New-York tribune., 1922-09-20
n. I. Central
And Shoprnnern
Sign Peace e
jewell, Union Chief, Here
From Chicago, Arranges
New Farley and Breaks
Deadlock of Saturday
Men Accept Cut in Pay
Hold Seniority Rights Only
Among Selves; To Be
Hired Again i'm 80 Days

The first settlement Of the railroad
strike among the Eastern roads on the
basis of the Warfcld Willard Jewell
agreement at Baltimore was effected
by the New York Central last night.
Negotiations between the railroad and
the union leaders, which had been term
mated abruptly on Saturday, were re-
sumed yesterday under the personal
guidance of Bert NJ. Jewell. president
OF the shopcrafts union, and after a
session lasting until almost 7 o'clock
announcement was made that a salts
factory settlement had been reached.
by its terms about 10000 mechanics,
5000 of them in the metropolitan dis
trlct, who quit work in the shops of the
New York Central and it's twelve sub
sldlary lines on July |, Will return to
work within the next thirty days, ac-
cepting the cut in wage ordered by the
Railroad Labor Board, which brought
about the strike, and seemingly with
out the seniority standing for which
the main fight has been waged since the
beginning of peace negotiations
Nothing Is contained in the official
announcement of the settlement made
by the railroad officials, in which Mr.
Jewell concurred, which throws any
light on the interpretations of the
Baltimore compact as regards niority,
nor would any of those who partici-
pated in the negotiations discuss the
matter last night. The agreement ap-
parently restores seniority to the re-
turning strikers only "as among them
selves" thereby protecting the stand
ing of the thousands of new meE who
have been hired since the beginning of
the strike.
Other Strikers Stronger
Just what effect the settlement of
the strike of the New York Central
will have on the other important rail
roads in the Eastern group was a much
discussed question. 1t is generally ad-
mitted that the strikers are in a much
stronger position to undertake negoti
ations with other lines now than they
would have been if the settlement with
the New York Central had failed. 1t
is believed that Mr.. Jewell intends to
remain in New York for some days,
and this fact was taken to indicate
that peace conferences with other rail-
roads are not unlikely. Among the
roads most prominently mentioned in
peace negotiations are the Erie and
the Pennsylvania.
1eSlerQay negotiations, ike lHoSe
of Saturday, were conducted for the
railroad by P. w. Crowley, vice -presi-
dent, in charge of operations in the
absence of President A. II. Smith. The
break on Saturday came when the
leaders Of the New York Central strik-
ers and Mr.. Crowley found they could
not agree on the Interpretation of the
agreement framed in Baltimore and
the settlement program adopted by the
general policies committee of the
strikers at Chicago.
New Farley Arranged
Mr.. Jewell came here from Chicago
in the hope that he could straighten
out these difficulties. With w. H
Johnston, international president OF
the machinists' union, and the local
leaders OF The New York Central strik-
ers he called on Mr.. Crowley and sue
ceeded in arranging another confer
once Immediately. 1t ended in the
signing of the settlement agreement
as outlined in the following official an
nouncement:
"Mr. B. NJ. Jewell, president rail
way employees department, American
Federation of Labor. and Mr.. William
II. Johnston, president international
Association of Machinists, and fed
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