El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-08-10
TRIKE
AVERTED FOR
PRESENT BY
MEDIATION
Brotherhoods Willing to
Let U. S., Conciliators
Settle Fight
MANAGERS TURN
DOWN DEMANDS
Involve Too Sweeping
Change in Method Of
Operation
An coed Wlre to NeM Mexlcan.l

(By Leased Wire to New M~eNican')
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-Ihe
threatened strike Of the 100000
railway employees Of the
United States was ayerted to-
day when the railroad brother
hoods accepted a proffer Of the
United States Board Of Media
ton and Cancellation to me-
date their differences with
the railroads.
Announcement Of the acceptance OF
the offer was made by A. b. Garrett
son, head of the conductors brother
hood, after it had been delivered by
G. w. w. Hanger, a member of the
board, following an appeal to that
body to intervene made today by the
national conference Of railroad mana
gers.
Mr.. Garretson said he had informed
the board that the offer was accepted
on the condition that Its good offices
were promptly exercised"
The federal board, which is compos-
ed of Mr.. Hanger, Martin A. Knapp
and Judge w. l.. Chambers, was pre-
pared to begin conferences with the
respective sides to the controversy be-
fore night, it was understood, although
at the time of Mr.. Garretson's an
nouncement the board had not been
officially informed of the acceptance.
1.-THE federal board of mediation and
Cancellation has notified u.s." read Mr..
Garretson's statement, that it has re-
the request of the managers
conference committe to exercise its
friendly offices in an effort to bring
about an amicable settlement of the
questions that exist between the con-
ference committee of the managers
and ourselves. Our answer was to the
effect that we would accept the medi-
ltors' proffer Of their friendly offices,
provided it was promptly exercised
The procedure of the federal board
IS to meet each side separately, learn
heir attitude and then attempt to OBJ
ain concessions from each as a basis
IN which a settlement can be reached
when they are again brought together.
After the delivery Of the brotherhoods'
acceptance of the offer, the federal
board, the mediators, made arrange
nents to confer with the railroad man
Lgers this afternoon.
Managers Statement
Chairman Lee, in rejecting the bro
herhood's demand and proposing me
made a statement, in part, as
ollows:
after such consideration, it is our
Judgment that the proposals which
he men have supported by their vote
such extraordinary changes
n operating methods and such radi-
al revision in established bases of
compensation as to make It apparent
hat there is little probability of our
icing able to harmonic our differ
noes of opinion. unless this result
an be brought about through the fed
raj board Of mediation and concilia-
ion, which was created to assist the
IN just such circumstances as
ow confront us.
THE national conference commit
ee of the railways is as sincerely anx-
lus as your committee can be TO
each some amicable adjustment OF
he matters involved in the present
controversy. but we are convinced
hat in the end we shall have TO in
oke the friendly Offices Of the fed
raj board of mediation.
1T is not open to question that
-hatever we can do by direct negotia-
ons we can also do just as quickly
nd as effectively through mediation;
nd experience has demonstrated
lat a common ground could be reach
4 through the medlators in case the
arties have been wholly unable to
zach such common grounds through
rect negotiations"