The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-09-15

Chicago, Sept. l3.-An agreeIIlelii'
OnlI+55 J re cho1men's strike on virtual
to eno emu tiIr fonrth of the country's 202
y one raiiwavs was voted today by
ClaSs ,.af+s general conference COM
nttee s.itf Of ninety, ~,
:, the tfl negotiations was not made puo-
IL IL wv when the agreement was gwen
le, ",li "nJ 60 far as known late tonight
une oar 'l of them had yet signed the peace
pat'' was said that the strike would
l. ~ ocontinued on those roads which do
Oe Ut sion SION up, although the hope was
nUv tnonriT NV EXPRESSED that they, too,
might join in the same settlement lac-
IT, Ralk at Present Pay
Trndpr the terms of the "memoran-
in, uHo If agreement" as given out by
aa,D tha nnnion leaders Immediately after
tbe j,e end of the three-day meeting OF
tho l'o noicv committee, the strikers
'norld VIZ return TO work under the pres
ont @JSl rate of pay, which is that fixed by
fbp % United States railroad labor board
and and which became effective on July L,
tbo t1,a dav the men walked out. This
"oos vno reduction was one of the reasons
mTen river for the strike call. In all, it
amounted to approximately S50.0oO,-
o0O ol a. year in wages for the 100000
men involved.
A' Seniority Not Mentioned
Seniority, the one great issue,
which arose Immediately after the
strike went into effect, and which
blocked all earlier efforts toward
neace, was not mentioned in the new
agreement, although it was provided
that the men return to work in ''po-
sition of the class" they held before
the strike began. Also it was pro-
vided that isputes over the relative
standing Of old and new men would
be referred to board Of six rail Off
eals and an equal number Of represen-
tatives of the strikers.
Men Who Go Back
The roads, under the agreement did
not agree to take back all of the
strikers at once, but obligated them
selves to find places for all the men
who had not been guilty Of violence
within 30 days after the agreement
became effective.
No mention was made Of other is
sues which have figured largely III
the strke-the authority Of the labor
board, outside contracting, which all
roads practically have agreed to
abolish, or working conditions.
I'll -bo,, 44~zo,o,o I-rlo 1y,aI15dnI
in the new peace move are: lnterna-
tiOnal Brotherhood of Blacksmiths and
Helpers of America.
International Association of Ma
chinists.
International Brotherhood of Boiler
makers, Iron Ship Builders and Help
erS Of America.
Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers
International Alliance.
International Brotherhood Of Elec-
trical Workers.
brotherhood Of Railway Carmen Of
America.
Brotherhood of Stationary Fireman
and Oilers.
Responsible for Pact
'1SLA viz ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CtldG pal CIGli
peace had been voted, came the first
definite statement from S. Davies
Wsarfleld, president of the Seaboard
Ar Line and representative Of a rail-
road securities company said to con-
I5oi $l3,O00,000,O00 OF stock, which
showed that he was responsible for
regulations that finally ended in the
agreement.
Just how soon men on the ""peace"
ISilfoadS will return to work could
Iot oe learned tonight, but it was pre-
ule'ed that orders ending the strike
Gn e some roads will be issued within a
lew hours.
koAAlLR0ADS PARTY TO PEACE
Smeago, Sept 14.-The following
t;n tannoadS were said by a representa-
of aye Of s. Davies Warfeld, president
po. ~ Ihe Seaboard Air Line, to have
tS geeh parties to the agreement with
the shopmen.
O. II Paso & Southwestern: Louisiana
= arkansas, Minneapolis and St.
I7Ouis; New York, Chicago & St.
VGuls; Wat Southern Railroad; East and
F1et Mest Coast; Georgia, Southern &
Neu. Niu,iua; Hartman & Northeastern;
No,tb om orleans and Northeastern;
I1iursneIn 1;na! m Alabama; seaboard Air
son a,re' n nCIhfe.sterfeld & Lancaster; Ma
CnI+. eSIi Dublin & Savannah; Tampa &
sin;a,, prn. Coast; O Tampa Northern; Vir-
Fr;a. Ffrtan NJ! Railway; WHEELING & Lake
ahaa,, WINSTON Salem Southbound; AL
0b;ni 0ISlla y Great Southern; Chesapeake &
eago, o' 1n6G;eking Valley railroad; Chi
caso caro- Indianapolis and Louisville; Chi
insb.,,M isb, milwaukee and St. Paul; Bell
sIal1 WanIaa and Northern; Chicago, Mil
lev. IeIp . @ Southeastern; Gallitin, Val
BsIitipoua Bali inuget Sound and Willapa Harbor;
Ohio ohic'@Gfe cbfeo& & Ohio; Baltimore and
SoutbwaHcsago bUn2cago Terminal; Baltimore &
Pit4tsslbbm,esttern; Buffalo, Rochester and
ton n'ISouFgh; x "a; New York Central; Bos-
u Albany; Cincinnati & Northern;