Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-17
f federal Arbitration May Fail,
in Which Case $4,000 En-
pIoyes Are Expected to Quit
Work al Once,
GENERAL MANAGERS
FIRM IN POSITION
Erdman Act Provides for Three
Referees, But Employers
Want Larger Number on the
Proposed Board,
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ii, Morning Journal special Leased Wire I
New York. Feb i0 The crisis in
the controversy between the eastern
roads and their $4,000 fremon. which
narrowed down last week 10 the
method Of arbitration TO he employed
to settle the differences between
them. Is expected tomorrow when rep
resentatlNes of both sides have agreed
tu meet Judge Knapp. of the COM
merce court. and q. W W. Hanger.
acting commissioner of labor the
federal mediators. IN flnal effort
TO avert strike.
we are waiting for Judge Knapp
and Mr. Hanger 10 announce that
they are unable. under the federal
laws 60 secure arbitration" President
w. S carter. of the Brotherhood oi
locomotive Fircmen and Enginemcn
said tonight. This means that nothing
viii be done hy us until tomorrow.
Much significance rs attached 10
the hurried visit of Judge Knapp "a
Washington, ana also TO the confer
ence today of Mr. Hanger and the
railroad managers and another pro-
posal as t0 the method of arbitration
is expected TO he made 10 the hremeu
tomorrow Replying TO the statement
made by Mr. Carter, Mir Hanger
said.
When we announce that we are
unable TO bring both sides in terms
of arbitration then it win Dee up 10
AR. Carter 20 act. we viii have dome
all TINT was possible under the eon-
dltone.
in formal statement TO the pub.
Ne tonight President Carer discussed
The Erdman act under the terms Of
which the RAILROAD managers refused
% arbitfate. and eoniradictcd various
declarations Of the railroads regard
ing the award Of the arbitration board
Of seven which settled the differences
of the engineers with the same limos
last summer
with regard to the public state
ments by the railroad companies
wherein it is said the engineers are
satisfied and have benefited by arhi-
tratlon under the railroads plan and
the railroads have paid Sl000.000 IN
back pay etc. said MI Carter IN his
statement ~ am advised hy Grand
Chief stone. of the brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers. that while Il
has been ten months since they agreed
io arhitratc and seven months since
the hearings were closed and given to
the arbitration board for q decision.
the award of that board has not yet
been put into effect except on one
rond and Il has been found necessary
To request the arbitration bourd to
meet again and finafy decide what
tLey really did mean ny the award
they handed down.
The main objection OF President
Carter to the arbitration in the engi-
neers' case he declared. is that mon
practical men" on the board con-
trollcd the arbitration These men,
he said went 90 the records Of the
Interstate commerce commission,
which he affirmed were notoriously
Incorrect and based their findings on
these records The railroads, accord
ing 10 Mr. Carters statement are
at great expense. in
bureau which gathers
statistics for use IN arbitration pro-
ceedngs These statistics he declared,
favored the railroads.
II tomorrow's conferences fan 10 ef-
feet compromise and the federal
mediators announce their failure to
bring the two factions TO terms, II IS
expected that President Garter form
ally will issue strike order tomorrow
night