Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-14
LABOR LEApKRs AND ROAD or.
F,c,ALs CONFER WITH
PRECEDENT.
wALkouT pgFGRREp PENDING
OUTCOME or CONFERENCE
Vote 20 Strike en Ferty.Flwe Esstssn
Roads 10 Rstined- d-only osmproaaIee
Apparsntiy 10 la Alteration % Erd.
man La~-Wsuid Increase Number
Of Arbitratses Feem Thrss - oix.

New York. July 114.-The eastern
railroads involved in the wage con-
troversy with the trainmen and con-
ductors Issued Q statement this after
noon thru tho conference committee a
manassr4 saying that they wore will
Ing to arbitrate tho questions OF tho
issue under tho provistons OF the
Newlands bill now before congress but
were still unwilling to proceed under
the Erdman act. This IL the roads
reply to the ultimatum submitted by
tho unions yesterday.
Tho statement says that the commit
tees policy has never been changed.
that II haslconsistently refused ito be
coerced thru threats Of strikes into
paying railroad employees wages out OF
all proportion TO duties performed.
Tho managers have been consistant
in contendking that the Edman act
does not protect tho interests OF all
parties concerned.
SHOULD the Newlands bin be enacted
into law tho committee will certainly
be willing to submit to arbitration by
a board provided in the Newlands bill.
all questions Of rates Of pay and work.
ing conditions Of conductors and train
men,"
The conference committee today re-
ceived from the unions formal notih-
cation that the strike vote had been
ratified yesterday. The statement re-
cites that the general committee OF the
unions. meeting separately have un-
animously approved the strike vote
and have authorised Mesr& Lee and
Garretson to six tho hour at which
these organizations will retire from
service"
New York, July 14.-Labor leaders
ana railroad heads looked toward
washinston today. hopeful Of favor-
able outcome OF the conference be-
twSsn President Wilson, officers Of tho
civic fsderation. railroad represents
tives and officers Of the Brotherhood
Of Trainmen and Order of Railway
Conductors. who were to seek solu-
ton Of the crisis involving the demand
for higher wages by 100000 men on
forty-flve eastern roads.
Tho roads having refused to arbi-
trate under the Erdman act In its pres
ent form and the employees having re-
fused to modify their demands. appar-
entity the only compromise possible lay
in alteration Of the law, by increasing
the number Of arbitrators from three
to six thus removing the railroads
chief objection to the act.
Defer Strike Pending Conference.
With strike authorized by an ov-
erwhelming majority and notified by
80 %h0 ,,nN0 proo{dontR
Lee and Gerretson. of the trainmen and
conductors respectively. were author
ized last night to defer calling q walk
out pending the outcome of the Wash
,neton conference Both left for Wash
ington last night
In New York there was to be
meeting Of the managers conference
committee to which yesterdays decis-
ion by the union was to be submitted.
presidsnt Joins in Conference.
washington, July 14.-Whether
strike Of trainmen and conductors OF
the eastern railroads may be avoided
was the subject Of a conference at the
White House today between President
wilson ana representatives OF the en-
Moves snd the roads concerned.
president Wilson. Secretary Wilson.
chairman Newlands Of the senate in
terstate commerce committee. Chair
man clayton Of the house judiciary
COMMITTEES, and Republican Leader
Mann represented the government;
president samuel Rea Of the Pennsyi-
ran,a. Daniel willard Of the Balti.
more & Ohio, George w. Stevens. OF
,ha chesapeake g. Ohio; w. G. Brown.
~ the New York Central Lines. ana
frank yrumbull.. chairman OF the
hoard OF the, Chesapeake 4 Ohio rep
sented the railroads. and President A.
d GarrCtson, OF the Order OF Rahway
ccnductors, and w. 9. Lee. OF the
prnthsrhood of Railway Trainmen,
ranresentsd the employees.
seth Low, president Of the civic fed-
Grafton. which has endorsed the New
land. bill for amending tho Erdman
act. 10 provide arbitration OF railway
ware disputes, also was expecteo 70
take pcrt IN the conference.
csrsidsr Amendment 70 Law.
Todaye conference between the rail-
road mon ana president concerns chief
~ two bills pending in congress 1or
amendment of the Erdman act provid-
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