Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-14
POLICY COMMITTEE
VOTES POWER FOR
SETTLEMENT PACT
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conferences here with Western rail-
road executives.
Last Thursday Mr.. Jewell author
lied call for his policy committee
to meet in Chicago September II.
| Nearly all the first morning was
consumed by n session OF the execu-
tive council. That afternoon they
! reported in the Willard Jcwen
agreement. Then began struggle
for peace with Mr.. Jewell. his cxccu-
tive council and strike chairmcn on
Western railroads endeavorinr to
| bring into the peace line chairmcn
on roads not parties to the agree
mcnt.
Not until peace was voted did the
details OF the bitter fight become
| known. For three days Mr.. Jewell
and his associates talked. pleaded and
argued for an acceptance Of the set;
I'tiemcnt basis plan. Fearing faiiurc.
he did not entertain IL motion for :,
vote on the proposition until It was
virtually assured that he would have
the necessary majority behind him.
Hut Few Changes Mndc.
The terms OF tho agreement are
those offered at New York with .
few slight changes made necessary
to mollify the opposition ina the
unions ranks. With these terms as
! basis. system declarations on roads
not now parties to tho agreement
are authorized TO enter peace neEo-
tiations with proper railroad officials.
| Until these employees arc returned
to work. they Will be assisted imam
.ially by those who are employed.
Present employees and the strikers
| Will be retained by the railroads
signing the Jewell willard agree
mcnt. The old men are to return 70
their former positions at the prcsen,
| rates OF pay not. later than thirty
days after the agreement is signed
All strikers with the exception of
those found guilty OF acts OF vio-
lence are to be on the railroad pay
roll at the end of the thirty days
period, Men will be called back to
work in the order of their standing
Provides for Arbitration.
Anticipating disputes arising out
OF the mems return TO work. the
agreement provides for an arbi;ra
I.tion commission composed Old six
railroad representatives and six shop
crafts agents
On the belief that many carriers
| VIII follow those who were parties
to this agreement. it was understood
tonight the shop crafts officials place
their hopes OF a nation wide settle
ment OF the strike. The action of tho
dc
licvc. will force the others to the
same terms.
Just how soon men on the peace"
railroads Will return 10 work could
not be learned tonight, but it was
predicted that orders ending the
strike on some roads Will be issued
within few hours
The peace settlement plan also
would apply to the brotherhood Of
stationary Firemen and Oilers, some
$4,000 members OF which followed
the strike action OF the six federated
SAop crafts
Among the ROADS said by rep
resentativc of $. Davies Warfiel d
10 have been parties to the agree
mcnt were:
Louisiana and Arkansas, South
ern Hallway. East anu West Coasts.
Georgia Southern and Florida. Now.
Orleans and Northeastern. Northern
Alabama. Seaboard Air Line, Macon.
dublin and Savannah; Tampa ard
Gulf Coast, Tampa Northern. vir
Eihian Railway, Winston Salem
Sou'hbound Alabama Great South
EN-. Chesapeake and Ohio and Bal.
timore and Ohio.
FERNS Of Strike Settlements.
The terms of settlement were as
follows:
/. In order to bring 10 Al end the
'NiStirG strike OF employees upon tho
railroads and relieve the country
from the adverse effects thereof and
10 expedite the movement of essen
iai traffic. the following mcmoran
dnm OF agreement is made upon the
| understanding. which the parties