The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-10
PARTIAL RAIL PEACE
Is SEEN FOR MONDAY
Results Expected From Mees-
ing Of Shopmens' Policy
Committee.
THIRTY ROADS ARE READY.
Said to Be Agreed on Settle
ment on the Basis of
Willard Plan.

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Special Dispatch to THE NEW York HERALD
CHICAGO, Sept. 9.-Negotiatons for
partial settlement of the shipments
strike through separate agreements on
individual roads were at a standstill
awaiting the outcome Of the meeting
Monday Of the shipments policy COM
nlittee.
3. M. Jewell. head OF the striking
shopmen. and his executive committee
spent the day In secret conference maxi
ing preparations for fighting the
Daugherty injunction which comes up
for trial on Monday.
Chicago railway chiefs for the most
part were silent. President Willard of
the Baltimore and Ohio, leader in the
recent peace negotiations. returned to
the East late last night.
President Samuel NJ. FELTON, Of the
Chicago Great Western, chairman Of the
committee on public relations of the
Western roads. said that there were no
developments in the strike situation.
There was no meeting of any kind
to-day OF the Western lines. and none
will be called on Monday" declared Mr..
FELTON,. Whatever Mr.. Willard has ac-
lines
II. f. Byram, president Of tho Chi
cago. Milwaukee and st. Paul road. who
has been associated with President Will
lard in the recent peace parleys. said:
Speaking for the St Paul. I can say
that. should the plan submitted by US
to Mr.. Jewell be accepted. the majority
Of our employees will be back at work
in twenty-four hours.
Mr.. willard May Return.
There will be no more meetings Of
the railroad executives in our group.
MIR. Willard has returned home. He
may return early in the week.
This separate agreement plan is al
ready In practice by the railroad broth
erhoods, each road having it's separate
agreement with the unions. 1t will be
new policy for these particular unions,
however.
1.-THE .recalcitrant' roads did not in any
way object to the rest Of us settling the
strike separately with the unions. be-
cause their attitude Is that the strike Is
no longer Of any interest to them" ne
added.
Mr.. Byram. previous to making the
foregoing statement. stated that Mr..
Willard had conferred with Mr.. Jewell
and that the plan for settlement hal
been mutually satisfactory. Mr.. Byram
said that he felt confident that the Will
lard plan would be ratified when the
policy committee of ninety of the Fed
Grated Shop Crafts assembled here on
Monday.
"Of course there Is a remote possibil-
lty or bolt by the committee from
Jewelrs leadership" commented Nj.
Byram.N
IT was intimated that the friction
which disturbed Yesterdays meeting Of
the executives at the Chicago Club was
not due to the opposing group object
ing tofa settlement with the unions. but
was rather caused by Some feeling
shown by Mr.. Willard that these rail-
roads would not meet the unions half
way. 3s 49,
Secretary Scott declared to-day there
would be complete representation
present when the 'shopmen committee Of
ninety gather here on Monday TO dis
cuss the policy to be pursued in endeay-
oring to reach settlement with some
of the roads.
Mr.. Jewell will ask the committee for
permission to negotiate individual
agreements with such of the minority
roads as are willing to compromise
This win be a complete about face by
the union on its former policy of accept
Ing nationwide settlement or none
at all.
Thirty Roads Settle.
Altogether. about thirty roads, some
large. some small, have agreed to make
individual settlements with the shop
men under the plan advanced by S.
Davies Warfeld, president of the Sea-
board Air Line. and Daniel Willard,
President OF the Baltimore and Ohio.
These roads employ between Is and 20
per cent. of the 100000 men claimed by
| the unions to be on strike.
The Baltimore compromise is said TO
follow closely the plan offered by the
fifty-two minority roads recently OF
Washington and rejected at that time
by Mr.. Jewell and his associates. Since
that time, however, several OF the
minority roads, including the Chicago.
! Burlington and QKuincy. Union Pacific,
Santa Fe. Northern Pacific, Illinois Gem
| trail. Chicago and Alton, Chicago and
| Eastern Illinois. have Withdrawn from
the minority group and intend to hold
out against any compromise
| The Santa Fe and the Union Pacific
have joined with the Pennsylvania and
other lines in organizing new unions.
The Chicago and Alton is in the hands
Of Federal receiver and does not need
to worry about the strike.
The Willard plan, which conteuplates
the return Of workmen at wages set by
the Railroad Labor Board. will be sub
mitted, and II Il gains tho approval OF
the policy committee will be the basis
for settlement OF the strike on at least
| fifty roads throughout the country. IL
is also considered likely that the "irre-
concilablesr among the rail executives
will adopt the same measures after tho
thirty railroads now In agreement have
| concluded settlements.