The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-25
WOULD LET BOARD
HAVE FULL CHARGE
MODIFICATION OF ROADS Posi-
TON is SEEN BY
TRAINMEN.
LETTER FROM THE MANAGERS
This Conceded to Be Evidence OF
Change in Stand-Mediators Hold
Meeting in Washington to Or
ganize for Work.

Z II, July Ll.lut tdOtcIE
railroads engaged in a wage contro-
versy with their $4,000 trainmen and
conductors have indicated their will.
ingness to leave with the board of me-
diation and Cancellation appointed by
President Wilson the decision as ia
which questions are to be submitted
for arbitration under the Newlands
act.
In a letter to the leaders of the
trainmen the conference committee 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 con-
sidered by the board of mediation anG
co~nciliation."
Referred to Roads Demands.
The managers had referred to their
demands that "all questions of pay
and working conditions be settled
along with that of the mems demand
for better wages.
The managers, in their letter OF
July 16 setting forth their eight griev.
pliNtC, W IllCIH do tuG OlleS
which the railroads intend to have
incorporated in the agreement to arbi-
trate. The roads, in their letter to the
men, while describing their position
as unchanged, expressed themselves
as willing" to refer their demands
to the mediation board.
President 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.
Quote From Minutes.
In their letter the managers quoted
from the record of the meeting be-
tween the conference committee and
the trainmen's officials on July 16,
when A. B. Garretson, president Of
the Order of Railway Conductors, had
asked that the mems attitude in re-
gard to the mediation be not mis-
understood.
eve, among ourselves" the record
quoted Mr.. Garretson as saying, have
not discussed the question Of bring.
ing mediators in. l will say to you
frankly that this condition might
readily arise, that if disagreement
arose between us in the matter Oh
formulating the stipulations which
the Newlands bill calls for, that il
would undoubtedly be a desirable
thing to do"
The managers apparently quoted
this with the intention of showing
that the trainmen themselves had
suggested possible differences in
framing the arbitration stiDulations
and had regarded the meditative body
as the proper one to which such diff.
ferenceS should be referred.
Are Marking Time.
Both sides are marking time, pend
ing the calling of a meeting with
the mediation board. The men
reiterated their purpose to demand
that this meeting be held at once and
indicated that a strike would be call
ed within "a hours after, if the roads
refused to sign a stipulation that
only the mems demands were to be
submitted for arbitration.
Seth Low, president Of the National
Civic Federation, addressed the rail
road managers in conference. He
urged them to abandon any thought
Of submitting their grievances to ar
bitration at this time.
Mediators Hold Meeting.
Washington. - The new federal
board of mediation and Cancellation
held it's first meeting here to organ.
ize and prepare for immediate con.
sideration of the controversy between
the eastern railroads and their O.OOC
trainmen and conductors. The cali
was issued by William Lea Chambers.
whose appointment as commissioner
with those of the other members OF
the board, was sent to the senate by
President Wilson earlier in the day
Mr.. Chambers said that TIE board
would sit permanently in Washing
ton and he hoped to have as man,
Of the meetings here as possible.