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announced the return of normal sched,
ules and a modification Of the cmbargD
TO allow the shipment Of necessities and
pcrshablc freight.
All parties Interested in the strike
were represented at the meeting last
night. They were the state, the I:
r. r.. the big Four" of railroad
brothcrhoods and the strikers
All the energy of the confcrees was
devoted to adjusting difficulties with the
train service employees. Representatives
Of the shop crafts were excused until
the session today.
All Are Represented
The conference was the first definite
step taken toward the settlement of
waikout which the strikers claimed en-
brorcd 90 900 mon in the Philadelphia
district alone. Tho railroad officials cut
that figure in half in their approXma
tiOns.
Mr.. Tracy represented the state. The
u, K. X. was represented by G. :,
Krirk, general manager of the eastern
region. Tho big Four were repre-
spnted by William Park. general chair
man brotherhood of Locomotive Eugi-
noers: II. F. Core. general chairman
| brotherhood Of Locomotive Fircmen and
Enginempn :. {. COwen. general chair
man Order of Railroad Conductors, and
iC. F. Musscr and NJ. =. Sammon, gen.
eral chairman Of the brotherhood of
! Railroad TrainmPn.
The train service men who left their
/ emnIovmpnt wcr" represented by John
iC, Rel. II. W. Thompson. $. lIorning,
| n. !. Lowe. !. ]. Brackin and X, H.
Thompson.
! IT, =. Bixler. secretary Of System
Federation No. 90. headed the shop
1 crafts representatives who were ex-
cuscd until today. Mr.. Bixler said he
{ hnd authority to order all shop crafts
and bontmrn back to work If suitable
agreement is reached.
Mr.. Tracy's Statement
Following the adjournment Of last
nights meeting MIR. tracy author
ilcd the following statement on the gen :
,ral results "b;ained:
"Aftcr thorough discussion il was
dcvrIourd that the real difference exist e
ing between the railroad company and
the men who have left its service wat
ono Of wages II was fully explained
to the representatives Of the men that
the provisions of tho new transporta
tiun law makes it impossible for tho
two directly opposing intercstS-th,
railroad company on tho one hand anC
the employees on the other to settle thu
wagc question between themselves. bu'
that this matter must. under the term'
Of the new law, 60 to the railroad Labor
board for ultimate settlement, as tina
body has the sole power under thu
terms of the transportation act to ad
lust general wage matters. In my Opin
Flf nf Rn m
service employees were thoroughly i'm
pressed by this presentation of the sit
uatiOn and were convinced of the cor
rrrtnCss of the position. as explained.
Irge Men to Return
I'm my capacity as representative
Of the government Of the state Of Penn
syNania | most strongly urged that III,
men who have left the service Shoult
return to work at once, rrsuR" th'
tduticS Of their respective positions anC
restore the normal performance of tn
puhIic service. | Indicated that theS
step, should tr taken as II proper pre-
limiuary 10 the orderly presentation %
luuy demands that they may wish Il
lay before the Railroad Labor Board
'SOm" of the men raisrd the uurs
tiOn whether statements made at IN
meeting might not be used TO their dis
advantage in possible legal proceeding
by the government under anti strik
laws. TO bring about full cOutidenr
| assured them that our Governor. tn
Hon. William &. Sproul, would us
his good Offices to the utmost in pro
tecting those who freely presented thei
views at n meeting called by himsel
for the purpose Of settling difficult
that affected the state and the Who'll
Union"
Mr.. Krirk, sr,uking on behalf o
the Pennsylvania Railroad, stated tina
be agreed wita the position that tn
company could not, under the law, ever
liz il so desired, grant wage increase
OF its own violation, bat that thes
matters would have 10 take their cours
before the railroad laboE, board. II
lassnred the representatives OF th