Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-15
ADOPT RAILROAD
UNION SCHEME To
SETTLE DISPUTES
Workers Score Victory as
House Adopts Their Plan
for Cancellation Reject
Anti-Strike Clause
[RepublIean A. p. Leased wirel

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-Railway
workers scored a complete victory in
the house today through incorporation
of their plan for voluntary concilia-
tion of labor disputes in the Esch bill.
The house rejected plan of compul-
sory arbitration. including an anti
strike provision. and also the plan
written into the bill by the house inter-
state commerce commission, which was
described as a middle ground" be-
tween that adopted and compulsory
arbitration. No direct vote on the
anti-strike proposal was taken.
On both votes the proponents OF the
unions plan won by large majorities
First by vote Of Isl to 70, the house
substituted the unions plan for COM
pulsory arbitration and then, 161 to
los. cast aside the committee plan for
that indorsed by the workers.
-'Final action came after practically
the entire day had been devoted to de-
bate Of the three plans, tand after
adoption Of the workers plan, renewed
efforts 10 include anti-strike provisions
met with defeat through preliminary
tactics.
Keep Present Machinery
The plan approved by the railroad
employees, which was drafted by Rep
resentative Anderson, republican. Min
nesota. would legalize the machinery
used by the railroads and their en-
ployes before and during federal con-
troll for the settlement of disputes, with
commissions on labor disputes being
added to consider cases appealed from
the Joint boards that first consider
them.
In brief, the plan divides the railroad
workers into three classes, and for
each IL establishes an adjustment,
board and an appeal commission. No
penalty against strike or lockout is
imposed, and membership on all six
OF the boards would be restricted to the
workers and their employers and di-
Vided equally between them.
Both the roads and the employees
would be directed by the plan, as writ
ten into the bill, ito exert every rea-
sonable effort and adopt every avail
able means to avoid an interruption
OF traffic, and to this end the three
boards of adjustment would be created
these being substantially the same as
those existing under the railroad ad-
ministration.
Deal With All Disputes
The three adjustment boards would
each deal with disputes of certain
classes Of the IA railway unions. One
board would include representatives
Of the four big brotherhoods--the engi.
neers the firemen, the conductors ant
the trainmen; another would includ,
the machinsts, the boilermakers, thi
blaclSsmlths, the car men. the shee
metal workers and the electrfcs
workers: and the third would includ
the telegraphers, the switchmen, TIL
railway clerks and the way and shol
laborers. Railway executives woult
name four, six and four representa-
tlves respectively, as members Of thes
boards.
Corresponding to each board ther
also would be set up a commission &
consider appeals. which could be sen
TO them by half the members OF
hoard.
These commissions would be of tn
same size OF the boards the selec
method Of choosing members obtain
ing. but with duality OF membershi
between boards and commissions pro
hibited. Headquarters of all six tri
bunals would be in Washington.