The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-15
GARRY OUT Terms
RAIL STRIKE PACT
SEPARATE NEGOTIATIONS,
WITH ROADS STARTED
0RDERSSENTFORWARD
Shop Crafts Policy Committee
Remains In Session At Chi
cago to Direct Affairs

cago to Direct Affairs
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l &
Washington, o. c., September
14.-The commission decided
upon to adjudieate difference
between workers and rail heads,
as provided under the agree
ment, labor department officials
were informed, will be compos-
ed of six shop crafts represen-
tatives and not officials Of the
railroad brotherfoods as origin
ally provided. Section four OF
the agreement, the adviees fur
ther explained, was interpreted
in Chicago by union workers to
mean that the railroads sigma
tory to the agreement will meet
union Representatives on wage
questions and all other matters
growing out Of the strike ana
upon failure to agree on points
at issue the questions under
dispute will be referred to the
commission provided for in sec-
ton five. -
ST. Paul, September Tx
ecutives of four railroads Gen.
terinq In the Twin Cities were
meeting with representatives Of
their striking shopmen here to-
day in an effort to settle the
strike in the northwest on the
basis of the agreement negoti-.
ated in Chicago. Northern Pa
cific, the Minneapolis, St. Paul
and Sault Ste Marie, the Min
neapoIis and st. Louis, and the
Great Northern are sthe four
roads represented at the con-
ference which was requested by
r. A. Henning, chairman of the
northwest federated shop crafts
on his return today from the
Chicago conferece. Both strike I.
leaders and executives declined
to discuss the nature of the
peace proposals to be made at
the meeting.
Employees Form Organization
New York, September 14-Pres,
ident E. E. Loomis of the Lehigl
Valley railroad today announced
that it is 'out of the question for u.
to accept" the plan proposed to emf
the rail strike. He said his employee:
are now forming an association o
their own!
Duluth, Mimi, September 14.-.Ss
far the Duluth and Iron Range rail.
road is not included in the settle
ment of the rail shipments strike,
was the statement of F. e. House
president of that road this morning
Mr.. House stated that the only in
he had on the matter was
what he had read In the newspa
pers.
Meet Shop Leaders Today q
Chicago, September 1.-THE Chi
cago 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 tomor
row or Monday. The road OFFICIALS
had not been notified this morning
when the shopmen's representatives
would appear but 1t was said the ba-
sis of agreement had been approved
and the conference would be entire
ly informal.
Officials of only two Of the large
western, railway systems today had
confirmed inclusion of their roads
in the list of lines parties to the
general settlement agreement
These were. the Chicago and North
western and the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul roads. No official lis,
of roads has been announced either
by unions or rail executives.
. A number of the important west
ern lines were not parties to the
a L. 4
in the settlement, according to
day. These included the Chicago
BURLINGTON and Quincy, the Chicago
Great Western.
Chicago, September 14.-Members
Of the shop crafts policy committee
for ending the railway strike through
ual roads, today began separate me-
gotiations under terms of the agree
ment.
Instructions to various system
federation officials to enter sigma
tory negotiations and arrange
agreements with individual roads
today began separate negotiations
under terms of the agreement.
Instructions to various system
federation officials to enter sigma
tory negotiatinos and arrange
agreements with their. roads were
sent out from union headquarters by
Bert M. Jewell, chief strike leader
and head of the railway employees
of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor.
The shop crafts executive council
remained here with Mr.. Jewell to
direct the affairs of the railway shop
unions in settling the strike.
Fifty Roads Expected To Sign
Railway systems counted among
those expected to sign the agree
meRt Immediately or soon were said
to number about fifty of the 20z
Class ] roads of the country. Some
arly estimates placed the number OF
roads favoring the plan at nearer
thirty while other estimates ran as
high as sixty or more. The large
included numerous lines
to big system Some OF
the large system were counted
among those willing to sign for inn.
mediate peace.