Evening journal., 1922-09-15
TRAINMEN RAISE
Peace ISSUES.
Discuss Wages and Condi-
tions With N. Y. Central
and Pennsylvania
MINOR DIFFERENCES
ARE DISCLOSED

NEW YORK. Sept. 15-A. H.
Smith. president OF the New York
Central lines, met the general chair
men OF the six striking shop crafts
on the Vanderbilt system this morn
ing at his office. 466 Lexington ave
nue. TO discuss the peace plan evolved
by the strikers policy committee at
Chicago Wednesday.
Later he will continue a confer
ence begun yesterday with W. C.
Lee. president OF the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen, and L. F.
Sheppard president OF the Orden of
Railway Conductors. TO distuss con-
tinuance OF the present wage scale
and working conditions OF New York
Central engineers and firemen, with
proviso they can be mutually abro-
gated on thirty days notice.
Last night General w. w. After
bury, vice. president OF the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. met general chair
men of his train service brother
hoods at the Waldorf-Astoria to dis
cuss the same renewal. Mr.. Lee and
Sheppard did not attend. explaining
the same harmony prevailed as they
themselves had met with at Mr..
Smiths Office. and they were not
needed" The incident was taken TO
prove the Pennsylvania executive
has established his long contested
point that all labor issues on his sys-
tenn can be settled in the family"
Requesting he be not pressed to
discuss either this meeting or the
attitude of the Pennsylvania toward
the Chicago peace plan. General At
terbury said before returning to
Philadelphia:
"The Pennsylvania has not depart
ed from It's established policy Of
dealing with its employees. II is hold ]
ing strictly to its present autonomous
organization wherein all questions
are settled within itself"
Substantial agreement" was
reached at yesterdays conference
with President Smith Of the New
York Central, according TO Mr.. Lee.
only minor difference on time and |
half for overtime. and on certain |
working conditions upon which Mr..
Smith would like to effect mild |
economies. remain 10 be ironed out,
according TO Mr.. Sheppard.
once the expected agreement Is
reached on the Vanderbilt lines, Mr..
Sheppard continued, the two nego-
tiators will meet heads of the other
eastern roads in turn. He men
toned the Baltimore and Ohio the
New Haven, Delaware and Hudson,
Lackawanna, Erie, Lehigh valley
and others. ti
Though acting Independently OF
the flremen and engineers brother
hoods, Mr.. Sheppard said this car
ried no significance. and was Gus
tomary because OF the difference IN
service conditions. The motive
power heads will arrive in New
York soon on a similar mission, he
added.
That the separate agreement
urinciple conceded by the shopmen
had extended to the big Four" was
in rail circles last night
as indicating both carriers and men
had decided to settle differences :
themselves hereafter without refer
ence to the United States Railway
Labor Board.
Favorable outcome. similar to
that expected in the Lee-Sheppard
conference, rail experts say is likely
In today's meeting between Presi-
dent Smith of. the Vanderbilt lines !
and the strike leaders, with whom
ne presumably has not been on
speaking terms for seventy-six days.
Neither Mr.. Smith nor the shop
craftsmen would talk yesterday.
Thst the meeting was the first i'm
Sled peace move to develop in the
Cast was pronounced a practical
certainty by unofficial but intimate
'pokesmen for both sides.
Similar conferences on other roads
Of known peace sympathies have
been scheduled, according to Dave
secretary Of the central
strike committee. Though the COM
nitee has received no reply from b.
NJ. Jewell to its telegram Of pro
test against any terms but those OF i.
national settlement. Mr.. Williams ,
said. It is known he has instructed
5hopmen on all eastern roads to
yay out till their leaders give the
word to return. Partial settle !
nent." had been reached. Mr.. Jew :
I'll was quoted as advising them, but :
iefinite calling off of the strike
must await negotiation Of final -
settlement" by system chairmen :
With the individual roads.
The Erie Railroad has bound it. -.
elf to no peace agreement. Presi- !.
lent Frederick d. Underwood de- :
,lared last night. However. he said, :,
the door is OPEN to its striking !.
hopmen IL and when they desire
o treat. As yet none had knock
d." h$ smiled. !,
President Underwood shared the
General understanding Of the class"
lause in section of the settlement
erms settled the seniority dispute
n favor of the roads.
"As I understand it," he said.
strikers are TO return with regard
o the class Of work they perform j
d before. but not with regard to =
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