New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-27

for the benefit only Of the cmployc. ON
the contrary. we recognize the right of
every railway TO invoke its provisions
at the proper time and in the proper
manner
These letters Of managers and train
men. it was stated 10y member OF
the board of mediation, have super
seeded any other communication nno
stand as records Of the intentions oi
each in the coming arbitration.
Immediately after the manager,
withdrew their questions Judge KNAPP
wrote out the articles Of agrecmen.
and submitted them 10 both sidce.
Elisha Lee signed for the railroads and
W. c. Lee and \. r. Garretson For
the men. The fun mediation board.
Judge Knapp. Judge William Lea
Chambers and G. W. W. Hangar, were
witnesses.
The articles specify only the original
proposals made 10y thu unions November
J, 1872. They ask certain rates OF pay
for conductors and trainmen. according to
mileage or class of work. and provide
fixed scales FOR every contingency Of
service.
Under the NeWlands law. each side will
appoint two men as members OF the board
OF arbitration which is to meet in New
York city. These four men will select
two others within fifteen days after the
first meeting OF the four. II the four
the latter Will be named by the Board OF
Mediation and Cancellation.
The first meeting Of the full board must
take place within thirty days after all
members have been named. The awards
OF the board must be filed not later tnan
forty-fve days after its first meeting. and
these awards will he effective from Octo-
Der /. The award will govern for one
year.
Labor Names It's Men.
1t is expected that the FIRST meeting Of
the four will take place the last Of this
week or the following Monday The en-
ployes announced yesterday their two
appointees, but the managers Will not
make public the names Of theirs untll
Tuesday.
The two labor representatives are
Lucius +. Sheppard, senior vicc-president
OF the order Of Railway Conductors. ol
Cedar Rapids Iowa. and Daniel L. Cease.
editor and manager Of The Railway
Trainman," the official organ Of the union
published i'm Cleveland. Cease was ap-
pointed three years ago by President Tart
10 represent labor in the workmen's COM
pensation hearings. He has been WIN
THE Trainman' for twenty-five Years.
BY making the awards effective from
October I. instead Of from May I, az Al
first desired it was figured that saw
Ing would he made 81 100000 in the
earnings Of the railroads.
There was a quick exodus from the city
after statements had been given out The
Board Of Mediation members left ior
Washington. Elisha Lee went TO New
England and W. g. Lee 20 Cedar Rapids.
Before W G. Lee departed. however,
he made the following explanatory state
ment" TO represent fairly the trainmen
side:
Conductors. present rates SO S., rates re-
ouested S4lS brakemen. present rates
81 ~, rates requested - q
These rates, it was stated. are for the
Eastern Association. According TO the
statement. those Of the Western ana
Southern associations are higher one
hundred miles or less. ten hours or less
10 constitute a day. Overtime pro rata.
THE managers committee have called
attention TO the fact that If additional
increases arc granted. the public must
nav the bill They have become wonder
fully interested I'm protecting the pubic
against itself Railway employees consu-
tute about one-cighth Of the public, ana
they have been compelled to meet IN
creased cost Of living 10 the same extent
that the rest Of the public has suffered.
The railroads seem unwilling TO per
nit a brakeman 10 receive 20 cents an
hour who is now receiving cents an
hour. although the records Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission prove that
one railroad employe is injured every nine
minutes. day after day and year after
wear while one OF their number is killed
about every eight hours and twenty MN
utes.
The agreement to arbitrste was praised
bv Seth Low. president OF the National
Civic Federation. who was influential III
bringing about the recent negotiations AZ
an illustration Of Success OF cooperation
between employers and employees lie
said i'm part.
Praises Railroad Stand.
THE railroads are TO he commenced
for waving their desires IN the interest
of an amlcable settlement
different states are passing laws arol-
trarily fixing the maximum rates which
railroads are permitted To charge for IN
trastate traffic. By such laws as the fun