The New York herald., 1922-09-15
EASTERN LINES MEET
STRIKERS FOR PEACE
N. Y. Central and Pennsyl-
vania Discuss Chicago
Agreement.
OLD WAGE CONSIDERED
Lee Says He Reached Sub
stantiar' Understanding
With A. H. Smith.
MINOR DIFFERENCES SEEN
Big Four Indicates Labor
Board Will Not Be Con-
suited Hereafter.


York Central lines. will meet the gen.
eral chairmen Of the six striking shop
crafts on the Vanderbilt system this
morning at his Offices. 466 Lexington
avenue, to discuss the peace plan
evolved by the strikers policy COM
mittee at Chicago Wednesday.
Later he will continue conference
begun yesterday with w. G. Lee, presi-
dent of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen, and l.. E. Sheppard, presi-
dent of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors, to discuss continuance Of the
present wage scale and working con-
ditions of New York Central engineers
and t1remen. With proviso they can be
mutually abrogated on thirty days
notice.
Settled I'm the Family.
Last night General w. w. Atterbury.
vice-president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. met general chairmen of his
train service brotherhoods at the Wal
dorf-Astoria to discuss the same re-
newai. Mr.. Lee and Mr. Sheppard did
not attend. explaining the same har-
mony 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 con-
tested point that all labor issues on his
system can be settled In the family"
Requesting he be not pressed to dis
cuss either this meeting or the attitude
of the Pennsylvania toward the Chi
cago peace plan. General Atterbury said
before returning to Philadelphia:
THE Pennsylvania has not departed
from It's established policy of dealing
with its employees. II Is holding
strictly to its present autonomous or
gan sation wherein all questions are
settled within itself"
Substantial agreement" was reached
ut yesterdays conference with President
Smith of the New York Central accord
ing to Mr.. Lee. Only minor differences
time and n half for overtime, and on
certain working conditions upon which
Mr.. Smith would like to effect mild econ
omies, remain to be ironed out, accord
ing to Mr.. Sheppard.
Once the expected agreement is
reached on the Vanderbilt lines, Mr.
Sheppard continued. the two negotiators
will meet heads of the other eastern
roads in turn. He mentioned the Balti-
more and Ohio, the New Haven, Della
ware and Hudson, Lakawanna, Erie,
Lehigh Valley and others.
other Conferences Expected.
Though acting independently Of the
firemen and engineers brotherhoods,
Mr. Sheppard said this carried no sig
nif1cance, and was customary 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" prin-
ciple conceded by the shopmen had ex-
tended to the Big Four was inter-
preted in rail circles last night as indi-
eating both carriers and men had de-
cided TO settle differences themselves
hereafter without reference to the United
States Railway Labor Board.
Favorable outcome, similar to that ex-
pected in the Lee-Sheppard conference.
rail experts say. Is likely in to-days
meeting between President Smith Of the
Vanderbilt lines and the strike leaders,
with whom he presumably has not been
on speaking terms for seventy-six days
Similar conferences on other roads OF
known peace syrnpathies have been
scheduled. according to Dave Williams,
secretary OF the Central strike commit
tee Though the committee has received
no reply from b. NJ. Jewell to It's tele-
gram of protest against any terms but
those OF national settlement. Mr.. Will
iams said, Il is known he has instructed
shopmen on all eastern roads TO stay out
tiil their leaders give the word TO return.
Partial settlement had been reached
Mr.. Jewell was quoted as advising them
! but definite calling on OF the strike
must await negotiation Of "fina settle.
ment" by system chairmcn with the in
dividual roads.
The Erie Railroad has bound itself
20 no peace agreement. President Fred
erick ID. Underwood declared last night
However. he said. the door Is open
to its striking shopnen n and when
they desire 20 treat. As yet none had
knocked" he smiled.
"of the 1900 shopmen now At work
on the Erie" he said. fully half are
striking shopmen from other roads work
ing for US under other names They
would 10 back home. and men of our
own. probably az work on other roads.
would come back home 20 us"
The Pennsylvania Railroad meets with
receivers and shippers to-day 10 discuss
plan whereby the Pennsylvania would
handle 400 cars a day OF Caiifornis
fruit upon which the Erie has placed
| embargo.