The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-14

The agreement vvus reached
 by the committee of 90 about
 o'clock. At that time Mir. Jewell
 said "A decision has been reached
 and will be outlined in a state
 ment to be issued late this eve
 ning." Officially this was the
 only statement given out by the
 union then.
 Preparations for ordering tho men back to work on the roads parties to the agreement were begun tonight in meeting of the executive coun- ell, attended by the international of- ficers of tho six shop crafts.
 The first move Tn the negotiations which 7culminated in the agreement started in New York, August 25. when all hope of ending the strike--even through the aid of the "big four brothsrhoods-has ended. Mir. War field telephoned Mir. Jewell and arr ranged further conferences. One week later MT. Jewell departed se- cretly for Baltimore and there tho basis for today's settlement was laid.
 Willard Attends
 In addition to Mir. Warsfesd, Mir. Jewell and his executive council. tho meeting Was attended by Daniel Will lard. president of the Baltimore and Ohio and A. II. Smith, president of the New York Central. The basis for peace was agreed to by both faoeions. Then MT. lowell and his officers re- turned to Chicago while MT. Warfield began an active campaign to line up eastern roads. MT. Willard came west and opened secret conferences here with western railroad exacu- tives.
 Last Thursday Mfr. Jewell aufnor- ized a call for his policy committee to meet in Chicago Monday. Septem- Der II. Nearly all the frat morning was consumed by a session of the executive council. That afternoon they reported on the Willard J ewell agreement. Then began struggle for peace with Mir. Jewell. his execu- tive council and strike ohairmen on western railroads endeavoring to bring into the peace line chairmen on roads not parties to tho agree ment.
 Bitter Fight Made
 Not until peace was voted, did the details of the bitter fight become known. For three days MT. Jewell and his associates argued for an ao- ceptance of the settlement basis plan Fearing failure. he did not entertain a motion for a vote dn tho proposi- ton until it was virtually assured that he would have the necessary majority behind him.
 The terms of the agrseznenk are those offered at New York with Q few slight changes made necessary to mollify the opposition in the union ranks.
 Or the belief that many carriers will follow those who were parties to this agreement, 1t was understood to- night. the shop crafts officials place their hopes of a nation wide settles ment of the strike. The action of the agreeing roads, they were said to believe, will force ths others to the same terms.
 Just how soon men on tho 'peases roads will return to work could not be learned tonight, but is was pre- dicted that orders ending tha strike on some roads will be issued within few hours.
 The terms of settlement were as follows:
 q. In order to bring to an end the existing strike of employees upon tho railroads and relieve the country from the adverse effects thereof and to expedite the movement of essen tial traffic, the following memoran- dunn of agreement is made upon the understanding which the parties hereto accept that the terms hereof shall be carried out by the officers of the companies and the representa- tiyes of the employees in a spirit of and sincere purpose to af- feet a genuine settlement of the mat ters of controversy referred to be- low. This paragraph does not ap- ply or include strikers in effect prior to July ], 1922.
 "2. All men to return to work in
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