The Owosso times., 1922-09-22
Shopmen'S Strike Is Broken BY
Separate Agreements With
Many of the Roads.
men GO BACK AT old WAGES
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dexter Renomnated-Repub
Win Maine Election by Fair
Majority-Dange Of New
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By EDWARD w. PICkARD

g EPARATE agreements entered into
~ by striking shopmen and railways
representing about one-fifth of the
country's mileage last week brought
about a break in the strike that has
lasted for some 70 days and threaten
ed the nations transportation facili-
ties with decentralization. IT is be-
lieved some other railways will soon
make the same arrangement with the
men, these including the Rock Island,
the Burlington and the Northern Pa
cific.
Some Of the big lines, notably the
Pennsylvania, have not adopted the
settlement plan. They assert they al
ready have won the strike and will
not make terms with the men who
went out. OF the roads accepting the
agreements the most important are:
New York Central lines and subsi-
diaries, including Michigan Central,
Boston and Albany, and Big Four;
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul;
Erie; Chicago and Northwestern and
it's subsidiary, the Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Omaha; Baltimore
and Ohio; Seaboard Air line; South
ern railway; New York, Chicago and
st. Louis; The Monon; Wheeling and
Lake Erie.
The agreements are, as they should
be, a compromise. All the strikers, ex-
cept those proven guilty Of acts of
violence, are to be taken back within
thirty days at the prevailing pay
prescribed by the federal railway
labor board, and in the shops where
they were formerly employed, but not
necessarily at the same Jobs. There
Is no specific provision regarding the
matter Of seniority rights, but 1t Is
believed this issue can be worked out
satisfactorily after the men are back
at work. Any controversies arising
from the strike that cannot be settled
otherwise are to be referred to COM
mission to be established, consisting
Of six representatives Of the labor or
ganizations involved and six repre-
sentatives Of the railroads. This COM
mission Is to remain In existence only
until May 81, 1923, and none of Its
decisions nor the agreement In gen.
eral "shall be used or cited in any
controversy between these parties or
between the railroads signing the
same or any other class or classes Of
their employees In any other con-
troversy that may hereafter arise"
There is to be no intimidation nor OPP
preston Of the employees who re-
mained at work or those who took the
places of strikers, and all law suits
pending as result of the strike are
to be dismissed.
CREDIT for arranging this agree
~ ment is evidently due mainly to
s. Davies Warfield, president Of the
Seaboard Air line and head Of Sc
curities concern which owns large
amounts of railway bonds. President
Willard of the Baltimore and Ohio
also was prominent In the peace ne
gotiations: and B. M. Jewell, head
amenable to all suggestions looking
toward q fair and reasonable settle
ment.
Mr.. Warfield, In n statement con-
cerning the agreement, made this per-
tinent suggestion:
Regional railroad labor boards
should be properly and promptly es-
tabllshed; board named by each
group of railroads that operate in
each Of the four rate-making districts
into which the commission has d.
vided the country; the men Of each
group Of railroads to also organize
boards to confer with the regional