Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-11-14
DANCER Of BIC
R. R. STRIKE IS
STILL IN SIGHT
Proper Application Of Ada1nson
Eight. Hour Law Mystery to !
Both Sides -
-.:...s-.-.-IS
STRIKE ORDER STILL
IN EFFECT, SAYS LEE
Chairman William G. Lee Of
Brotherhood, Admits Leaders
Are at Sea. -, I

New York, Nov. 13.-Danger OF q
nationwide railroad strike, which
was believed to have been averted by
the passage OF the Adamson eight
hour law, has not entirely disappear.
ed, 1t developed here today, when rep.
resentatives of the railroads and four
brotherh0ods, comprising 100000 EN-.
ployes, failed to reach an agreement
as to the proper application of tho
new law.
Mileage Stumbling Block.
The stumbling block, both sides nd.
mitted. was the existing mileage of
compensation. .,.,'
The announcement of the latest
deadlock between the railroads and
their employees came at the conclu.
sion OF an all-day conference between
the national conference committee Of
the railways and brotherhood chiefs.
which had been arranged in Septen,-
ber. - .n.
I'VE met" said Elisha Lee, chair.
man Of the railroad managers and tho
conference, ''for the purpose of ex.
changing ideas on the application and
operation. OF the Adamson law. We
failed to reach an agreement, and We
are not certain that another meeting
will take place"
Action May es Taken. !.
William q. Lee, president OF the
Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmsa,
spokesman for the employees, in the
absence Of A. B. Garretson Of the Or.
der OF Railway Conductors. declared
in a. statement athat IL the event IS
evasion by the railroads Of thu IA.
amson law, summary action would bo
taken by the Brotherhoods. He said
that the strike order. which was d.
rectly responsible for the law, was
still in effect. and the brotherhoods
would not hesitate to enforce 1t II the
occasion warranted it.
Both Sides at Sea.
FRANKLY" said Chairman Lee, OF
the conference committee, in discuss.
ing the situation" the trouble lies
in the fact that neither the railroads
nor the men know definitely how the
law should be applied" Chairman
Lee added that he could not predict
the probable outcome of the difficulty.
Arbitration Is Started. -
New York, Nov. 13.-Arbitration
proceedings looking toward settle
ment Of demands made by the Switch.
mems Union OF North America, on IL
railroads east OF the Mississippi river,
for an eight hour day and time and
a-half pay for overtime, began here
today. Most of the evidence heard
by the arbitration board, composed Of
two neutrals. two men representing
the men and two on behalf Of the
union. was given by switchmen.
James A. Flynn Of Buffalo and A. D.
Reed of Chicago, A. D. Manley of
.'lichigan City, Ind, and Thomas c.
Cashion of Cleveland, said that, al.
though the men were supposed to
work ten hours day they generally
that.
All foremen testified that food
prices in their home cities had ad.
but they admitted the men
were paid overtime. ~s5. I'd: . !.
Horace Baker, general manager Of
the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas
Pacific, said the cost of living affect
ed both sides. He declared that do.
of the switchmen have been
refused because the railroads consid..
cred the present rates fair, and be.
cause shorter day would not meet
operating conditions as satisfactorily
as the present arrangements. 80, :,