The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-15
CARRY OUT TERMS
TContirued From Pare Onel

JeWoH SalA would nave TO come from
the railroads themselves.
Terms Of Peace Plan
Under the terms Of the peace plan
der wage scales prescribed by the
United States railroad labor board ef-
fective July /, the date the strike
began in protest against the boards
decisions.
The question Of seniority which
was not specifically mentioned in
the agreement, which provides the
shopmen shall return to work in
In positions of the class" they oc-
cupied before the strike.
The agreement made no mention
either of working conditions or the
contract system for farming out"
shop work, which, with the wage
controversy, were the original is
sues in the strike. ..
Disputes over the relative stand
ing" of employees, and new disputes
which might arise as outgrowths of
the strike, shall, under the peace
terms, be referred to adjustment
boards composed of representatives
of the carriers and their employees,
II the disputes cannot be settled as
an individual matter between an en-
ploye and his road.
Must Find Places For Strikers e.
The agreement requires the sig
natory roads to find places for all
returned strikers within thirty days
after it becomes effective. Strikers
who have committed acts of violence
are not protected in the agreement
to restore former jobs to employees.
boilermakers, said a great number
of shopmen will probably be back,
at their old jobs within a week.
Through early settlements on
some lines, followed by subsequent
agreements with others not yet in :.
cluded among the willing roads,
there will probably be a gradual re-
turn to work. Mr.. Jewell said. He
admitted the shopmen face stubborn
opposition from some roads whose
officials announced they were
through with negotiations.
Roads Wire Willingness To Sign
Leaders Of the federated railway
shop crafts who today began nego-
uauon OF separate settlements of
the shopmen's strike which began
July in accordance with the
agreement adopted by the unions
general policy committee, announc-
ed that several railroads had tele-
graphed union headquarters indi-
eating Willingness to start negotia-
were in addition to about fifty roads
which previously had agreed to
separate settlements.
Among the roads which union Of
ficials said had communicated with
them, the only one named was the
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern, which
operates as an outer belt line in
the Chicago switching district.
Among the larger systems said
today to be included in the rail
peace arrangement at the start
were
The New York Central Lines and
subsidiaries, including the Michigan
Central and Big Four; The Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul; Chi
cago and Northwestern and subsi-
board Air Line; Southern railway;
Chesapeake and Ohio; The Monon.
Reports In Washington.
Washington, d. c., September IA.
to the labor department
today from its representatives in
Chicago said the railroads approx
mating IS per cent of the country's
mileage had signified their intention
of ending the shipments strike on
the basis of the agreement accepted
yesterday by the shop crafts gem
eral policy committee and that roads
representing an additional 80 per
cent were ready to end the strike.
Direct negotiations to end the
railway on the basis of the agree
ment adopted by the shop crafts gem
eral policy committee will be fnaug-
urated at the conferences to be held
here beginning Saturday.
Statement From Hooper
Chicago, September 1.-THE set
tlement of the shopmen's strike on
certain railroads sustains the trans
portation act, and should the ques-,
lions upon which the strike was pre-
dictated come back to the United
States railroad labor board, "the
fullest and fairest consideration"
will be granted, Ben w. Hooper,
chairman OF the labor board, said in
a statement today
st. Louis Roads Not Included
st. Louis, Mo-, September IL
The five railroads having general
Offices in ST. Louis are not included
in the strike settlement reached last
night it was announced today. The
roads are Missouri Pacific; s. LOU
souri,, Kansas and Texas; st. Louis
and San Francisco, and the Wabash.
M. and st. 1. Not Included
Minneapolis, September 1.-THE |
Minneapolis and st. Louis railway |
company is not party to the strike |
settlement arrangement, r. e. Ryan, |
general manager of the road, de-
clared this morning. II don't think it |
means ANYTHING tn the urlion organ /
ization, except that large number |
Of men will get their jobs back" Mr.. |
Ryan declared. However, there has |
been many men working right
along"
President Harding Pleased
! Washington, ID. c., September II. |
The development in the rail strike |
situation was received with salts |
faction by all administration Off |
cials including President Harding. |
Many would not comment for pub |
LEGATION preferring to wait until an |
actual settlement had been reached,
but at the treasury 1t was said that |
Secretary Mellon took the view that
with an end to industrial troubles, |
the outlook for business was very |
good"
Mr.. Mellon was said, however, to
see limitations upon the transporta-
ton facilities Of the railroads, which !
would prohibit any enormous ex-
pansion of business activity in the |
immediate future. Shortage of /
equipment ana possible labor short. |
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