Evening journal., 1922-09-14
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seniority was not mentioned in thu
agreement.
Railroads with n mileage OF NOR
than 5000 are affected by the set
tlement The total railroad mile
age in the United States is approx
mately $50. 900.
The vast New York Central system
is included in the agreement. Thu
settlement includes thirty per cent
OF the railroads OF the country.
A committee OF twelve, six from
the roads and six from the employees
will work u all details and disputes
arising from the agreement.
The strike went into effect June
80. -Four hundred thousand men
walked out. Practically every re-
source was used to effect a settle
ment. All efforts failed until the
mysterious trip East OF Bert M.
Jewell, president Of the shopcrafts.
II will sign today and expect my
men to get to work Immediately
W. II. Finley, president OF the Chi
cago and Northwestern declared.
other roads viii also sign today.
The agreements will be signed In
dividually.
All Of the strikers IN the roads
affected will be put back TO work
within thirty days.
Men now employed win be retain
ed If they desire.
The C. and o., and Norfolk and
Western were prevented from &C
cepting the agreement because clerks
and freight handlers on these lines
Joined the shipments strike. Shop
men insisted that these employees be
given back their jobs. The roads
declared that was impossible as their
places had been filled.
A bomb shell was thrown into the
ranks of the IDLE hard" roads today.
when strike ballots were mailed to
more than $4,000 clerks on the
Pennsylvania.
Clerks officials declared that the
Pennsylvania seems determined to
'smash all unions and that It was
impossible to get the road TO agree
to conference on disputes"
The strike went into effect after
the shopmen refused TO accept the
$50, 900, 600 wage cut OF the Rail-
road Labor Board.
Workers left their jobs In masses
at midnight June 80. The first few
weeks of the strike were quiet and
u~neventful. Later violence broke out.
Wrecks. fires. murders. bombings
and sabotage became daily occur
rences.
Finally the United States govern
ment obtained a temporary ~injunc-
tlon which virtually prohibited the
conduct of the strike.
A fight to make this injunction
is now being waged in
Federal Court here.
Railroad officials estimated the
strike cost che public more than
half a billion dollars.
= Il am glad IL Is settled" Daniel
Willard, president OF the Baltimore
and Ohio, who led the railroads to-
the settlement declared today.
I'VE expect a great rush Of busi-
ness. Industry viii be helped and
/ period Of prosperity is just around
he corner" {
The settlement provides that the (
triking shopmen go back to work s
immediately. with the exception of b
guilty of acts OF violence. The a
Increase in wage demanded by the e
'trikers is not mentioned in the
lgreement. b
No promise Is made by the roads v
subscribing 10 the peace agreement a
Ihat the strike breakers who have
been employed in the shops since 7
July l viii be discharged. The sem (,
iority issue IS ignored in the agree
Questions involving such c
however. Will be referred TO
a commission OF union shop craft I
officials and Ave railroad officials for 7
adjudication. Mr.. Jewell refused TO
discuss what disposal would be made &
of the troublesome seniority ques-
ton. d
The executive council has issued
a complete statement regarding our
actions" said Mr.. Jewell, 81 can
not discuss the seniority issue at all.
Commission VIII take care OF any
that may arise. This is all
explained in the statement"
When asked how many roads had
lgreed to the settlement basis he re-
:
There will be no announcement
o the press tonight on the number
# the roads which entered In to-
lays agreement Il
Martin f. Ryan. president OF the
brotherhood OF Railway Carmen, :
nd who Is regarded as Mr.. JEWELS
Irst Lieutenant, declared that the :
eniorlty issues in all probability I
would be arbitrated by the commits
ion that is provided for in the peace a
.greement. a
Mr.. Ryan was questioned as TO n
iow many roads had agreed TO the
ettlement. r
you won't be far from wrong If F
GU say better than fifty" replied G
head Of the car men. 1T wouldn't n
'e good policy to mention what Il
are in on the settlement. We Il
want TO get a lot more. but you can
1ot do anything with the hard boiled I
roads If you run to the papers with v
everything" q
Another Of the labor delegates to n
the meeting said last night: 'The !,
success OF our peace plans with
other roads depends on secrecy for \
a few days. You might say our not =
the papers with a list OF =