The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-07-17
STRIKE AvERTED BY
PERMANEN7SCHEME
FOR ARBITRATION
Congress to Rush Bill
Through to Provide
Method.
ALL SIDES AGREE
Legislation is to Take the
Form of the NeWland's
SIDES AGREE

Washington, d.. E.-The House
judiciary committee today agreed to
the Newlands bill for amending the
Erdman act in a manner satisfactory
to the railroads and employees. Chair
man Clayton agreed to call the bill
up for passage in the House today.
New York City.-Presidents Lee
and Garretson OF the Brotherhood of
Railway Tralnmen and Order of Rail
way Conductors respectively returned
here from Washington to meet with
the so-called committee of one humid
red OF the unions and report on the
arnistice with eastern railways reach
ed yesterday, whereby the wage dis
pute will be arbitrated under the
NeWlands bill. The committee will re-
main in session until the arbitration
is completed. The situation seems
cleared With the exception of the
Erie road, which recently withdrew
from the conference committee ON
the ground that it cannot afford n
wage Increase, no matter how arbi-
trated.
Two amendments We're determined
on by the House Judiciary committee.
The Senate is expected to accept them
without delay. One aims to make i'm
possible any construction that would
authorize the courts, by injunction
or otherwise, TO compel employees to
labor. The other provides details for
filing awards with the district courts.
Arbitration under the new law
can be undertaken only after a defi-
mite agreement has been made by
both parties to abide by the decision
of the arbitration board for Il stated
period.
Clayton had no difficulty in secur-
ing unanimous consent to take up the
Newlands bill Immediately after the
House finished the opening business.
An agreement vas reached for a vote
after n hours debate, when the
measure will be rushed to the Senate.
Washington, ID. C.-The Newlands
bill revision OF the Erdman law to
provide for arbitration of wage dis
putes in a manner satisfactory to
railways and their employees, passed
the House without a roll cali this al
ternoon and was hurried to the SEN
ate. which was waiting to pass it, for
the presidents signature.
Washington, ID. G. Representa-
tiVes of the so, 900 conductors and
trainmen of the eastern railways
Who have voted TO strike for high
er wages and managing officers of
the railroads agreed at the White
House late yesterday to submit their
differences to arbitration under the
provisions of the Newlands-Clayton
act which President Wilson and con
gre%ssional leaders promised to make
a law by tonight. In the meantime
no strike Will be declared, officials
of the employees brotherhood agree
ing to an armistice until Wednesday
night.
Victory for Arbitration.
This victory for arbitration over
the strike was the result of Il two
hour conference AT the White House
between President Wilson and con-
gressional leaders, both republicans
and democrats. the presidents and
managers of the railroads and rep
resentatives OF the brotherhood of
trainmen and conductors. The
agreement not only averted temper
arily at least the strike which threat
ened to tie up railroad traffic gen
eraly in the east. but smoothcd out
differences of opinion that had arts
en- on both sides as the composition
of the board of mediation and pro-
vided a permanent commission TO
deal with railroad disputes.
The pathway was cleared for
prompt action in both houses, Sen
ator Kern telephoning from the
White House to have the Senate adj
journed until today instead of
Thursday as contemplated and Rep
resentative Clayton announcing that
he would move to take from the
speakers table his bill to which
amendments is conformity with the
Newlands' bill in the Senate, would
be attached.
The president later announced
that he would sign a measure, such
as agreed upon, and described the
conference as "simple and satisfac-
tory"
Seth Low Explains Situation.
Seth Low, president of the Nat
ional Civic Federation, who had been
instrumental in bringing the rail
road heads and the labor leaders to-
gether, acted as spokesman for both
sides, relating to the president the
details of the legislative situation
that had arisen in the attempt to
provide a substitute for the Erdman
act. The original board of arbitra-
ton, provided for under that act,
was independent of any govern
ment department, but one of its
members, the commissioner of labor,
had since been included under the
department of labor where his duties
had been increased so that only a
portion of his time could be given
to labor disputes.
The bill introduced in the House
by Representative Clayton. chair
man of the judiciary committee,
originally was identical with that
introduced in the Senate by Senator
Newlands, but had been amended at
the instance of Secretary Wilson OF
the department of labor who wished
the arbitration board to consist OF
9 members who were 10 be under
the jurisdiction of his department
AT yesterdays conference, how
ever, Secretary Wilson, while still
expressing his preference for the
lamended Clayton bill, announced