The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-15
SPECIAL LAW WILL
Be ENACTED TO
STOP STRIKE
Railroad Men will Wait for
Arbitration
UNDER THE NEW LAW
Ex-Mayor Seth Lows Plan is Agreed
to BY the Parties to the
Controversy.

Washington, July 15.-Representa-
tives of the $4,000 conductors and
trainmen of eastern railways, who
have voted to strike for higher wag-
es, and managing officers of the rail-
roads agreed at the White House yes
terday to submit their differences to
arbitration under the provisions of
the Newlands-Clayton act. which
President Wilson and congressional
leaders promised to make law by to-
night. In the meantime no strike
will be declared, officials of the en-
ployes' brotherhoods agreeing to an
armstice until tomorrow night. This
victory for arbitration over the strike
was the result of a two-hours' confer
ence at the White House between
President Wilson and congressional
eaders, both republicans and demo-
Gratis, the presidents and managers
of the railroads and representatives
of the brotherhoods of trainmen and
conductors. The agreement not only
averted, temporarily at least, the
strike which threatened to tie up
railroad traffic generally in the East,
but smoothed out differences of opin-
ion that had arisen in both houses as
to the composition of the board of
mediation, and provided a permanent
commission to deal with railroad dis
putes.
The pathway was cleared for
prompt action In both houses, Sena.
tor Kern telephoning from the White
House to have the Senate adjourn I'M
til today instead of Thursday, as con-
templated, and Representative Clay
ton announcing that he would move
to take from the speakers table his
bill to which amendments in conform
ity with Newlands bill in the Senate
would be attached. The president la
ter announced that he would sign
measure such as agreed upon and des-
cribed the conference as simple and
satisfactory"
The perfected bill will create the
United States board mediation adm
Cancellation. to be composed of com
missioner of mediation and concili-
ton, appointed by the president with
the consent of the Senate, with a
salary of $500 and a tenure of sew.
en- years and not more than two 9th
er officials of the government al
ready appointed by the president
with the consent of the Senate who
shall be designated by him as the
two other members of the board.
There also would be an assistant com
missioner with a salary of $4,000 au-
thorized to act in the commissioners
absence. For the settlement of con.
troversies as they might arise the
measure would provide for boards of
arbitration of six, three to be select
edd with the help of the board of
mediation and Cancellation WHEREBY.
er necessary. The latter board would
pass upon any disagreements among
the arbitrator. Awards made by the
board would be executed by the fed.
eral courts, with which appeals could
be filed.
President Wilson expressed hi.
qualification after the conference thai
an agreement had been reached on
disputed points.
The president said he would name
the new commission as quickly as
possible.
The merits of the controversy il.
self were not touched upon at the
conference, the legislative side alone
being canvassed.