The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-19
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Secretary of the Interior Lane and the other mediators were visBbly af- fected when told of the action of tho railroad manag gers. Mir. Lane sent inn mediately tor the committee of the railroads and, turning to lSEsha Lee, their spokesman, said:
 This is a magnificent thing you have done for your country. It Will go down in history as one CT the greatest things you ever did.
 The brotherhood chiefs. who already had left the hotel where the confer snces were held and had retired TOT the night, apparently convinced Una, settlement of the differences coufu not be reached, were summoned next Their faces showed the relief they felt from the strain under which they nau laebored since early Friday evening with the presidents committee. ". v; Lee, head of the trainmen, announced for them that orders would go forward at once informing all district chair men of the brotherhoods of the suc- coAsful outcome of the conferences
 By the terms of the settlement the combined salary list of the railroads mili be increased approximately $oo'- GOO. 900 a year, according to conse1va' tive estimates The number of worK- men profting by this increase Will De naors than 300, 600.
 That the crisis resulting from the sinking of three American ships p5 German submarines was the prime factor in clearing the situation an1 re- setoring the country to normal conoi- Mons in so far as it's transportatlon facilities were concerned was conceoed by all.
 The railroad managers who until late hour last night had held out saxair,st the brotherhood had been dis missed temporarily by the presidents 1nediators, who made no secret of the tact that they viewed the outlook with pessinr1srn. Secretary Lane, snor1 time before word came that the man. Agers had yielded, issued statement that the conferences would De re- stunned today, but intimated that he was none too hopeful of a settlement
 Tho railroad managers and the brotherhood chiefs had been told of the seriousness of the international situation, Out the warning apparently dent that the strike which originally had been set for Saturday evening at o'clock but had been postponed to permit of further negotiations, un- doubfcdfy would become effective un- less something more intervened than the mere suggestion that tho sever ance of diplomatic relnt1Dns with Ger many might lead to open hDsti ihteA < The presidents n1ediatUr1 again cognmunicated with the railroad man agers, however, with the resuft that HI1ev are said to have voted unar,i- mously to yield to the demands of the lbrotherhoods in crder that neither at home nor: abroad shouM there be fear or hope that the efficient operation of the raf1ways of the country would be hAmpered or impaired"
 The mediation negotiations and their result are summed up in the following statement issued at a. nl- by the committee from the council of national
 we desire to express our apprecIa- ton. of the large and patriotic action of the railway managerT committee which has put beyond peradventure the possibility of a nAtiDnwin0 ra1- rced strike
 The railroads have met the run de- tnnnd of the Adamspu eight hour Inv This concession was secpred as tho cuitnination of two days and nights of negotiation
 "Our first effort was to seru1e a poetponement of the strike which was ARed for Saturday night This post fpcnement was secured by presenting to the railway managers a memoran- dunn agreement dra1ted by the broth / erhoods which with auGne particnArity < expressed the pruvfsdons of the Adam { son lew. We asked the railroad to {; agree that if the Adamson law was 4 held to be conSt1tnticnaL that this cr- {, gAnizAt1on and application would be < kfven to 1t, The zuflrostds agreed to [ this at a joint session between the Ehrotherhood chief and the mAnagerx And with much difieuaty the chiefs < stayed the strike, an act that was vital to the success of our efforts at further mediation
 We next sought some Adjustment That would be effective should the ! law be held to be unconstitutional Tn this regard many propositions were made to both sides until the railroad expressed a willingness to place the ! whole matter in tho hands of the committee. This action proceeded, as the letter of the railway managerl states. from desire to demonstrats to the country that the rai1roads fW WOaAA AVI 6AOW AuiA UB0 CL the TO1Qs at time of severe national strain The committee considered the matter and decided that in view of the action oi congress in passing the Adamson law sand the necessity for immediate ac. .tfon. thatiit was best to adopt at ono. the memorandum agreement of tn. previous day as applicable under al conditions. Then the provisions O. the eight hour law. by Agreement be tween the roads and tho men, becam, the basis of the settlement, ant !. whether the supreme court holds fo1 the validity of the law or against it there will be no strike.
 .(Eigned)
 "FARNKL1N K. LANE,
 w. B. WILSON.
 DANIEL WILLARD,
 "sAMJEL GOMPERs.s
 The committee sent the fol1owin, letter to Elisha Lee. c11afrrnar1 of tn conference committee of the rail roads:
 We are in receipt of your favor O this date, placing in our hands fo immediate adjustment the matter O the. differences between your com mittee and the railroad brotherhoods
 We have brought this letter befor the brotherhoods with the statemen that in our Judgment it was advisabl to put into effect the provisions o the Adamson law whether it be helt valid or otherwise. This was accept able to them. Thus by your own ac ton, urged thereto by the highest req