New-York tribune., 1922-09-14
w arfield Gives
Full Details of
Rail Settlement
Seaboard President Says
Peace Was Made Pos
sble by His Vote at
New York Conference
Had Talk With, jewell
z olicy Conn mitiee Was
Called After Tentative
Understanding at Farley
seeesai Dispatch TO The r,touns

UNDERSTANDING at Paraey
spectoi Dispatch TO The Tribune
BALTIMORE, Sept. 13.~-Full detail;
OF the settlement of the railroad strik,
were given in statement made to
night by $. Davies Warfield, president
of the Seaboard Air Line, who also rep
, resented the National Association o.
Owners of Railroad Securities in ths
four-day conference that led to a peace
agreement.
i Settlement was made possible when
at the meeting Of the Association o.
Railway Executives held in New Yorl
4 August % that passed the resolution
breaking off negotiations, Mr.. War.
4 field, as president of the Seaboard Ali
Line, cast the only votes against the
resolution.
This action left the way open fol
direct negotiation with B. M. Jewell
president of the railway department
American Federation of Labor, and
two associates, that led to the ter
mination of the strike. These settle
ment conferences at later sessions also
were attended by A. Fl. Smith, president
of the New York Central lines; Dan.
iei Willard, president Of the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad, and members of the
executive council Of the railway EN-.
ployees' department, American Fedora
tion Of Labor.
At the conclusion OF negotiations MIR
Jewell called the meeting Of the policy
committee Of the railway employees
department, at which the terms of the
| agreement have now been accepted
Mr.. Willard undertaking to present
the conditions of settlement to a num-
Der of railroads.
Mr.. Warfeld, in an interview here
tonight, said:
'At the meeting of the Association
i Of Railway Executives at which the
resolution was passed breaking off ne.
/ gotiations for the settlement Of the
strike cast the four votes of the
Seaboard Air Line against the resolu.
ton, to leave open way for direct
contact with the shopcrafts leaders
1t seemed to me unwise to close the
door for the settlement of this strike
at time of great business and world
wide unrest. was not convinced that
the. whole country must be made tc
suffer because of exaggerated views OF
the difficulties respecting new men who
had accepted employment during q
strike.
Conferred With Jewell
| "After this meeting negotiations
continued between the brotherhood
mediators and a small committee head.
ed by Daniel Willard, representing
fifty-two railroads, the Seaboard being
one. This failing in result, i was in
position to meet and did meet Mr.
Jewell the same day and reopened ne
gotiations directly with him and his
associates. / urged dealing with indi.
vidual railroads, pointing out to Mr.
Jewell that he could not defend posi-
tion based on declination to negotiate
, with railroads in position to settle on
an acceptable basis simply because
. other railroads declined. Mr.. Jewel
said he would consult his associates
and decide whether they could proceed
on the basis we discussed.
"Mr. Jewell, with two associates, me-
me in Baltimore on September 2; W.
reached tentative understanding,
then asked Mr.. A. II. Smith, presiden
of the New York Central Lines, if hi
: would meet these gentlemen, and late,
communicated with Mr.. Daniel Willard
president of the Baltimore e. Ohio Rail
road, who was out on his road. The
presence of Mr.. Smith, who came ts
{. Baltimore on two occasions, contributes
: largely to the result. After conferenc;
with Mr.. Jewell, and later with mem
bers of his executive council of eight
an agreement was reached acceptable,
to the three railroads represented ant
to the shop crafts leaders. Othe,
railroads, called over the telephone
tentatively agreed ss go along on the
same lines. The negotiations were
closed on September 5. Mr.. Jewel
called meeting of the policy com
! mittee of the Railway Employees De
partment to take action, Mr.. Willard
Undertaking to present the conditions
OF settlement to a number of railroads
We found Mr.. Jewell and his associ
|, ates desirous OF fair and reasonable
settlement of the existing differences.
, Government Operation Probable
Continued strained relations be-
tween the railroads and their en-
ployees is very unfortunate. If not
permanently relieved government op.
Grafton is likely to ultimately result
The newspapers announce that a Cab.
, met officer, Mr.. Hoover, and Interstate
SomMerce commissioner A1tchiSOn, in
charge of car service, were to confer
with the anthracite coal operators to
determine with respect to priority
} orders to govern the transportation OF
! coal With labor troubles on. the one
! hand and on the other the governm eni
$ now largely directing railroad opera
, ton, the outcome is not encouraging
II the railroads cannot themselves set.
tie disputes with their own employees
g and determine among themselves what
Is TO be done in respect to the hauling
Oh coal to care for the nations needs
without the necessity for the issuance
Of orders by q government agency
7 where will we finally land?
!, Regional railroad labor board,
! : should be properly and promptly es
tablished. A board named by eacl
/, group of railroads that operate in eacl
7 OF the four rate-making districts inte
: wnlch the commission has divided tht
country; the men of each eroup o,
railroads to also organize boards t.
confer with the regional railroas
boards. Negotiations could be success
, Iuliy carried ON and disputed oues.
tions settled IL approached in gooe
/ sThe Ill effects of the strike bay.
not been confined to the RAILROAD !
Judge Gary made d 20 per cent IN
. crease in the wares of STEEL -. ...1 -.