The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-23
Mediation O f Federal
Officials Calls Tenn
porary Halt.
NELL PLEASED
WITH OUTLOOK
Tender of Friendly Offices" by
Representatives of Federal
Government Follows Refusal
OF Railroad Managers to
Concede Demands of Engi-
neers for Wage Increase.

New York. April 22.-Thc tender OF
the friendly Offices" OK representatives
OF the Federal government called al
least 4 temporary halt to-n:gh; - a
strike OF railroad engineers in all tie
territory east OF Chicago and north OF
the Potomac River. in which il is os-
timated that 81 per cent. OF ihe RAIL
way traffic OF the entire country is
handled.
The mediation CT Feaeral officials
came Immediately after the refusal OF
the managers II ntty railroads con
cerned TO concede the engineers de-
maMds FOR an II Per cent. Increase In
wages, when Chief Warren :. stone OF
the brotherhood Of Locomotive Engi
neers. had announced that in view or
this refusal strike OF engineers
would 80 into effect within thirty-slA
hours.
Knowing the situation had reached
critical stage, Martin y. Knapp. pr.
siding justice OF the United states Com
mcrc- Court. a;;1 Charles l.. Neill.
United states Commissioner or Labor.
hurried here from Washington, ana
soon az the decisive break occurred
they addressed an Identical letter BOTH
10 Chief Stone and 10 j. 4. stuart.
sion OF Railroad Mana gers, declaring
that a grave situation had arisen and
that the sense OF duty Ir1nsl.eG tLsin tc
tender their friendly Offices 10 tuc
contcnd!ns parties. III the hope that
some means may be found to adjust
the matters i'll dispute without The
calamity OF q general strike"
Votes for Mediation.
Although Chief stone had a few
minutes before declared that MS
torty-nine associates on the
giaeers' committee would proceed TO
nigni 10 their headquarters to pro-
hours. he was Impressed with the
.etter OF Messrs. Knapp and Neill to
The extent that he amended the order
declaring that the committee would
remain intact here tonight to con-
sider the situation. He declared tina;
Ac would place the proposition before
ihe engineers committee with the
recommendation that i, be accepted
For this purpose he Immediately called
tive session. At this meeting the
committee voted TO accept the offer
of mediation made by Messrs. Knapp
and NELL.
Chairman stuart would not COM
mcnt OH what position the railroads
would take as TO the tender OF the
mediation. lie Immediately ordered
. meeting of the committee Tor to-
morrow, however. to consider the
proposal.
In this manner the crisis rested
stnl regarded by many observers as
critical but by others as promising
some so7t of adjustment Commits
sioncr NELL was pleased with the out
look for mediation.
The fifty railroads which will be
affected unless strike is averted
are as follows:
Baltimore and Ohio. Bessemer and
and Maine, Buffalo. Rochester and
Pittsburgh. Buffalo and Susauehanna.
Central New England. Chicago, In
d!anapols and Louisville Chicago.
Terrc Haute and Southeastern, Chi
caso. Indiana and Southern. Cincin-
natl Northern, Cincinnati. Hamilton
and Dayton. Cleveland. Cincinnati,
Chicago and ST. Louis, Coal and Coke.
Delaware and Hudson. Delaware. Lack
awanna and Western, Detroit, Tol: do
and Ironton. Dunkirk, Allegheny VAL
ley and Pittsburgh. Erie. Grand Rap
ids and Indiana. Hooking Valley, In
diana Harbor Belt. Indianapolis Union.
kanawha and Michigan. Lake Erie and
Western. Lake Eric. Alliance and
Wheeling. Lake shore and Michigan
southern. Lehigh Valley. Long Island.
Maine Central, Michigan Central. New
York Central and Hudson River. New
York. Chicago and st. Louis. New
York. New Haven and Hartford, New
York. Ontario and Western. New York
Philadelphia and Norfolk, New York,
Susquehanna and Western. New Jar-
sey and New York, Pennsylvania Lines
East, PENNSYLVANIA Linas. West. Pere
Marquette. Pittsburgh and Lake Erie.
Reading system, Toledo and Ohio Gem
trail. Toledo, ST, Louis and Western.
Vandalia Lines. Western Maryland,
Wheeling and Lake Erie. West Side
Belt Line. Wabash Pittsburgh Ter
minal
GARDNER ASKS FOR LIST