Evening star., 1922-09-14
By the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 14.-Leaders of
the Federated Railway Shopcrafts, who
today began negotiating separate set
Elements of the shopmen's strike. when
began July 1. in accordance with the
agreement adopted by the unions gem
eral policy committee. announces that
several railroads had telegraphed union
headquarters indicating willingness to go
into the negotiations. These. the Lead
ers said. were in addition to about fifty
roads which previously had agreed to
separate settlements
The settlement plan bv which the
strike will be ended Oh some fifty or
more roads, as announced last night at
the close of the meeting Of the general
policy committee, provides for the re-
turn to work Of the strikers in their
former positions and at the rate OF pay
prescribed by the Railroad Labor Board.
Any disputes or controversies incident
10 the settlement will he referred to a
commission of twelve members. six of
whom will be selected by the railroads
In the agreement and six by the shop
crafts.
To Meet Union Leaders.
The Chicago and Northwestern, one
of the large western systems. party
to the agreement, was expected to
meet leaders of its shopmen some
time today with the possibility that
the men would return to work to-
morrow or Monday. With that road
as party to the general agree
ment, it was the understanding at
The general Offices that no pact would
be signed with the union chairmen,
but that informal discussion would
take place. The officials had not been
notified this morning, when thekshop-
mems representatives would appear,
but IL was said the basis of agree
ment had been approved and the
conference would be entirely infor-
NAL.
empIoyes' department of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, did not Is
sue an official list of the roads which
had agreed to the settlement plan.
He said such information must come
from the railroads. Mr.. Jewell was
expected to confer today with mem
bers of the shop crafts executive
council, whose members still remained
in Chicago today. The general policy
committee mem bers scattered to their
homes iaSt niSHt- -,
The shop crafts executive council,
meeting in a North Side hotel, was
said to be considering the instruc-
tions to be sent to the various sys-
tenn federations throughout the coun-
try, relative to negotiating with the
various roads Mr.. Jewell was said
to possess the only list of roads that
were parties to the settlement agree
ment, and some others that were said
TO have indicated willingness to enter
negotiations.
Union Instructions Sent.
Instructions to various system fed
GRAFTON officials to sign negotiations
and arrange agreements with their
roads were sent out from union head
quarters by Bert NJ. Jewell. chief
strike leader and head of the railway
employees department. Of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
Although the shop crafts executive
council remained herewith Mr.. Jewell
to direct the affairs of the railway
shop unions n-settling the strike,
policy committee members scattered
to their respective districts soon after
the settlement plan was adopted.
Railway systems counted among
those expected to sign the agreement
imme6iately or soon were said to
number about fifty Of the 2o2 class !