Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-19
|CONFEREES REPORT
ON RAILROAD BILL
Measure Creates Permanent Arbi-
tration Board to Settle
Labor Disputes.
May MAKE 5 1-2 PER CENT
Roads Are Guaranteed Against
Loss by Government for
Half Year.
TBy Associated Press. ]

BY Associated PressJ
WASHINGTON. Feb. ls.-Guarantee
against any reduction in wages before
Scptcmber ! is given railroad workers
,n rnorre the reyised draft Of the railroad
thn Senate and House.
Railrold corporations. which are to
regain regain, con.1ol co and operation. OF their
| likewise by, the compromise measure
asainst as ,hn nan1a reductions in rates and faro
prior to aPa i.atS tie bi
ing specifically against any rate or
fnre fnTe Sc, reduction not approved by the
! VIII Stabilize Conditions.
urn me rI,;1a rGdrafted reorganization meas
either in wages or in rates. in the
99pinion 9liaI,on Of the members OF the con on
orty rspo1t thns to tho
stabilize conditions in tho railroad in
des1ry destnsd ndiso,, In SO far as the confcrees
Before presentation Of the conferces.
Se SSeoEt oHn and hsra the rearaftsd e measure TO
the seetion ~esre o the Tst pi was received
wages was Interpreted as establish
ing tn. the pay Of railroad employees at
one on ierc! effective when the properties
This Interpretation. which later was
iou1a nonfa TO be erroneous, led to. hurried
leaders in Washington. ispatchins Of
labor representatives to the Capitol
measure. and to the calling Of con-
ference for tonight of officials of the
Miih Saf'esn samuci caiToad unions Together
rson; rnau,; president and .secretars. W re-
speGtiyely Of the American Federation
The labor. leaders on learning that
an advance in wages was not precludeIs
1e5Meeni 1edse ths MarGh Si,, ! and SeptembeF i
satlsfaetion with the proYia,osss snsssgnS nsainss
any an, edretion OF pay during the neg
Iease med asfess sats1aaS fsr con-
asracinS asaera1ion : of the conference report
customary SO a final vote might be
reached before adjournment ~
T. R]epresentntive ] Barkley. Democrat.
given permission TO iilc a disagrceinre
FFeport: He served notice that an ef.
bart horI would NC ,,1 be made TO send the bill
tons to eliminate some Of tho provi
e~er eo wsre pepoe5eTs oenSoo Of the report how
would be approved. 'epo'
chairman Cummins OF the Senate
sne Sn report would be taken UP in the
senate as soon as it was sent over
The section prohibiting reductioo IN
hcr hmasgs' raahie under penalty. before Septonl-
J., r.
smho r,Hr s,i. shali pay to each employee or
saHura'nate sainry ai official thereof wages or
iSed by at the deeis,on eeis not t, less than that
railway boards of adjustment in CON.
e.9ftuoh nnti lion herewith. established for exc
dent under the Federal control act ~
mSSor smSe IN respect to such employees o.
IimeoTTainats ing Tai6i Official immediate proceed.
Although making public OF Of The s,a,.,
ncccsoi.. .'S wage SECTION removed rhc
all i'g nniogn n11c,s 69r s9SniEht'e conference OF
inc vised measure was considercd q,
Ana! an iniormal conference. The Union IN a
OF inc measures provisions ceci;naS ~
comment. oe'il"eo I"
Create. Arbitration Board.
Slentlon or Il permanent Federal ar
m}em5srs diSidea eauaiy H%pSsea amoas of ene e
by ths and the public ana
revised bill proposes, was considern
by. ny many aIG. railroad experts as Simplify.
dealt with after return Of e,s the rairo,,s 70 De
Submission of disputes to the b9dus boa9d !.
SGTnssS5s eyng 20 the Prsssn5 5smsnds wilson :
than Ifa 2'o9oooo, workers for inc nerenseg msss
reaSss, wases, offered submission of the paw
law OF eS 80 sfh com@sson SShrd II 95Gyidsa
yIsion ths n, ,,ys was made: The atsftnde h pro- o,
lem will be one OF the princina, sVh
hnra tomocr5 100 oc discussed t:. at conference
eral Hines and representatives os ~
raiIroad executives. 80 - '"e
the bill "s TaFs felS so1Th W Is Be eSaass sS,s1es
INTO lazy, there still remains severai
6coE 66coPos,t,ons Isl lsas, put forth by the Pres-
unions which will como before re-" the the
meeting. 'oie the
rn. Expert. to Work at o.ce.
mission OF experts to begin work eGtn in
M. m1e.diately in gathering the necessarv
ua 20 - on wages and working conditions
ton by the wage board The corpora
tions Will be represented at tomorrow's
ffeffns OF tbe loaG,a by a committee OF Twenty-Five
Gals sEas; appointed BY T. Dewitt s cnyler. Ter
nrovsons of afpplSya shs laross IF sae b bnansai s
association Of owners OF af raiiroad Satioss. ss.
satisfestoTIn tisfes which declared It tho most
,at,on ever devised by law-makinr
S;. ooaS' ,Representatives OF the Invest
LORI through n campaign OF public edu-
cation to win support for the mcasure.
IT,, bills Outstanding Festure.
urs us finally agreed upon arc:
Compulsory submission OF labor dis
nu1es nne, to permanent Federal board
posed Of nine members equally divided
potween tho employees: employers and
the nnbiie; rI,oli No provision is made Tor
Adjustment OF rates. by the Inter
yield to carriers a return Of 51-s per
property with another half OF I rser
cent for improvements.
pe4sns ps'fsnse seoas s .Ass.s ss FsITs
cent or the property value. equally be.