The evening world., 1913-07-15
RAILROAD Joker
PUTSANEWblOCK
IN way OF PEACE
Clause in Their Agreement
Brings UP Unexpected
Question for Arbitration.
IT'S LITTLE WORD GALL"
Managers May Seek to Over.
turn Condition With Which
Unions Are Satisfied.
IT'S LITTLE WORD GALL"

4 Joker slipped into the letter IN
which the Conference COMMITTEES Of
Manassrs rsprsssatins forty.two main
line roads In the East agreed to
arbhrate their dies ences with their
'"os trainmen and conductors. may
result In considerable trouble before
The question = finally dstsrminsa
Peacefully.
"'i.hsr President w. u. -. OF tho
brotherhood Of Railroad Trninmen.
MOI President A. d. .Ba.rts,n Of tho
<Uer Of Railway Conductors would
'tuss the matter to-day. but nom.
tsrs OF the Conference Committcc o:
Managers admitted that the Joker"
was inserted for y direct purpose-
that OF forcing to Arb.trattb, matters
the trainmsn and conductors have not
hitherto submitted to The decision Of
msdiators.
The clause In the letter roads.
'UAsajA ne 1swiasls IN ~ %.
sstsl isto Law. tAs 0onSsssass
Committee VIII, Of course, ~ VIII.
NJ 70 submit 70 asSltsstlen b.
seesd. - yssvlAse u Ne new.
1aAAs III, Axx questions Of rates
q Day asl working eoaliAioas o.
esaAusssss ana ssalnnsn."
lITTLG WORD FALL" MAY CAUSE
MUCH TRoUOLg.
The word 'alr' 10 the one which may
prove . stumbling block to arbitration.
The trainmsn and conductors have
made certain demands Tor increased
wages and improved conditions. and Il
was only thsss demands they offered
70 submit 70 arbitration.
But The Conference Committee, In
~ isetsra declares Il viii submit ALI.
questions to Arbitration There are
numbsrisss coodltions In existence to.
DAY with which the trainmsh and con.
dvctors ass sAtisAsd. but which have
net the Aoproeatisn Of ehs railroads.
u y thess euestions the Manager In.
sist ~ ssat 70 arbitration.
Among the moro important Of these
are the full crew bills" recently enact
"a In New York and New Jersey. The
roads inslst that the extra trainn,sn
added By these bills are not necessary &,
safety. and that more than y, 100000 q
year 10 required 10 pay these men.
OF course. these laws cannot Be arbi. |
trated. since they were paAssd by State |
lssislaturss. But the managers viii do
mand that the question Of pay for these
extra men BE- submitted 70 ar bitratlon,
and that The extra men sntailsd by tho
"full crew bilr' shall not receive the
same rate OF pay ~ 10 given 90 the reg
ular crew.
To such . proposition the trainmen
and conductors are certain to interpose
strenuous objections. - those men 70.
csive full pay now.
Another matter the managers will ask
!or arbitration 10 the clause In the
demands OF the trainmsn and conduc. |
tors which specifies that where certain
roads pay their employees more than
. demanded by the present wage sale
demanded. those men receiving higher
pay shall not have their wager cut.
EQUALIZATION or WAoes
LIKELY TO START A ROW,
The roads will Insist that II sQuai,ss.
uon OF wage u demanded all men must
receive the Same scale and that whore
certain rich roads are paying higher
wages they shall cut those w~sss 10
meet the sQualissd scale. Such . move
on the part OF the managers 10 certain
to meet with bitter Opposition.
The hitch. u one comes. will follow
the appointment Of the Board Of Arb,.
tratton Of ok members under the New.
lsnds bill. Tais board may hear only
those questions which are spscinsd In
the Articles Of Arbitration. These Ar.
ucles Of Arbitration. nxing the SCOPE Of
the hearing. wiz BE- drawn up By Prssi.
dents Lee and GARRISON and BY Elisha
Zee. Chairman Of the Conference Com.
mltses Of Managers.
When hey meet TO draw up these ar.
ticies. Chairman Lee 10 expected TO sd-
vance number OF matters for srbitrs-
ton. which will BE- opposed by Presi.
dents Lee and 0arretSon II In there
that = break 70 feared.
Both Presidents Lee and 0arretson 70.
turned from Washington to-day ana
were In secret sension In the Broadway
Central Hotel with their Committee of
One Hundred. They said they were sat.
iansd with the result Of yesterdays con.
Terence with President Wilson and other
omcials In the White House.
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