Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-18
Judge William F. Chambers,
Judge Martin A. Knapp and
Louis F. Post Nominated.
CONFIRMATION BY SENATE
EXPECTED WITHOUT DELAY
Threatened Strike on Eastern Rail-
roads to Receive First Consid-
GRAFTON by Members.

Judge William L. Chambers. Judge
Martin A Knapp and Louis +. Post,
assistant secretary of labor. were
nominated by the President today as
the board of mediation provided for in
the recently passed Newlands act. They
called on the President this morning to
accept the appointments and announced
afterward that as soon as the appoint
ments are confirmed by the Senate
they will begin consideration of the
threatened strike of 10000 conductors
and trainmen on eastern railroads
1t was understood that no time will
be lost in the Senate in confirming the
appointments. and it is probable that
IL an executive session is held to-
day favorable action will be taken i'm
mediately. This is a part of the ad-,
ministration's plan for furnishing i'm
mediate means whereby trouble on the
eastern railroads may be averted.
Temporary Headquarters Chosen.
After calling on the President today
Judge Chambers. named as the COM
missioner of mediation and conciliation.
said that temporary headquarters would
be opened Immediately in the Southern
building. The eastern railroad situation
will be taken up before anything else is
done. he said. Even the selection of
employees for the board will be left until
later.
Under the new law. the board will at
tempt to settle the questions at issue by
mediation, and in case this fails the
board VIII seek to have the questions
settled by arbitration. One-third OF the
arbitrators are to be named by the rail-
roads. one-third by the employees. and
the others BY those already selected. In
he hoo If
mediation selects the others.
The board is a permanent institution to
aid In the adjustment of disputes be-
tween railroads and. their employees. and
the act creating il provides elaborate
machinery for carrying on the work. The
commissioner and his assistant will de-
vote all Of their time to their new duties.
but the other two members of the board
VIII retain their present federal positions
and act as mediators only when called
upon.
Judge Chambers Is Experienced.
Judge Chambers, chosen to head the
board, was at one time chief justice Of
the international court at Samoa, and
since 1901 has been member of the
Spanish treaty claims commission He
has had considerable experience how
ever. in arbitrating labor disputes. In
1910 he was selected as a third arbi-
TRAITOR of the controversy between forty
nine railroads operating in the territory
west of Chicago and the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen He
was selected for this task by DIR. Charles
r. Neill. then Commissioner of Labor
and Martin A. Knapp. then chairman of
the interstate commerce commission, who
were the two other mediators under the
Erdman act Mr.. Hanger who is to be
assistant to Judge Chambers, is chief
statistician of the bureau of labor sta
ustics and acting mead of the bureau
since the resignation OF Dr. Neili He
also has had much opportunity to IA
milarize himself with labor contro-
versies- He has been chief statistician of
the bureau since 1897
Judge Knapp is presiding Judge of
The United States Commerce Court and
Tor long time has been identified with
arDitration movements on the part of
the government Since the creation of
the new board was CONTEMPLATED he
has been looked upon as certain to be
one of its members.
Mr.. Post an Editor and Writer.
Mr.. Post is the assistant secretary of
labor and as an editor and writer has
long been an advocate of the single
tax and allied reforms He has been
n candidate for Office several times on
labor tickets
Seth Low. president of the National
CIVIC Federation, who played an i'm
portant part in arranging the con-
terence between the President and the
railroad employers and employees last
week. sent a telegram. TO the President
this morning. congratula ting him on
the appointments ana thanking him
Tor his promptness in taking action.