Arizona republican., 1914-04-05
RECOGNITION 0F
 RAILWAY UNION
Important Step is Taken in England Toward Concilia- tiOn Scheme for Railway Workers ill the British Empire
By w. Hamilton Rhodes.)

LONDON. April An important step towards the establishment of a new conciliation scheme for railway workers has been taken to replace the scheme which has been in opera tion since July 1. 1912. and which will terminate. in accordance with the notice given by the various boards, next December Incidentally, a great advance has been made to- wards a full recognition of the mems union, for within few days a meeting will be arranged between certain of the officials of some of the companies and the mems union representatives to discuss the pre- liminareS of the new scheme
 Since the last scheme was formu- lated, the position has altered con- siderably, the United Pointsmen and Signalmen's society. and the General Union of Railway Workers ha, ing been merged with the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants. the combined body, with approximately some 300,000 members, being known as the National Union of Railway hCi- u IS lliS ittttti bouH. tOStlIcl with the Associated Society of Loco- motive Enginemen and Bremen. which vii! be responsible, on behalf ur the men, for an agreement which may be entered into. It is to be presumed that the Railway Clerks Association will not be consulted or cohsidered in respect of the new con- solidation scheme or schemes. which will be confined entirely to the run ming staffs of the lines.
 The executive of the National Un- ion of Railwaymen is formulating atld considering proposed schemes. and even sat the whole Of last Sun- day to facilitate this work, and the first meeting with certain of the rep resentatives of the companies will take place within the next few days. It is probable that the number of representatives on each side will be limited to not more than seven, in which case the National Union will appoint six delegates and the Asso- ciated Society of Locomotive Engine men and Bremen one. while it is certain that all of the companies will not be represented. though those en- gagged will undoubtedly be the rep resentatives of the more important companies.
 Certain companies there are. some of the directors of which are frankly opposed to the recognition of the mems unions, which the pending ne- gotiations involve. They have been informed that negotiations will not be entered into with individual com panies, but that any method of set clement of disputes which may be devised and agreed upon must be national in its character.
 With reference to a statement that the executive committee of the Ma tisnal Union have agreed to the pro- posal of the Miners Federation that joint action should be taken by the Miners Federation, the National Un- ion of Railwaymen and the Trans port Workers Federation, in the event of any dispute arising between employers and employed in any of those three industries, it is said that such union for offensive and de- fensive purposes is yet a long way from being an actuality.
 The report of the Royal Commits sion on Indian Finance and Curren- cy, which has just been issued, set ties some controversies and starts others, but it does not clear up the mystery of the hoarded gold of In- dia
 From the immemorial India has absorbed gold as sponge absorbs water. The flow of gold to India has always continued. In the last twelve years she has received s6S0,- 100000 in gold. partly in sovereigns