The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-13
CENTRAL ARBITRATION PLAN
RAILROADSOFFER ~ ACCEPTED
m THE EMPLOYEES.


FOrsner Heads 90 the Tranmen aRd Geo.
duceors 60 Choose . Thira Member &C
tire BEARD 60 Declis the DIspute-NS
Arttoa Under the EFdmann Act
Tho differences between the New York
! Central railroad and itA trainmen an q
conductors are to be settled 10y arbitra'
ton.
There was a brief meeting yesterday oI
/ Grand Masters Lee and Garrstson OF tbs
! trainnlen and conductors. tho grievances
committees oI the nsn and President
W. &. Brown and other officers Of the rail
road AZ the New York Central offices.
at which an arbitration Agr,s.ment pro
posed 10y the railroad officials was a.
oepted. when the meeting Was over tbs
following explanatory statement Wa
issued by President Brown:
The trainmen's committee has accepted
| the proposition to submit tie matter "a
the following gentlemen a. arbitrator
D. y CLARK. a member OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission. p MOrrtssey.
| president Of the American Railway En-
ployees and Investors Association.
A request has been telegrAPhed to these
Eentlefhen TO act an arbitrators. The
quest son to be submitted to them n whether
any increase in rates OF nav shall be made.
and In the arbitrator md that an increase
~ justified they are tn name the amount
of suoh Increase and also to decide upon
such change IN conditions Of service a. IN
their judgment should Be- made.
In case tho two arbitrator cannot
agree the two shall select an umpire,
whose decisions shall he final and bind
ing. The selection OF Mr.. Clark. the mem
Der of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. a. one OF the arbitrators. Assistant
General Manager Crowley " the Central
said. did not mean that the arbitration
will he under the ErdmAnn act, which
has not been appealed to.
r.. T. Clark was for a number 81 years
head Of the Order OF Railroad Conductors
and r. H. Morris~ey was for fifteen years
grand master Of the brotherhood Of
Railroad TTainmen They lave been
succesded by A. b. Garretson and W q.
Lee.
Grand Master lee said
We had already decided 10 refuse
arbitration. and have an fact Refused
it, AZ We considered that the settlement
with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
which was through arbitration unds-F
I the ETdmann art set a standard of wages
aud that there was no nes-t OF arbitra.
ton with the other Eastern railroads
Whsn however. the company made
3 the offer to arbitrate. with MIR Clark
and MIR. MorriSSey 49, the arhitrators,
W.. could not with propriety refuse "a
/ accept tn. offer These two men we know
, will he fair and they are better equippei
/ as far as knowledge 81 rpilrOad matters
| affecting the trainmen and conductors
are concerned than any other men W.
/ know
Mr.. lee said that the arbitration com
! mittae session will be held In this city
! he thought Lee and Garretson will 90
/ tn Scranton to-nigh to attend the can.
/ vasss of the vote Of the trainmen and
conductors % the Delaware. Iackawanna
and Western Railroad on the question
Of a strike for the same demands a. were
made on the Central. which n "a take
/ place tomorrow He said that a. far a.
/ the New York Central men were con-
csrned they would 10 bound by the de-
cision OF the arbitrators.
Word was received last evening from
| Mr. Clark that he will act a. arbitrator
A reply from Mr. MorrisSsy IN expected
| to-day.