The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-14
MORE ROADS
ACCEPT RAIL
PEACE TERMS
Leaders of Federated Railway
Shopcraft Announce Addi-
tional Agreements = Get
Old Jobs at Rail Board Pay.
IS PER CENT SIGNED
CBy Associated Press)


Elements of the shopmen's strike,
which began July /, in accordance
with the agreement adopted by the un-
ions general policy committee, an
nounced that several railroads had tel
egraphed union headquarters indicat-
ing willingness to go into the negotia-
tions. These, leaders said, were in
addition to about so roads which previ
ously had agreed to separate settle
ments.
The settlement is one by which the
strike will be ended on some so or
more roads, as announced last night
at the close of the meeting of the gen.
eral policy committee and provides for
the return to work of the strikers in
their former positions and at the rate
of pay prescribed by the railroad labor
board. Any dispute or controversy
incident to the settlement will be re-
ferred to a commission of II members,
six of whom will be elected by the
roads in the agreement and six by the.
shopcrafts.
Early Return Possible.
The Chicago and Northwestern, one
of the large western systems party to
the agreement was expected to meet
leaders of its shopmen sometime today
with the possibility that the men will
return to work tomorrow or Monday.
B. NJ Jewell, head of the railway
employees department of the American
Federation of Labor did not issue an
official list of the roads which had
agreed to the settlement plan. He said
such information must come from the
railroads. Mr. Jewell was expected to
confer today with members of the
shopcraft executive council whose
members still remained in Chicago to-
day.
Seniority Left Out
The question of seniority which de-
veloped after the strike began and
proved to be the chief barrier to an
earlier settlement, was not specifically
mentioned in the agreement which pro-
yides that the shopmen shall return to
work in positions of the class" they
occupied before the strike.
The agreement made no mention
either of working conditions or the con-
tract system for farming out" shop
work, which, with the wage contro-
versy, were the original issues in the
strike.
Disputes over the relative stand
ing" of employees, and new disputes
which might arise as outgrowths OF
the strike, SHALL under the peace
terms be referred to adjustment
boards composed of six representa-
tives of the carriers and an equal num-
Der of employees, if the disputes cannot
be settled as an individual matter.
Must Find Places
The agreement requires the sigma
tory roads to find places for all re-
turned strikers within 80 days after
it becomes effective. Roads are not
required to take back strikers who
have committed acts of violence.
]. A. Franklin, president of the boil
ermakers, said great number of
shopmen probably will be back at
their old jobs within week.
W. H. Finley president of the Chi
cago and Northwestern, said the road
would make a settlement with its
shopmen today.
Much of the credit for effecting sep
arate settlements was given by the
shopcrafts' executive council to S.
Davies Warfield, president of the
Seaboard Air Line, and head of a rail
road securities company said to con-
troll $13,000,000,000 of stocks and
bonds. Conferences between Mr.. War
field, Mr.. Jewell and Daniel Willard,
in Baltimore early this month opened
the way to the agreement. 1t was Mr..
Warfield who stuck TO the finish for
virtually this kind of a settlement in
the conferences at New York last
month.
Confirm Inclusion.
Officials of only two of the largi
western railway systems today con.
firmed inclusion of their roads in the
list of lines party to the general set
tlement agreement These were the
Chicago and Northwestern and the
Chicago, Milwaukee, and st. Paul
roads No official list of roads has
been announced either by union OF
rail executives.
A number of the important western
lines were not party to the agreement
and will not be included in the settle
ment, according to statements of Of
ficials today. These included Chicago
Burlington and Quincy. Chicago and
Alton, and the Chicago Great Western
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-Advices
to the labor department today from
its representatives in Chicago today
said roads representing about 35 per
cent of the country's mileage haG
signified their intention of ending the
shopmen's strike on the basis of the
agreement accepted yesterday by the
shopcrafts general policy committee
and that roads representing an addi
tional 80 percent were ready to enc
the strike.
The commission decided upon t.
adjudicate differences between work
ers and rail heads as provided unde1
the agreement, labor department of
ficials were informed will be composed
of six shopcraft representatives anC
not officials of the railroad brother
hoods as originally provided.
Section four of the agreement, th'
adyices further explained, was inter
preted in Chicago by union workers Il
mean that the railroads signatory tt
the agreement will meet union repre-
sentatives on wage questions and al
other matters growing out OF the strik'
and upon failure to agree on points a
issue, the question under dispute vii
be referred to the commission provid
ed for in Section five.