Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-14
AN INDIVIDUAL
SETTLEMENT ON
C.N.W. RA|LWAY
Company Will Proceed to
Negotiate With Its Men,
President Finley An
n0unCeS in a Statement.


Chicago, Sept. 13,-W H. Finley
president of the Chicago and North
western railroad, issued the fol.
lowing statement tonight regarding
the shopcraft strike settlement
plan;
Our shopmen have asked us to
meet their committee here today
and we will proceed to make an
individual settlement with our mer
based on the terms of the general
settlement
II think it is a good thing thal
the roads are now making individ-
.ual settlements instead of nationa,
agreements.
ut puts these matters back
where they belong between The per-
sons most directly interested--th
roads and the men who work for
them. The settlements will have
la good effect and should help things
generally, We are looking for a
tremendous business and we will he
liable to take care of it
shipments Statement.
The executive council Of the
Ishopmen authorized the following
statement in explanation of the
agreement
The settlement speaks for it.
iself. If the statemanship shown
| by S. Davies Warfield, president of
the Seahoard Air Line, had pre-
vailed at the outset, differences
would have been composed in a
week. Railroad employees are no.
breakers of the law but they are
human and expect to be accorded
1.-The consideration which they be-
llieve they are entitled to receive
as the inalienable right of the
american citizen.
1--WE sought settlement through
1.-THE peaceful method of continued
negotiations, not by resorting to
Violence or other unlawful acts.
The injunction secured by the at
torney general, coming as it did
lnear the close of these important
land far-reaChing negotiations
would have, if secured forty-elgnt
hours earlier, disrupted them
No Excuses To Offer.
1--WE have neither criticism to
make nor excuses to offer. We ac-
lcepted the administrations pro-
lposal for settlement, and were not
for the misappllcaton
of alleged understandings between
1.-THE administration and the chair
man of the Association of Railway
Executives to which its defeat by
THAT body was attributed. Neither
were we responsible for the labor
provisions or the transportation
lact. ..-.... 49,
1--WE conducted our proceedings
under well recognized labor policio,,
tof long standing. The public VIII
mot believe that the rank and tlle
of labor condones acts Of violence
resulting in loss of life among
train service employees and others
Through the constant effort OF the
officers of the organizations law
land order was generally well main :
ltained and such sporadic acts ol
and violence as occur
lred were few in number when one
Iconsiders the 100000 men engaged
in the strike and the pressure upon
these men and hundreds OF thou-
sands of other persons ullecpS "
Indirectly affected. We approach
ed the railroads recognizing tnelr
difficulties as We expected them TO
appreciate ours.
Method Of Procedure.
The method of procedure adopt
ed by the policy committee at inc
meeting is that no men on any
railroad. even though included IN
Ithe settlement at this time, are 10
return to work until they have re-
ceived the necessary directions
from their respective system feder-
atoms. The system federations on
railroads not now parties to the
agreement would be directed tQ
secure conferences with the proper
railroads, in which event the
men will return TO work. Nece8-
sary arrangements will be made e?
sustain and assist all men on an
railroads who are forced to remain
on strike because of the refusal OF
such railroads to join the agree
lments made"
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