The Washington herald., 1922-09-14
ACCEPT WAGE CUT
Strikers Will Be Given
Positions of Class
Held on June 80.
DISPUTES LEFT
TO COMMISSION
Railroad Executives Hail
Settlement as Com
plete Victory.

CHICAGO. Sept. lS.-Striking rail-
road shopmen will return to work on
between forty ana fifty railroads Fh-
day.
A settlement was reached here to-
day by which the strikers are to 20
back 10 work on the following terms:
/. Wages will be on the basis es-
tablished June 80, by the United States
Railroad Labor Board.
2. All strikers will return ''in posi-
tions Of the class they originally held
on June 80"
, 3. All men laid OF on furlcuEh or
leave Of absence on or before June
30. will be called back to work in the
order they left.
Disputes Left to Commission.
4. All disputes regarding relative
sta ndings Of employees that can not be
| adjusted by the railroad and the in
dividual emplove will he referred 10 A
1 commission composed or six union
officers and railroad representative
! 3. This commission shall be consti-
I
signing Of the agreement and function
until May 81. but not thereafter.
s. No intimidation shall he prsc-
ticed oy either party against strikers
! returning 10 work or employees who
I have remained at work.
:. All strikers are to he put back
to work within thirty days.
While the agreement entered docs
not specifically say that full seniority
is to be granted all strikers. President
Jewell and other leaders declared that
this is the case.
All Back Within Thirty Days.
On this point the agreement de-
clares: "All men are to return TO work
i'm positions IN tie class they origin
ally held June 30 1872 and a. The
same point As many Of such men as
possible are to be put to work al pres
ent rates OF pay. and an such en-
ployes on strike will he put 10 work o.
under pay not later than 80 dsys
after the signing Of this agreement.
except such men as have been Droven
guilty of acts Of violence which in the
opinion OF the commission hereinafter
provided for shall be sufficient cause
for dismissal from service.
The relative standing as between
themselves, OF men returning to work
and men laid OF. furlouuheG O- On
leave Of absence. including general
chairmen and others who were s- n
June 30 1922. properly on l,avc Z
absence. will he restored a. OF Jan. 20
1922. and they will be called back 20
work in that order.
Provides for Agreement
IF a dispute arises as to the r,Iz.
tive standing Of an employe. or IE uv
other controversy arises growing cut
of the strike that can not DO Otna~-
wise adjusted by the carrier ami 10
said employe or the duly author zed
representative thereof. IT,. masfar
shall be Inferred by the orEan5z5t IONS
parties To this agreement 10 ? C ar..-
mission I" he established"
This provision Of the settlement
terms was construed in some quar-
ters as directed at the eNisienr. 4
the United States Railroad l.ah.r
Board. against whose decisions nyl
wages and working condit .ons IA.
100000 shopmeu declared the str .hA
that has threatened 10 cripple jrs
transportation facilities Of the ma
tion.
In making the agreement. with the
exception ~ 'he seniority. 'hS shop
men have gained no point iu ihe e.. n
tested issues and are going barI, %
work on tha fasis Of WAGES cstl plfslrr [
by the Railra1d Labor Boa-i. , h..a
the strike - to continue on ucarl.- l5a
Class A rad-rads whose executives
have refused any .mpromiSe
ENeCuti.,s here hailed n. spfrr--
ment as an acknowledgment by the
union lead"'s of a con pl.sa \ N-ct,.. %
for the roads
The settlement speaks for Itself. 70
Continued on P00c Trro.