Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-07-19
BECOMES A LAW
CREATES NEW BOARD
FOR ARBITRATION

Under is Provisions all Differences
Between Employer and Employed
viii be Arbtrated and the Threat
ened Strikes OF 10000 Men viii be
ShetIed under the New Bill Just
Passed.
WASHINGTON, July 16.--The New
lands, bills, revising the Erdman law
to provide arbitration of wage dis
putes in a manner satisfactory to
railroads and their employees, passed
the House yesterday without roll
call and was hurried to the Senate
which was waiting to pass it for Pres.
ident Wilson's signature.
The Senate passed the Newlands
bill without a roll call and it was
hurriedly prepared for transmission
to the White House, where President
Wilson was ready to sign ii.
Establishes National Board.
In its perfected form the new law
would furnish machinery expected to-
open up the possibilities of arbftra-
ton and federal mediation. The new
law would establish the United
States board of mediation and CON
citation" to consist of a federal com
missioner of mediation and concilia
ton" and two other officials of the
Government to be designated by the
President. This board could be ap
pealed to to intervene in a railroad
labor dispute by either party and
would first use its best efforts, by
mediation and concilition, to bring
the disputants to an agreement. Fail-l
IRE would be followed by an attempt
on the part Of the board to induce
the parties to submit their controyer-
sly to arbitration; and in case arbi-
tration was argued to special boards
of either three or six mediators would
be chosen by the railroads and the
employees, sei'eif' eai 4
Arbitration under the new law
would, be. undertaken only after al
definite agreement had been made by
both parties to abide by the decision
of the arbitration board for stated
period.
Woman Started Movement.
Just how Mondays White House
coference was brought about became
known yesterday, when officials stat
ed that Mrs. j. Borden Hartman of
the new Industrial commission had in
formed them that strike was inn
minent unless an agreement on al
board of mediation could be secured.
AS result OF her message, both
President Wilson and Secretary Will
son were communicated with by See
rotary Tumulty and the conference
subsequently was arranged with the
help of Seth Low, president of the
National Civic Federation.
The argument made by the train
men and conductors representatives
for an independent tribunal TO settle
labor disputes also became known
yesterday. A. B. Garretson of the
Order of Railway Conductors declar-
ed that the demand for an independ-
ent commission had been begun be
fore the department of labor was
created and therefore his association
meant no reflection on the secretary
of labor in opposing the proposal to-
have the mediation board under the
jurisdiction of any Government de-
partment. The railroad presidents, III
was said had little to say at the
White House conference, but acques-
ced in the desire for an independent
board
Union Committee Meets.
NAV YORK, July 16.-Presidents
Lee and Garretson of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen and the Order
of Railway Conductors, respectively
returned to New,York from Washing
ton to meet with the so-called com