The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-02-18
Consent at Last to Settle Diff
ferences With Men Under
the Erdman Act.
TWOOF JUDGES NAMED.
They Will Select a Third and
Hearings Will Be Begun
Soon in New York.

aantiai victory to-day when the
Board Of Managers OF the fifty-four
railroads east OF Chicago and north
OF the Ohio River agreed to submit
the demands OF the fremen to arbi-
trstion under the Erdman act. This
act provides for three arbitrators.
one appointed by the railroads. ono
by the nremen and one. not inter-
ested in railroads or labor organixa.
lions. by the FIRST two.
The representatives OF the hremen and
the railroads have already been selected.
Albert Phillips Of Sacramento. Cal, Vice.
President OF the brotherhood Of Locomo-
tive Firemen and Engnemen. viii repre-
cent his organization. ". w. Atterbury.
vios-Presidcnt and General Manager OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad. will repre-
sent the railroad interests.
Mr.. Attcrbury and Mr.. Phillips will
msss on Feb. % to select the third ar
bitrasor. The law provides that they
must select their man within days
Or turn the task over to Judge Martin
Knapp OF tho Commerce Court and Act
ing Commissioner Of Commerce and
Labor Hanger.
DECISION 10 IMPERATIVE WITH.
IN FORTY DAYS.
Within ten days after the board 10 com.
pleted Il must get down 70 business OF
arbitration. The sessions Of the board
Weli probably be public and this city
vtll probably be the seat OF their oper.
ations. They must report within thirty
days after the beginning OF their DELHI
STATIONS and . majority vote decides
any point In dispute.
This provision OF the law puts the
baf(1sn Of settling the points at issue
largely upon the third or disinterested
mdnber Of the board. For this reason
th& railroads consistently objected to
th9 arbitration board OF three members
aAA yielded only when the Board Of
Msnagers became convinced that Pres'-
Ieat Carter of the brotherhood would
orAer Q strike unless the plan outlined
~ the Erdman act was agreed to.
The leaders Of the nremen have car
sisd their contention that inasmuch a.
the lerdman act Ia the statutory provi-
don for settling disputes between COM
msa carriers and their employees. Il
was obligatory In this case. but they
have admitted that the Erdman act has
iS defects. In line with this admission
they have agreed to confer with rail-
road managers and the leaders of labor
the Erdman law.
RhA Ar~t rn0PaVnun> hAey.ao ps..t
aAnt Carter and the hfty-four repre-
u.Mtstivcs OF the aremen's organization
on the Eastern railroads on the one
haaa and the representatives Of the
railroads on the other was held In this
city on Feb. II. From the start the
Arsmen insisted upon tho Erdman acl
plan Of arbitration. The railroads an.
nounced At the start that they WOULDN'T
hear OF a board OF three arbitrators.
KNAPP AND HANGER SUCCESS
Full ME0iAToRs.
LAst week. after many futile confer
ences and after Judge Knapp and Com
missioner Hanger had been brought int,
tho controversy as mediators the man
asers submitted q proposition TO ref~
the demands Of the firemen to q com
uytttee Of Six-two representing the FIRE
men. two representing the railroads an,
two to be d!sinterested parties. TIL
fremen promptly turned down the pro
position and got ready 10 declare
strike.
Through the efforts of Judge KNAPP,
and Commissioner Hanger negotiation
were reopened. The hremen had IN
advantage and early to-day the rail
roaA managers gave In. but with ba'
grace. Following is the text Of thei
letter. signed by the chairman of tn
conference committee, agreeing to ar
bitrstion by = board Of three. and ad
dressed to Judge Knapp and Commits
si0neP Hanger
At the urgent request OF You M
representatives OF the Government.
and under the strongest protest We
are able to voice. the Managers
Committee agree to srbitrste the
firemen's controversy under the
Erdman act. The managers also
desire 10 give notice at this time
that they shall earnestly request
that the hearings In this arbitration
be open to the public.
AZ the managers have stood out to
the limit against arbitration under
the Erdman act. and as the Govern
mentor the public-is responsible
for whatever the consequences may
BE-. the managers reiterste their
principal objections to the Erdman
act These were pointed out by the
hoard Of arbitration in the engineers
case:
ink,