The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-14
MORE THAN 30 ROADS TO BE AFFECTED BY
 PEACE AGREEMENT I
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 positions of the class they originally held on June 30, 1922. and at the same point. As many of such men as pos sible are to De immediately put to work. at present rates of pay and all such employees who have been on strike be put to work or under pay not later than 30 days after tho sign ing of the agreement except such mon as have been proven guilty of acts of violence which in the opinion of the commission, hereinafter pro- vided for. shall be sufficient clause for dismissal from service.
 Standing Restored
 "s. The relative standing as be- tween themselves. of mon returning to work and men laid off. furloughed ed or on leave absence. including gen. eral chairman and others who was as of June 30, 1922. probably on leave absence will be restored as of June 30. 1922 and they will be called back to work in that order.
 Az. If a dispute arises aa to tho relative standing of an employe or other controversy arises growing out of the strike that cannot be otherwise adopted by the barrier and said em- ploye or the duly authorized repre- sentative thereof the matter shall be AeA Oy tHo OTEdHtEhllonE QaIIle3 to this agreement, tho employees or the carrier in the interest of any sm- ploye who may be aggrieved to Q commission to be established and constituted as hereinafter provided for final decision by a majority vote.
 D. The commission referred to in paragraph four hereof shall be com posed of six representatives to be named by the chief officers of the organizations parties hereto and six railroad officers or representatives selected from and by the railroads agreeing hereto. This commission shall be constituted within Is days from the signing of this agreement. and shall join to decide all cases that may be properly referred to it before May s1. 1928, but not there- after.
 Is Not Precedent
 "6. Inasmuch as this agreement Is reached for the purpose of compos- ing in a spirit of compromise this controversy. all parties hereto agree that neither this settlement or any decision of the commission above provided for shall be cited in any controversy between these parties or between the railroads signing the same or any other class or classes of their employees in any other con troversy that may hereinafter arise.
 "7. Both parties pledge themselves that. no intimidation or oppression shall be practiced or permitted against any of the employees wno have remained at work or have taken service. as against those who resume work under this under standing.
 "s. All suits at law now pending as a result of the strike to be with drawn and cancelled by both par ties"
 Statement Authorized The executive council of the shop men authorized the following state ment in expIantion of the agree ment:
 "The settlament speaks for it. self. If the statesmanship shown . by s. Davies Warfield, president of the Seaboard Air Line. had prevailed , at the outset, differences would have been composed in week. Rail road employees are not breakers of the law but they are human Jand expect to be accorded the considera- tion which they believe they are en- . titled to receive as the inalienable right of the American citizen. We sought settlement through the peaceful method of continued nego- tiations not by resorting to violence or other unlawful acts. The in- Junction secured by the Attorney General, coming as 1t did near the close of these important and far reaching negotiations, would have if secured 4S hours earlier. disrupted : them.
 { We have neither criticism to : make nor excuses to offer We ac- cepted the administration proposal for settlement and were not respon- sible for the misapplication of all legged understandings between the E administration and the chairmen of the Association of Railway Execu- tives to which it's defeat by that body