The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-11-21

anrornced today that he had been
authorized 10 release ,he following;
MANY Of our friends are making
esprcssions which lead Us 10 believe
that they are ill-advised as TO the
pfescnt stntus OF our controversy.
and for that reason we feel that
everyone should become acquainted
with the facts.
we are concerned particularly IN
the men who laid down their tools
In the shops OF the Rock Island. and
generally In those formerly employed
In all OF tho shops In tho United
States.
"The mon involved In the strike
are members OF organizations. the
presidents OF which form the OK,
ocutivo board OF the railway de-
partment OF the American Federation
Of Labor. Bert NJ. Jewell. president
OF this railway department, Ia In
close touch with tho strike situation
at all times. When adyiced that tho
strike Is lost or called off comes
through his office. we shall then be
at liberty to apply for work in any
shop.
AT tho present time, any person
advising a striker to return 10 work
because the strike Is lost should real.
lie that he " only advising friend
to violate an obligation to approx.
mately four hundred thousand men.
who for many years. have endeared
him with brotherly confidence.
Hoped for Settlement
"We Chickasha men earnestly hop.
cd that our former pleasant relation
ship with the Rock Island railway
would be renewed early In September
when headlines appeared In many
daily newspapers stating that a set
element had been reached between
the representatives OF the shopmen
and the rail executives. This. we
understand. was the result of con-
ferences attended by President Hard.
ing. d. M. Jewell and s. Davies War
field. president OF the Seaboard Air
Line company. After this conference
the press agents outlining the follow
ing agreement, announced that the
Rock Island representatives were
among those which agreed to sign:
a.. In order TO bring to an end the
existing strike OF employees upon
the undersigned railroads and relieve
the country from the adverse effects
thereof and to expedite the move
ment of essential traffic, the follow
ing memorandum OF agreement is
made upon the understanding, which
the parties hereto accept: that the
terms hereto shall be carried out by
the officers OF the Companies and
the representatives of the employees
in spirit Of conciliation and sincere
purpose to effect a genuine settle
ment of the matters in controversy
referred to below. This paragraph
does not apply TO or include strikes
in effect prior to July /, 1922.
"2. All men to return to work in
positions of the class they originally
held on June 80 1929, and at the
same point. As many Of such as
possible are to be Immediately put
to work at present rates of pay, and
all such employees who have been on
strike be put to work or under pay
not later than thirty days after the
signing of this agreement, except
such men as have been proven guilty
of acts of violence which in the
opinion of the Commission herein
after provided for shall be sufficient
cause for dismissal from service.
"3. The relative standing as be.
tween themselves, of men returning
to work and men laid off, furloughed
or on leave of absence, including
General Chairman and others who
were as of June 30, 1922, properly
on leave of absence, will be restored
as of June 80, 1922, and they will be
called back to work in that order.
Commission Proposed
"A. II dispute arises as to the
relative standing of an employee or If
any other controversy arises growing
out of the strike that cannot be
otherwise adjusted by the carrier and
said employee or the duly authorized
representative thereof the matter
shall be referred by the organization
parties to this agreement, the en-
ployees of the carrier in the interests
Of any employee who may be aggriev-
ed, to a Commission to be established
and constituted as hereinafter pro-
vided. for final decision by major
ity vote
"A. The commission referred to in
Paragraph hereof shall be compos-
ed of six representatives to be named
by the chief officers of the organi-
cations parties hcreto and six rail-
road officers or representatives sell
ected from and by the rail roads
agreeing hereto. This Commission
shall be constituted within fifteen
days from the signing of this agree
ment and shall have jurisdiction to
decide cases that may be referred, to
it on or before May 81, 1928, but not
thereafter.
IS. Inasmuch as this agreement is
reached for the purpose of compos-
ing this controversy, all parties here
to agree that neither this settlement
nor any decision of the commission
above provided for, shall be used or
cited in any controversy between
those parties or between the rail-
roads signing the same or any other