The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-09-16
End OF ALL RAIL
LABOR TROUBLES
BELIEVED ON WAY
vov York Central System Makes
Peaceful Settlement-Penn-
svlyania Is Negotiating.
WITHDRAW REQUEST FOR
REVISION WAGE SCALE
arrangements For Conferences
Between Leaders and Six
Eastern Roads Under Way.
lsu The AssocIated Pressl

NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-The begin
r,7r Of the end of all the labor trou-
Srss that have from time to time beset
,,s transportation lines OF the nation
.,r the past several years was believed
Nv nanv railway heads and union
,5iets TO have come today when the
vsv YORK Central lines made peace
nj ,sttlement with two of operating
,rot6erhoods and the Pennsylvania sys-
IAN, hezan negotiations toward a sim
;,.r a7d. Arrangements for like con-
farences here next week between bro
thsrhood leaders and six other big
eastern carriers were underway to-
day.
By today's agreement the various
roads making up the New York Cen
.rsl system agreed to cintinue for one
wear beginning September 80, the
7resent wage scale and working rules
tor their tralnmen and conductors and
10 withdraw from the United States
Labor Board their requests, made
moro than a year ago, for a down
ward revision Of wages and the elm
nation Of time and half pay for
overtime work.
The New York Central gave out
statement indicating 1t would soon
call into conference. the leaders Of the
engineers and firemen in the hope Of
amlcably coming to terms with them.
Tomorrow that system will bring to-
gether its official and leaders Of the
striking shopmen in the hope of end
Ing the strike that began July /.
W, G. Lee, president Of the Brother
hood Of Railroad Tra!nmen announced
here tonight that at q conference in
Pttsburg today the Pensyivahia had
agreed to continue It's present wages
10 all four brotherhoods, but a later
dispatch from P!ttsburg said this an
nouncement was regarded there pre-
mature since the cofersnces with the
trainmen and conductors would con-
hnue tomorrow while those with the
engineers and flremen had not yet be-
gun. Brotherhood leaders assembled
here said however. they understood
the Pensylvanta would follow the lead
o. the New York Central.
Meanwhile, negotiations TO assure
continued peace between the conduc-
iors and trainmen and the other big
roads Of the east and west are to be
carried on here and in Chicago. Mr.
Lee who hailed today's settlement as
the commencement OF a clean up Of all
the troubles that have afflicted the
country's rail transportation, said par
leys between leaders OF the trainmen
and conductors and six other eastern
roads would be held here next week
and that on Tuesday he and L. E
Sheppard head OF the Order Of Rail-
way conductors, expected to begin
conferences with the western group
't railway executives in Chicago
Their conferences at CHICAGO last June
boxing toward agreements covering
The future, were broken off when the
nopmsn decided to strike.
Those In close touch with the situa =
loA heralded the agreements today as
iorecastlng the complete smash up
ot the war-born systew Of settling
railroad labor troubles on a nation
vide basis and. the return to the old
method Of letting each road arrange
rs own affairs with It's own men.
Some observers felt that this return
% the old ways would soon be put
'to effect all over the country In In
d.yidual efforts to settle the shopmen's
'F!ke and that the newer habit OF
roth employees and employe In taking
hslr troubles to the national body
would be broken. once and for all.