Bisbee daily review., 1921-03-24
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 Under Pressure
 In Packer Row

In Packer Row
 cCoNTINUED FROM FACE oNE) has been averted. The adjustment has prevented a strike of very se- r.ous consequences.
 The agreement was embodied in letters addressed to Secretary Davis and signed by the negotiators for the two sides.
 Text of Agreement
 The letter follows:
 Tn connection with the matter of labor rates and conditions in the packing houses within the Alschuler administration and agreeable to the conversations we have had with you we accept your recommendations GOV ering an amicable adjustment of said matters and an arrangement for the continuation of wages, hours and working conditions as they existed un- der the latest Alschuler ruling, sub ject, however, to the following modi- fications:
 "First-The wage cuts of eight cents per hour for hourly workers and 12h per cent for all piece workers shall remain in effect as of the dates an nounced by the packers and shall not be subject to further arbitration If any further reductions are desired they shall be submitted to the admin istrator
 "Second-The basic eight hour day and overtime rates as announced in the latest rulings of Judge Alschuler shall be restored subject, however, to the right of the employers or em- ployes to submit to the administrator, if they desire. any question as to changes.
 ''Third-The agreement of Decem- Der 25, 1917, and extension thereof and all decisions hereunder (except as herein modified) shall remain in effect until September IS, when the agreement and all awards hereunder and supplements and renewals there of and understandings connected herewith shall terminate.
 To Apioe By Decision
 ''Fourth-Judge Samuel Alschuler, or his successor as administrator, shall until said date retain and exer- else all jurisdiction and authority heretofore existing and the employers and the employees shall abitie by his decisions in all matters of jurisdic- tiOn and power under the adm1nistra- tion and all subjects of hours, wages, conditions and adjustments thereof excepting as herein before set out. The employers and employees shall. however, be permitted to put into op- eration plans whereby they may de velop method to handle between themselves all matters of mutual in- terest so long as they do not interfere with the administration.
 ',Eifth-Any question relating 10 hours or wages submitted to the ad- ministrator during the continuance of the agreement shall be submitted OF written briefs. unless otherwise re- questcd by the administrator.
 The employees letter contained sixth provision, which read as fol lows:
 Pact Covers Emergency
 "Sixth-We understand and 7ppre- ciate that this agreement contemplates and covers the exigencies and condi- tions at this time in the packing houses within the Alschuier admins tration without relation to industrial conditions or wages generally"
 The Condon-Meyer statement said in part:
 "It was only after the mOsi careful study that the packing companies de cided upon wage reductions and changes in working coalitions They regretted the necessity which compell- ed this decision.
 Our people nave the same attitude toward our government today in Its effort to solve the big problems con fronting the country that they. had during the cooperation ands help fulness. The country is going through a serious adjustment as a result of the war and we want to lend every possible assistance and do nothing that would seem to retard or inter fere with the sincere efforts of Pres ident Harding and his administration