South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-19
new BOARD TO MEET
AT CAPITAL TODAY
Nominations of President Ex-
peCted to be Made by Senate
TOday-BOard Will Sit at
Washington.


ern railroads engaged in a wage con-
a:d conductors indicated Friday night
their Willingness to leave with the
board OF mediation and conciliation
appointed by Pres. Wilson the decis-
ion of which questions are 10 be sub
mitted for arbitration under the New
lands act
In a letter TO the leaders of the
trainmen the conference committee of
managers said il seemed TO them
that the immediate difference of
opinion relating 10 the points to be
submitted for arbitration is a matter
to be considered by the board of me-
diation and cOnciliation."
The managers had reference to
their demands that ''all questions of
pay and working conditions" be set
tied along with the mems demand
for better wages.
The managers in their letter OF
July 16 setting forth their eight
grievances referred TO them as the
ones which the railroads intend" to
have incorporated in the agreement
10 arbitrate. The roads in their let
ter TO the men Friday light, while
describing their position as un-
changed, expressed themselves as
the mediation board.
Claims Modification.
Pres. Lee of the Brotherhood OF
Trainmen commented upon the
change in wording. He expressed be-
lief that a comparison of the phrase
ology of the two letters indicated that
a modification of the roads position
has taken place within the last As
hours.
In their letter the managers quoted
from the record of the meeting be-
tween the conference committee and
the trainmens officials on July 16
when A. B. Garretson, president of
the order of Railroad Conductors.
had asked that the mems attitude in
regard 10 mediation be not misun-
derstOOd
The managers apparently quoted
this with the intention OF showing
that the trainmen themselves had
suggested possible differences in
framing the arbitration stipulations
and had regarded the mediative body
as the proper one TO which such diff
ferences should he referred.
Both the managers and the train
mems committee will hold conferences
Saturday morning, the men 10 discuss
the letter received Friday night from
time pending the calling of meet
ing with the mediation board after
its members have been confirmed by
the senate. The men reiterated their
purpose TO demand that this meeting
be held at once and indicated that a
strike would be called within > hours
after If the roads refused to sign a
stipulation that only the mems de-
mands was TO be submitted for arbi-
tratiOn. The men hope the meeting
with the board can be held Monday.
BOARD MEETS TODAY.
A I'll 1 e,vr~
federal board of mediation and con-
ciliation will hold its first meeting
here Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
TO organize and prepare for immediate
consideration of the controversy by
the eastern railroads and their $4,000
trainmen and conductors. The call
was issued Friday by Judge William
Lea Chambers. whose appointment as
commissioner with those of the other
members Of the board. was sent 90 the
senate by Pres. Wilson earlier in the
day.
According 20 custom. the nomina-
tions were referred TO a committee
and Will not be reported back TO the
senate until Saturday but their i'm
"a date confirmation is considered
certain and judge Chambers is go
ing ahead with plans for the board S
work. The judge viii leave Sunday
night for New York 10 confer with
representative of the railroads and
the employees and il is not likely that
the controversy viii be brought Off
cially TO the attention OF the board
before that time
The first meeting OF the board
woulG have been held Friday after
noon. but owing 20 the absence in Bos-
ton OF one OF the members. Louis +.
Post assistant secretary of labor, IL
was decided 10 wait until Saturday.
A telegram was sent 10 Mr.. Post urg-
ing MS return.
Judge Chambers said Friday night
that the board would sit permanently
IN Washington and he hoped 10 have
as many at the meetings here as pos
sible.
Speaking OF his call at the white
house Friday 10 thank Pres. Wilson
for his appointment, he said that he
had never met the president before.
The president told him he had ap-
pointed the man who was almost uni
versally favored for the position.