Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-16

New York, Sept 15.-CBy the A-eP. -Ths beginning of the end of all tho labor troubles that have beset the trans- portation lines of the nation for the past several years was believed by many railway heads and union chiefs to have come today when the New York Central lines made peaceful settlement with two of the operating brotherhoods ana the Pennsylvania system began negotia- tions toward a similar end. Arrange ments for like conferences here next week between brotherhood leaders and six other big eastern carriers were un- der way tonight.
 By today's agreement the various roads making up the New York Gen. tral system agreed to continue for one ar~-beginning September 30 the pres ent wage scale and working rules fvf withdraw from the United States labor board their request. made more than 4 year ago. for a downward revision of wages and the elimination of time and a half pay for overtime work.
 The New Yc-k Central gave out a statement indicating 1t would soon call into conference the leaders of the engi- ineers and firemen in the hope of amica- bly, coming to terms with them Tomo-- row that system will bring together the | officials and leaders of the striking shopmen in the hope of ending the strike that began July l.
 W. c. Lee. president of the Broth- erhood of Railroad Trainmen. an-
 nounced here tonight that at a confer
 ence in Pittsburgh today the Pennsyl- vania had agreed to continue its present
 wages to all four brotherhoods. but a
 latei dispatch from Pittsburgh said this
 announcement was regarded there as
 premature. since the conferences with
 trainmen and conductors would continue
 tomorrow while those with the engineers
 and fremen had not yet begun. Broth
 erflood leaders assembled here said
 however they understood the Pennsyl-
 vania would follow the lead of the New York Central.
 Meanwhile. negotiations to assure con.
 tinued peace between the conductor. and trainmen and the other big road: of the east and west are to be carriet on here and in Chicago. Mir. Lee. whS hailed today's settlement as the com mencement of cleanup of all the troa [ bles that have afflicted the country's raj tran t7ortation, said parleys bstweet , leaders of the trainrnen and conductor : and six other eastern roads would b'
 held here next week. and that on Tues
 day he and L. F. Sheppard, head of t;,' Order of Railway Conductors. expectes } to begin conferences with the westeri group of railway executives in Chicago Their conferences at Chicago last June , looking toward agreements covering tn
 future. were broken of when the shop
 men decided to strike.
 3 Those in close touch with the sit1a , tion heralded the agreements today a ' effp1 ha couo0lefa eruaeh-Ffn : the war-born system of settling railroa I labor troubles on a nationwide basi
 and return to the old method of lettini
 each road arrange it's own affairs wit 2 it's own men. Some observers felt ths . this return to the old ways would 500 l, be put into effect all over the countr, Q in individual efforts to settle the shop mems strike. and that the newer habi
 of both employer and employe in takin their troubles to a national body wo1i be broken. once and for all.
 The settlements reached today were {. e reality a victory for the brotherhoo
 members. who will continue to. receiv
 time and a half overtime and the sam o pay as is now in effect from the line n which asked the labor board to eliTn ). nate the overtime and cut the straigf c time 24 cents a day. figuring a day 2 s eight hours Under today's agreemer | this matter and all other matters
 controversy now pending before the Ia z bor board which affect wages and wori ' ing conditions of the agreeing opera n lives on the New York Central an n Pennsylvania lines are-to be immediate U ly withdrawn.
 On July l. 1920. the pay of the opel
 ating crafts was increased s1.o4 a da, 2, One year later the labor board too Y away approximately 80 cents of this Ii r crease. and the railroads immediatel : asked tht the remining 24 cents he CT II from the pay. of the running craftsme
 and tha time and a half overtime i
 eliminated. This petition with others
 now withdrawn.
 ,e Tonight Mfr Lee and Mir. Sherpar ;, left for their offices in Cleveland. aft. U sending to Chicago request that th n western managers confer with theI n next Tuesday.