The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-20
SENATE CONFIRMS
tor, and that the railroad company
will not take them back
Tratnnen DO Not Worry.
Continued from First Paee.)

II was also stated bydhis official that
although the railroads were worried
regarding the proposed .strfke of the
engineers and firemen. they are not
worrying ii bit. regarding the train
mems proposed strike, and have made
no preparations in tho event the train
men do SO out.
In the case Of the, Erie and It's al
lied roads. the New York and New
Jersey, and the New York, Susqne-
hanna and Western. II was stated to-
day that AS It liz no longer repre-
scented on the managers conference
committee, and is out OF the pending
arbitration proceedings ii Will deal
only with its own employees in the
matter of complaints
The position Of the Erie, which
withdrew from the conference of
managers. was explained today by
Vice. President J. c. Stuart upon his
return here from Chicago,
Our men know he said. that we
are no longer represented in the con-
ference committee Of managers, and
that any grievance they may have
should be presented to the proper of
ficials OF the road / have not re-
ceived from our conductors or train
men any requests for increase in
wages or changes in working condi-
tons. When I do receive any such
requests they will he given the care
full and friendly consideration that
we have always given complaints from
the men employed on our lines.
Take Another View.
The heads Of the trainmen and
conductors contend, however, that as
the Erie resigned only recently from
the managers conference committee,
and was represented on the commit
tee up to the time the strike vote was
taken, 1t is In sthe~same boat as the
roads now represented In the man.
ayers committeesss -
President aFsstsear- sss- Asee conduc-
tors, said today:
I'VE are now simply awaiting de-
yelopments. We agreed TO walt be-
fore any drastic action la taken until
the members of the board of media
lion and Cancellation arrive. ant
tried Hs we understand they will do
to unravel the tangle caused by the
mana gers committee at the last mo-
ment announcing that the railroads
had grievances which they insist on
submitting To the arbitration board.
Louis F Post. assistant secretary
Of labor, named yesterday by the
president MS member OF the new
board Of mediation and Cancellation
has been discovered to re ineligible
10 serve. and therefore President
Wilson will have to name another
man in his place. This fact. how
ever, viii not prevent the board from
proceeding Immediately with the con
sideratIon OF the threatened strike oil
conductors and trainmen on eastern
railroads
These facts were brought before the
new board at It's first meeting in the
Southern building this morning. j
was decided, however. that under the
iaw the president In authorized Il
appoint. IN addition 10 o commissioner
and assistant commissioner moi
more than tive" officers of the gov
eminent. and thai therefore the boart
would he legally constituted with only
one such additional member.
Provisions of Bill.
The Newiands law, under which The
board was created, provides that ir
\ addition 10 the federal commissioner
the members shall be officials OF the
government who have been appoint.
ed to their original Offices with the
confirmation Of tho senate. The
assistant secretary Of labor does not
come under that classification.
President Wilson's attention was
called to the oversight early today
and word came from the White
House that some one would be APP
pointed In MIR. Posts place.