The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-16
STRIKE TO Be
ENDED BY
AGREEMENTS

NJ a k e S e para t e
Agreements w i t h
The Various Rail
roads
Chicago, Sept. 1s (By the Asso-
ciated Press).-The policy COM
mittee of the striking railway shop
crafts today authorized B. M.
Jewell, strike leader, to sign a sep
asate peace agreement with indiyld-
ual roads.
This action, it was stated, would
end the strike on from 80 to 81 OF
the Class 1 railways Of the coun-
try which entered into direct ne
gotiations with Mr.. Jewell recently
at Baltimore and on any others
who cared to accept the peace
terms.
With the announcement that
partial peace had been voted, came
the first definite statement from S.
Davies Warfield. president OF the
Seaboard Air Line and represen-
tarive of the Railroad Securities as
sociation, said to control s13,000,-
100000 of stock. which showed he
was responsible for negotiations
that finally ended in the agreement.
The agreement was reached be-
fore the committee Of 90 adjourned
about 2 o'clock this afternoon
Preparations for ordering the
men back to work on the roads
which are parties to the agreement
were begun tonight in a meeting
Of the executive council attended
by the international officers of the
six shop crafs. This meeting
those of the past-was closely
guarded.
3 The first move in the negotia-
tions which eliminated in the
agreement started in New York
August 25 when all hope Of ending
the strike even through the aid OF
the "Big Four" brotheFhoods had
ended. Mr.. Warheld telephoned
Mr.. jewell and arranged further
conferences. One week later Mr..
jewell departed secretly for Bal
timore and there the basis for to-
days settlement was laid.
In addition to Mr.. Warfeld, Mr..
Jewell and his executive council.
the meeting was attended by Dan
iel Willard. president OF the Balti-
more & Ohio. and A. H. Smith,
president OF the New York Central.
The basis for peace was agreed to
by both factions. Then Mr.. jewell
and his officers returned TO Chica-
go. while Mr.. Warfeld began an
active campaign to line up Eastern
roads. Mr.. Willard came West and
opened secret conferences here
with Western railroad executives.
Last Thursday Mr.. jewell author
lied call for his policy commit
tee to meet in Chicago September
II. Nearly all the first morning
was consumed by a session OF the
executive council. That afternoon
they reported in the Willard-Jew-
ell agreement. Then began a strus-
gle for peace with Mr. Jewell, his
executive council and chairnen on
Western roads endeayoring to
bring into the peace line crairmen
on railroads not parties to the
agreement.
Not until peace was voted did
the details Of the bitter fight be-
come known. For three days Mr.
Jewell and his associates talked,
pleaded and argued for an accept
ance of the settlement basis plan.
Fearing failure he did not enter
tain a motion for vote on the
proposition until it was virtually
assured that he would have nee
essary majority behind him.
The terms OF the agreement are
those offered at New York with
few slight changes made necessary
to mollisy the opposition IN the
unions ranks. With these terms
as a basis. system federations on
roads not now. parties to the
agreement are authorized to enter
peace negotiations with proper
railroad affcials. Until these en-
ploves are returned to work. they
will be assisted financially by
those who are employed.
Present employees. s1a the strik-
ers will be retained by the railroads
signing the Jewell-Willard agree
ment. The old men are to return
TO their former positions at the
present rates of pay MT. later than
80 days after the agreement Is
signed. All strikers with the ex-
ception of those found guilty OF
acts of violence are TO be put on
the roads payroll at the end OF the
80 days period Men will be call
ed back 10 work in the order OF
their standing.
Anticipating disputes arising out
of the mems return TO work the
agreement provides Tor an arbltra-
the morning session when Mr
Richberg called the courts atten'
ton to an article in chicago
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