Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-15
NewIands Bill Passes Con-
gress Today Without
a Roll Call.
WILSON READY TO SIGN
intervention of President Sc
cures Agreement to Arbi- p
trate Railroad Dispute. )

Washington, D. c., July 15.-1ne
next step paving the way for peace
full settlement of the wage dispute
of eastern railroads and trainmen was
in prospect today when the house as
sembled to pass the Newlands bin,
amending the Erdman act to provide
arbitration satisfactory to roads and
men and the senate assembled has
accepted changes which had been
agreed the house was to make in the
bill. All sides expected the bill to be
out of congress and to become a law
by night. The president has said he
would sign it Immediately.
How yesterdays White house con-
ference was brought about became
known today when officials there stat
ed that Mrs. ]. Borden Hartman of
the new industrial commission inform
ed them a strike was imminent unless
an agreement of the board of media
tion could be had. AS a result of her
message President Wilson and Secre-
tary Wilson were communicated with
by Secretary Tumulty and the confer
the help of Seth Low, president of the
National Civic Federation.
TWO AMENDMENTS.
The house judiciary committee
agreed to the Newland's bill amend
ing the Erdman act Two amend
ments were determined on by the ju-
dietary committee. One aims to make
fl,oN
would authorize or otherwise compel
an employe to labor. The other was
to provide details for filing awards
with district courts. The new law
would furnish the machinery expected
to open up possibilities of arbitration
and federal mediation and would es-
tablish a United States board of me-
diation and conciliation."
The Newlands bill revising the Erd-
man law passed the house without a
rollcall. 1t was hurried to the senate
which was waiting to pass it for the
presidents signature.
The senate passed the Newlands
bill without roll call, and it was hur-
riedly prepared for transmission 10
the White house, where President
Wilson was ready to sign it.
Washington, D. c., July 15.-The
threatened strike of 100000 operatives
on the railroads east of Chicago has
been averted.
| This is assured as the result of the
White house conference yesterday af-
ternoon attended by President Wilson,
| leaders of congress and representa-
tives of the railroads and of the con-
ductors and trainmen who had voted
to walk out.
AT this gathering arrangements were
perfected for the passage by congress
today of the Newlands amendment to
the Erdman act under which both sides
to the pending controversy are willing
to submit to arbitration.
Assurances were given at the con-
| ference that this course would be fol-
! lowed.
! Under the Newiands bill, which is to
/ be rushed through congress, a board
of mediation will be created which
shall be entirely Independent of the
department of labor
| Under the bill also the board Of ar
| bitration to be chosen when efforts at
mediation and conciliation fail, shall
consist of six instead of three mem
, bers, as at present.
MAKEUP OF ARBITRATION BOARD.
Two members of this board are to be
named by the labor organizations inter-
ested, two by the railroads and two
by the four arbiters thus chosen.
In the event, however, that the four
are unable to agree on the two re-
naming members the board of media
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