The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-09-15
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Will Start
Northwestern Says Farley
Will BE "Mcrc Formally"
49, Milwaukee Plans
Prompt Agreement.
Rock Island Stands Pat

Chicago. Scot. iA-fny A. PO--
With negotiations reported underway
with several railways in an effort 10
obtain immediate ratification OF the
peace agreement adopted by the gen.
cral policy committee OF the striking
.hopcrails yeS,erday. the hope was
expressed by union leaders tonight
that the men would be back al work
al several points tomorrow.
The Chicago x Northwestern led
the way in the parleys, which w. II.
Finley, president OF the road said
would be 4 mere Formally" lie
added that he expected his men 10 be-
gin 40 return 10 work by tomorrow.
Next in line was the Chicago, Mil
waukee & ST. Paul. Is. y. Greer, vice
president, declaring at the close oi
a meeting with the system ehairmen
that IL was hoped that some $4,000
men would be back at their jobs by
tomorrow night over the entire syS-
ten.
Rock Island Stands Pat.
In the case OF tla Rock Island a
committee Of shopmen called upon
J. T.. German, president OF the road
IN an effort 10 persuade him from the
stand he had announced early IN the
day, that il was unnecessary Tor his
road to negotiate as il had IS per
cent OF its usual shop forces at
work. The conference continued for
four and a half hours, AT the end OF
which time Mr.. German told the
Associated Press:
IL told them ] could not accept
| think that covers il, and there is
nothing more that can be said at this
time"
Meanwhile the executive council OF
the shopcrafts met at north side
hotel to make arrangements for the
separae negotiations. None OF the
leaders would discuss the situation in
detail. the general opinion seeming
10 be voiced by J. NJ. Jewell, strike
leader, who said
There's been too much publicity
already. We won't have anything
more to say for several days.
hooper Is Pleased.
Chicago, Sept. l4.--(By A. P.)-
The settlement OF the shopmen's
strike on certain railroads sustains
the transportation act and should
the question upon which the strike
was predicated come back to the
United States railroad labor hoard,
the fullest and fairest considera-
ton will be granted. Ben w.
Hooper, chairman OF the labor board,
said in statement today.
Majority Want Peace.
Washington, Sept. l4.-Advices to
the Labor department today from
its representatives in Chicago said
that railroads approximating IS per
cent of the country's mileage had
signified their intention OF ending the
shipments strike on the basis of the
agreement accepted yesterday by the
shopcrafts general policy commit
tee and that roads representing an
additional 80 per cent were ready to
end the strike.
The commission decided upon to
differences between work
ers and rail heads, as provided under
the agreement, Labor department Of
ficials were informed, will be COM
posed OF six shopcrafts representa-
tives and not officials of the railroad
brotherhoods, as originally provided.
To Meet Union Men.
Section 4 of the agreement, the
advices further explained, was inter-
preted i'll Chicago by union workers
to mean that the railroads signatory
to the agreement will meet union rep
resentatives on wage questions and
all other matters growing out OF the
strike and upon failure to agree on
points at issue. the points under dis
pute will be referred to the commits
sion provided for in Section 5.