The Mena weekly star., 1921-03-24
BROTHERHOOD'S PEACE TERMS
EieYent Points for Industrial Peace Outlined by B. M. Jewell, Rail EmpIoyes' Chief
 Urges Meditation.

Chicago, Msrch- ise-Eleven basic principles satisfactory to labor and on which labor would be willing to negotiate agreements were laid down before the United States railroad la bor board today by B. M. Jewell, president of the railway employees department of the American Feder- ation of Labor.
 These fundamentals, upon which sonable rules for the protection of health and safety of employees; defi- nition of the work of each craft to be performed by mechanics and helpers; formulation of apprenticeship rules; four years apprenticeship require ment for mechanics; right of the ma- iority of each craft to determine what organization shall represent them; right to select committee to handle grievances; limiting of craft seniority of local shops and not permitting in- terchange of seniority with other shops or crafts; and right to organize without discrimination.
 sIf machinery is to be necessarily established for the peaceable settle ment of disputes" said MT Jewell, these fundamental principles are an absolute necessary preliminary.
 the national agreements are based, consist only of those elementary prin- ciples and safeguards which enlight- ened public opinion has sanctioned and officially declared necessary to the well-being of the men and women em- pioyed in all basic industries" MT. Jewell said
 Arguments upon the proposal of the railroad executives to abrogate the national agreements has occupied the attention of the board since January 21, when the request was submitted by w. w. Atterbury, ice-president of the Pennsylvania railroad
 An Eight-Hour Day.
 The fundamentals which are the basis of the national agreements are as follows, MT. Jewel said:
 'The eight-hour day; proper over time rates for work in excess of eight hours; arrangement of working shifts fer reasonable living arrangements by employees and their families; req
 Urges Meditation.
 "We have no doubt that the rail- road labor board will sanction these fundamentals. We know the public will support them when it really knows the truth.
 Our reason for summarizing these fundamentals at this time is to dem- onstrate how easy it would have been selected and instructed by the rank and file of railroad employees to ad- just the whole matter of national agreements.
 National adjustment boards as con- templated by the transportation act, could have been established to hear and decide disputes which had not been settled after all possible efforts had been made to adjust them by con- ference.
 "Well-rounded and smooth running machinery would now be in operation and peace on railroads and good will between management and employees would prevail where now exists grow ing distrust, dissension, dissatisfaction and increasing rumblings of fast an- preaching, costly and vicious conflict. Operators Insincere."
 We have during the past ten months sought conference with the railroads to adjust amicably and quickly the controversy relative to national agreements and national boards of labor adjustment. i "Thus far this board has made no formal reply to our urgent suggestion for such conference. The Associa- ition of Railway Executives met in this city the day after we submitted this suggestion the employees relative to national agreements.
 "Even now, if the representatives lof the railroads were sincere in their attitude and not engaged in a mis- guided attack upon railroad employees all questions as to national agree ments and national adjustment board: could be quickly settled"