The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-19
RAILROADS
YIELD POINT
Progress Made in New York
Toward Sediment of
Controversy
QUESTIONS FOR
ARBITRATION
10 Be Left to the Board of Mediation
and Cancellation Appointed by Pres
1dent Wilson-Conferences by Both
Sides Today

NEW YORK, July 10. = The east
ern railroads engaged in wage con
troversy with their 10000 trainmen
and conductors Indicated at New York
last night their willingness to leave
with the board of mediation and con
tclliation appointed by President Will
son the decision as to what questions
are to be submitted for arbitration un-
der the Newlands amendment to the
Erdman act. In letter to the leaders
OF the trainmen, the conference COM
mttee of managers said it seemed to
them THAT the immediate difference
OF opinion relating to the points to be
submitted for arbitration is a matter to
be considered by the board of media
tion and Cancellation. =
The managers had reference to their
demands that ''all questions of pay
and working conditions be settled
along with the men s demand for bet
ter wages. \ definite statement that
the roads would abide by the media
ton board s decision, even it it ruled
out all but the trainmen S present de-
mands, was lacking in the managers
letter last night. The roads have main.
tanned that they would insist upon '1aIl
questions being aTbitrated, but their
letter last evening was so phrased as
TO cause the trainmen 8 leaders to be-
heVe that the roads would abide by
Whatever decision the mediation boaro
might make
In their letter the managers quoted
from the record of the meeting be.
tween the conference committee and
the trainmen s officials on "Wednesday.
when A. Il. Garretson, president of the
order OF railway conductors, had asked
that the men s attitude in regard TO
the mediation be not misunderstood
We among ourselves, the record
quoted Mr.. Garretson as saying, 'shave
not discussed the question of bringing
medlators ln | will say to YOU frank
| ~ that this condition might readily
ARISE; that if disagreement arose be-
tween us in the matter of formulatino
the stlpulations which the NewIands
bill stands for, it would undoubt-
edIy be desirable thing to do.''
The managers apparently quoted this
with the intention of showing that tbe
trainmen themselves had suggested
possible differences in framing the ar
nltratlon stipulations and had regard
ed the mediative body as the proper
one to which such differences sbonId
/ be referred.
/ Both the managers and the train
men S committee will hold conferences
TO-DAY, the men to discuss the letter re-
celVed last night from the roads. Roth
SIDES are marking time pending the
callng OF meeting with the media
tlon board after its members have
peen confirmed by the Senate. The
men reiterated their purpose to demand
that this meeting be held at once. and
lhuicated ny that strike would be called
Wlthln "A hours after the roads refused
10 sign a stipulation that only the
men $ demands We're to be submitted
Tor arbitration. The men hope the
meeting with the board can be held
Monday. iioi'
oeth Low, president of the national
clVlc federation, addressed the railroad
managers IN conference Yesterday Ha
urged them to abandon any thought Of
submitting their grievances to arbftra-
ton at this time.
The trainmen s representatives of
the Erie system, which road withdraw
from the controversy after decIarina
=. S.ae IL could not afford to raise wages.
uiu not mold their announced meetino
yestefuay. 1t was announced that mn
"a lt mas been determined which ones
tiohs are to be submitted for arb;tra-
tioh the Erle is in the same posit;on
as the other roads. Until this point i
settied the Erie representatives will
led. = was ahho'ihc-