New-York tribune., 1922-09-14
90 Union Executives ira
Secret Session Approve
Willard Peace Terms:
To Be Signed at Once
Seniority Issue Still
To Be Ironed Out
Men to Resume Work NOT
Later Than 80 DAYS
Observation-Disclosures

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CHICAGO, Sept. 13.--Settlement
of the shopmen's strike, which has
wrecked schedules on Americas rail-
roads, was reached here to-day, as
far as about fifty lines were con-
cerned. Other roads are expected to
fall in line, and within a short time
the walk-out, affecting nearly 400,-
600 men, who have been idle since
July I, will be over.
The end came when ninety dele
gates Of the executive council of the
federated shopcrafts, assembled In
secret session, approved by a ma
jority the peace terms prepared by
Daniel Willard, president of the Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad, and Bert NJ.
Jewell, president of the railroad en-
ployees' department of the American
Federation of Labor.
The agreement, which Is yet to be
formally signed by representatives
of the carriers which have indicated
Willingness to become parties to IL,
makes no specific references to SEN
iority rights, but expressly stipu-
lates that the shopmen shall return
to work at the wages against which
they struck on July 1, "not later
than thirty days after the signing of
this agreement"
announcement of the big stem toward
ending the strike was hailed with sasie-
faction, net only by representatives of
railways involved, but by heads of In
dustries whose welfare has been seri-
ously impeviled.
Expect Tremendous Business
I'VE are looking for Tremendous
business and we will be able to take
care of it," said w. H. FINLEY, president
of the Chicago e. Northwestern Rail-
way. The Northwestern is in on the
separate settlement plan"
While it seemed certain that about
fifty roads, if the subsidiaries be count
ed, would make peace with the shop-
men, representatives of the so-called
hard boiled railways which have not
yielded on the question of seniority
rights were prompt in reaffirrning .heir
irreconeilable positions.
The following roads were said TO
have been parties to the agreement:
El Pass e. Southwestern, Louisiana
! d Arkansas, Minneapolis & st. Louis,
New York, Chicago & st. Louis; South
ern Railway, East and West coasts,
Georgia Southern g. Florida, Hartman
& Northeastern, New Orleans g. North
eastern, Northern Alabama, Seaboard
Air Line, Chesterfield & Lancaster,
Macon, Dublin & Savannah; lamps
| d Gulf Coast, Tampa Northern, Yir-
ginian Railway, Wheeling g. Lake Erie,
Winston-Salem Southbound, Alabama
Great Southern, Chesapeake g. Ohio, :
Hooking Valley Railroad, Chicago,
indianapolis & Louisviile; Chicago.
Milwaukee & st. Paul: Bellingham &
Northern, Chicago, Milwaukee & Garys
Chicago, Terre Haute e. Southeastern;
Gallatin Valley, Puget Sound g. Will
lapa Harbor, Baltimore 4 Ohio, Balti-
more g. Ohio Chicago Terminal, Balti-
more & Southwestern, Buffalo, Roch-
Boston & Albany, Cincinnati & North
ern, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago &
/ ST. Louis; Coal & Coke Railroad, Day
! ton Union, Seattle, Port Angeles q
Western; Tacoma Eastern Chicago, st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha; Missouri
Valley g. Blair Railroad and branch;
Pierre, Rapid City & Northwestern;
Pierre e. Fort Pierre Bridge, Wyoming
4 Northwestern, West Shore, Zanes-
vile & Western, Trinity & Brgzos Val-s
ley, Morgantown Kingwood and Chts
cago 4 Northwestern.
Among the larger systems which re-
! fuse TO be party to the agreement
are the Pennsylvania, Burlington,s
Northern Pacific, Chicago & Great
Western, -Atchison, Topeka g. Santa Fe
and the Lackawannas
Burlington Not Party
"We are not involved" said Hale
Holden, president of the Burlington
Railway. "We are going ahead with
practically full forces"
Efforts TO reach w. w. Atterbury..
vice-p president in charge of operations
of the Pennsylvania system. were un-
awaiting, but at his office it was said
the Pennsylvania was not concerned
in the negotiations. rs
Adjournment of the policy commits
tee session revealed that S. Davies.
Warfield, president of the Seaboards
Air Line, instituted the secret negotia~
tions with MIR. Jewell. Reports had
credited Daniel Willard, president og;
the Baltimore & Ohio and pioneer pro-
moter of the separate settlement pian,
with this move.
/ Mr. Warfieid also is president Of a
securities association owning many
millions in railway bonds The inter-
est of this associations stockholders, it
| was said, spurred him to the peace ef.
\ forts.
One provision of the settlement
terms about TO be consummated was
construed in some cuartersssss directed
ct the existence of the United States
Railroad Labor Board, against whose
/ decisions on wages and working condi-
tions the 100000 shopmen declared the
strike that has threatened 10 cripple
the transportation facilities Of the ns-
i tion.
Commission To Be Named
/ Under the agreement all future dia-
putes are TO be referred to commits
sion composed Of six representatives Of
the men and six for the carriers This
commission is to be formed within AZ
teen days after peasa ss formally mads,