Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-07-15
ERIE RAILROAD
IGNORES new
LAW
REFUSES TO ARBITRATE WITH UNION
MEN JUST AS NEWLAND'S BILL,
CREATING ARBITRATION BOARD,
is PASSED BY CONGRESS.
DETAILS OF new
ARBITRATION ACT

New York, July 15-The status of
the Erie railroad may be the first
question demanding solution when
proceedings are started under the
proposed Newlands law looking to the
arbitration of the demands of the
conductors and trainmen against the
eastern railroads. Erie officials said
again today that they refused to be
a party to any arbitration, and the
union leaders contend that no road
can be dealt with individually. This
might deadlock the proceedings I'M
less one or the other modified its
stand, or some compromise were
reached.
w. S. Carter, president of the
Brotherhood of Firemen and Engine
men, met with a committee of that
union today, to draw up set of spe-
the railroads may not in all respects
have lived up to the terms of the re-
cent award in the firemen's case.
This will be submitted to the con-
ference committee tomorrow.
Bill Passes Congress.
Washington, ID. c.. July 15.-The
Newlands bill, revising the Erdman
law to provide arbitration of wage
disputes in a manner satisfactory to
'ailroads and their employees passed
he house today without roll call
md was hurried to the senate which
vas waiting to pass it for President
Wilson's signature.
The senate passed the Newlands
ill without roll call and it was
lurriedly prepared for transmission to
he White House, where President
wilson was ready to sign it.
The house judiciary committee at
n early meeting today agreed to the
Iewlands bill for attending the Erd-
nan act in a manner satisfactory to
he railroads and their employees.
or passage when the house meets at
oon.
Two amendments were determined
II by the house judiciary committee.
he senate was expected 10 accept
hem without delay.
One aims to make impossible any
instruction that would authorize
Ourts by injunction or otherwise to
Cmpel an employe to labor. The
ther was to provide details for filing
re awards with district courts.
In it's perfected form the new law
'Culd furnish machinery expected to
pen up the possibilities of arbitration
I'D federal mediation.
The new law would establish the
United States board of mediation and
to consist of a federal
of mediation and con-
liation and two other officials of the
overnment to be designated by the
This board could be ap-
aaled to intervene in railroad labor
spute by either party and would first
se it's best efforts, by mediation and
to bring the disputants to
I agreement. Failure would be fol
wed by an attempt on the part of
le b ard to ''induce the parties to
Ibfnit their controversy to arbitra-
on and in case of arbitration, spe-
al boards of either three or six
ediators would be chosen by the
ilroads and the employees.
Arbitration under the new law
ould be undertaken only after a de-
lite agreement had been made by
,th parties to abide by the decision
the arbitration board for stated
riod.
Just how yesterdays White House
Inference was brought about became
lown today when officials there
ated that Mrs. ]. Borden Hartman
the New Industrial commission,
d informed them that a strike was
minent unless an agreement on
ard of mediation could be secured.
President Wilson and Secretary
ilson were communicated with by
cretary Tumulty and the confer
ce subsequently was arranged with
g help of Seth Low, president of
e National Civic Federation.