New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-09-15
Sslnoprnnern Begin
To Drift Back
To Jobs To-day
Northwestern and Milwau-
kee Roads Resume Oper-
atoms at Onces Others
Before End of Month
Truce Expected to Spread
Unions Assert Bitter-Enders
Will Sign in Fear That
They May Lose Business
speeiaI Dispatch to The Tribune


CHICAGO, Sept. Negotiation Of
separate peace agreements by the fifty
railroads that have accepted the Will
lard Warfield- Jewell agreement for
ending the shipments strike, began
here to-day. The Chicago & North
western and the Chicago, Milwaukee 6
st. Paul Immediately met their men
and arranged for resumption of work
tomorrow, Other separate peace par
leys have been arranged fer to-mor-
row. All the shopmen on the roads
supporting the agreement are expected
to be back at work October / under the
provision of the pact that requires a
resumption of work within thirty days
At the Same time it was intimated
that several roads which did not accept
the agreement will watch the expert
ment closely and come into the agree
ment if the plan gives promise of salts
factory results.
Two railway systems not represented
IN the peace agreement were reported
already to have made definite oyertures
for settlement of the strike on their
lines. They are the Illinois Central
and the Erie. In rail circles the fore
fall into line soon.
Fear Losses in Business
Other important rail lines are ex-
pected to accept peace because they
realize that to hold out longer would
entail vast losses in business.
Traffic men pointed out that roads
refusing the agreement were in a pre-
carious condition. Roads which accept
the peace plan will have their motive
power and rolling stock in repair with
in thirty days. They will be able eff
GENTLY to handle a vast tonnage that
would otherwise 60 to their competi-
tors. Moreover, shopmen who return
to work are expected to finance shop
men on the roads on which the strike
is not settled.
Only ten railroads figured in the
Chicago peace parley on Wednesday,
when the policy committee of the rail
way department of the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor sanctioned a piece
meal sett kment, according to a copy
of the minutes covering the preliminary
session in Chicago last Friday When
rail presidents met to consider the
plan
portation executive in Cleveland to-.
day, who said that while the New
York Central lines and the Nickel
Plate had indicated willingness to abide
by the terms if accepted by the shop
men they had not actually signed, hits
was borne out by officials of these
roads who announced that they had
made no alterations in their plans and
were continuing to build up non-union
organizations.
Identical With New York eTrms
1t further was disclosed through the.
minutes of the Friday caucus that the
terms of settlement are the identical
ones proposed by the five transporta-
ton brotherhoods in New York, which
were rejected by the shopmen and ac-
cepted by a minority OIL the carriers,
fifty-two in member.
at is. generally supposed" the rail
chief who asked that his name be with
held said, chat the fifty-two concilia-
tory lines who expressed a willingness
to settle the walk out three weeks ago
In New York are in one the new deal,
but as far as know there is no reason,
to believe that such is the situation"
1t was pointed out, however, that the
number of roads that took the initia-
tive probably would be augmented in
the next few days now that the break
had come. 1t also was averred that
some of the original roads might drop