promoted to responsible positions in
the service of the railways, always
when this may be coupled with safety
and efficiency.
whenever a vacancy occurs it will,
in all preference, be filled with Mexi-
can employees when they have both the
competency and qualifications. The
company has appointed competent and
impartial committees which will con-
tinue to act in order to examine appli-
cants for positions of engineers and
conductors, and one of the members
of these examining boards will be Sc
lected by the executive officials from
the engipeers and conductors in SER
vice."
In speaking of the matter Mr.. Cor
rigan said: when the agreement was
signed all differences between the men
and the railroad management ceased.
There are a few smaller matters to be
adjusted but the main questions are
settled. We cannot give out the terms
of agreement"
Union leaders agree that the settle
ment is 'the most unique and extraor-
binary that has ever been made"
And Just how it came about prob
ably never will be known outside of,
those instrumental in bringing it into
effect.