Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-28
Facing Threat Of Strike Of
100000 Employees,
They Waive Demands Tor Ar
biiraiion and Grant Request,
Only Demands OF Men to Be Heard
At This Session of Board.

New York. July s1.--Fa0lns a 15rvc.
threat Of an immediate StrIk, II llsgEvs
trainmen aud conductors, iAe u.a-
ayers If the railroads IF tas, HStSs
saturday. waived their uWn Demands
Tor arbitration and agreed Ja9at oa,y
the demands of their employees Saeesl
he submitted at this time IL the Uast-
cd States Board of Mediation
The arbitration Of the nsyn's IL
mands Viii commence. AGS. y Tet
AWARD NH sc made. On or before Szgg
!, aid Il Ill take effect. 0VJ ; Est
award uHGer the law, ezan ~ Es,.zssJ
II iys3ctINe.
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taken u on 2a-dayS neJjee Me- ~
.se44ni - Mediation rteoaYcavsi- sal
uTiAy, Al the Hotel Manhattan a38t5
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roads desired PASSED ugq#z <ssauJa i.
considered = The s;4zat tlzes
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equity AID excessive as1Ees 1zsat 1st
railroads fsas eAsa1 II BE corrected
! The FishE - include N H. ass@.s--
+ ment - art.f-@ze Vas denied ~ aha
men they also declined - 81 ~
United States Beard II Mediation de-
eide whether these matters sasa.8 *
arhitrated; theg taen refused re
suggestion 81 the railroads u arbi-
trate the question e TIE Iasrod4s-
/ ton Of these matters. and announced
! that unless the railroads withdrew
their requests strike would be
called.
1t is evident that the conductors
and trainmens organizations would
t go To tho full extent of subjecting the
country to the calamity that a strike
of Eastern railroads would cause rath-
er than have all matters pertaining TO
the questions at issue submitted 10
fair and comprehensive arbitration.
The railroads must protect the
public, therefore they waive their re-
quests in the article Of agreement to
arbitrate at this time. without preju-
dice to any other rights of the rail-
! roads"
The mutual agreement to arbitrate
| viii be signed early this week.
The conductors and trainmen an
nounced the names of their represen-
tatiyes on the Board of Arbitration.
this afternoon. They are Lucius +.
Sheppard of Cedar Rapids, Ia. senior
vice president of the Order of Rail
way Conductors, and Daniel l.. Cease
of Cleveland, editor and manager Of
the Railway Trainmen, the official or
gan of the trainmens organization.
Mr.. Sheppard is in New York. For
| two years Mr.. Cease was member
of the Workmen's Compensation Com
mission appointed by President Taft.
The conference committee of rail-
road managers has selected reprcsen-
tatives on the Arbitration BOARD but
since they have not yet accepted the
assignments The names VIII not be an
nounced, until next week