The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-09-08
Shipments STRIKE
NEAR settlement
Road Executives and Jewell
Agree on Peace Plan.
COMPROMISE ON SENIORITY
Union Chiefs Called to Meet at Chica-
60 to Give Their Approval of
Pact Made in Secret
Farley.

Chicago, Sept 6.-The railroad
strike is near settlement. A tentative
peace agreement has been reached be-
tween representatives of the striking
shop crafts and representatives of the
railroads.
Negotiations have been conducted
secretly in the East, it became known
here
b. M. Jewell, president of the rail-
way employees department of the
American Federation of Labor, direct
ing head of the strike, is expected to
reach Chicago today. He is scheduled
to call a meeting of the 80 members OF
his policy committee. 1t is expected
tho committee will ratify the agree
menf.
The terms of the agreement have
been closely guarded. but are said to
provide that the railroads grant the
men an increase of cents an hour
over the scale defined in the decision
Of the United States railroad board,
against which the shopmen struck.
Compromise on Seniority.
A compromise was effected on the
matter of seniority right, but, accord
Ing to information reaching here, most
of the old employees will get their
jobs back. 1t is expected that the most
competent of the new men will be re-
tanned.
The conference, it was learned, was
held within 80 miles of Washington
Mr.. Jewell and other representatives
of the striking ShOpmen attended. The
railroads were represented by execu-
tives from those roads that had al
ready expressed willingness to accept
the proposals suggested by President
Harding as a basis of settlement.
These terms were rejected by the ex-
ecutiveS as a whole
The Idle hard" roads, Ii was pointed
out, had not participated I'm the con-
ference, but 1T was held with their
knowledge, and it was expected they
would eventually accept the terms.
The meeting, it was said, was held
without knowledge of the government,
and the teriAs of agreement were made
independently of the labor board or
other government agencies.
Injunction Now Problem.
What effect settlement of the strike
would have on the injunction issued
in Federal court here last Friday
against the strikers was problematical.
The unions might go ahead and fight
the injunction, or, it was said, a mo-
ton might be made to vacate it. 1t
was also pointed out that the settle
ment of the strike might apply to GER
tain roads, leaving the injunction in
force
Railroad executives claimed many
of their old shopmen have returned to
work. The injunction gave them an
excuse, it was said.
1.-The injunction gives the men an
excuse to return to work" said
Charles II. Markham, president of the
Illinois Central. Ninety per cent of
them want to return to work They
have no feeling in the matter aside
from some bitterness toward certain
men in the unions"
In well informed circles it was gen.
orally agreed that there will be some
modification of the temporary injunc-
ton granted by Judge Wilkerson
when a motion to make it permanent
comes before him September IL. The
court is expected to define the law on
picketing, issuing statements and col
lecting and distributing funds.
COmDaratiV0 Ouiot was ranorta6
from all strike centers. A few arrests
were made for alleged violations OF
the injunction, but no drastic action
was taken by government agents.