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BILL TO PREVENT
STRIKE 4 LAW
Congress Rush8S Measure to
Prevent +. R. Wa|kOut
INJUNCTIOHS ARE BARRED
New Act Signed by the President Pro-
vdes Fer Either Three or Six Afbi
traitors.

traitors.
Washington July 16. - The New
lands bill. revising the Erdman law to
provide arbitration OF wage disputes
in a manner satisfactory TO railroads
and their employees, passed the house
without roll call. 81
The bill was then hurried to the
senate, which was waiting to pass 1t
for President Wilson's signature. The
senate passed the bill without roll
call and it was hurriedly prepared for
transmission to the White House.
Later the bill reached the White
House and soon afrerward this state
ment was issued:
The president signed the NewlaILds
act as soon as it reached the Whate
House and announced through his sec
retary, Mr. Tumulty. that he would
proceed as soon as possible, consist
ent with the importance OF the 9p
pointments, to the selection of the
commissioners of mediation as proytd-
ed in the act.
Chairman Clayton had no difficulty
in securing unanimous consent to take
up the Newlands bill Immediately af-
ter the house had finished opening
business.
Enactment of this law will avert
the greatest industrial struggle tlsat
has been threatened in our history
said he.
The senate took the bill up at once
for passage No objection was maae
to Senator Newlands' request for I'M
mediate consideration.
One amendment aims to make I'M
possible any construction that would
authorize courts by injunction or oth-
erwise to compel an employe to labGr.
The other was TO provide details f9r
filing the awards with district courts
In its perfected form the new law
would furnish machinery expected 10
open up the possibilities Of arbitratlan
and federal mediation.
The new act would establish TIE
United States hoard of mediation ant
conciration to consist OF federal
commissioner OF mediation and coe-
ciliation and two other officials of tie
government, 70 be designated by Hfe
president.
This board would be appealed
intervene on railroad labor dis
bgx eithex,.ayay 6a6saul1 swould farst a. :
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agreement Failure would be follow4a
by an attempt on the part of the board
to induce the parties TO submit their
controversy to arbitration, and IN
case arbitration was agreed to spe-
cial boards OF either three or six me-
diators would be chosen by the rail-
roads and the employees.
Arbitration under the new law would
be undertaken only after definite
agreement had been made by both
parties to abide by the decision of the
arbitration board for a fixed period.
The argument made by the train
mems and conductors representatives
for an Independent tribunal to settle
labor disputes also became known.
Mr.. Garretson, head of the Order OF
Railway Conductors, said the demand
for an independent commission had
been begun before the department OF
labor was created and therefore his
association meant no reflection on the
secretary of labor in opposing the pro-
posal to have the mediation board un-
der the jurisdiction of any government
department The railroad presidents,
1t was said, had little to say at the
White House conference, but ac-
quiesced in the desire for an indie
pendent board,