Evening star., 1934-04-26
FULL. PAY RETURN
WITHIN YEAR ENDS
RAIL CONTROVERSY
Workers and Managers
Agree to Compromise Plan
to Aid Recovery.
THREE INSTALLMENTS
COVER RESTORATION
90 Per Cent to Be Given July l,
Same in January, Rest
in Spring.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Railway labor and management
agreed today to a restoration of the
full pay of the workers by April /,
1895.
In compromise agreement after a
long series of conferences between
the Railway Labor Executives ASso-
citation and the Conference Commit
tee Of Managers it was agreed that
the 10 per cent deduction from checks
of the workers, which has been made
for the last two years, should be
gradually restored during the next
year.
The employees will receive a restor-
alton of 212 per cent on July l of
this year; 212 per cent on January l.,
1885 and the remainder on April
!, 1885
The agreement came after negotia-
tions started March IS apparently
failed and Joseph B. Eastman, Federal
co-ordinator of transportation, had
announced that his efforts at medi-
ating the situation had failed. East
man withdrew last Saturday and on
Monday the managers and labor got
together Unexpectedly and worked
out the compromise.
Heed Presidents Wish.
1--WE have joined in this agree
ment," said A. F. Whitney, chairman
of the Railway Labor Executive As
sociation, ito comply with the wish
of the President of the United States
in the interest of national recovery.
THE agreement runs for one year
and to this extent will stabilize wages
on American railroads and give all
concerns a breathing SPELL
The following statement was issued
by W. F. Thiehoff, chairman of the
conference Committee of Managers:
I'VE faced the choice of reaching
a settlement with employees or Of
carrying the wage controversy to a
conclusion under the law with its
attendant uncertainty and disturbing
effects.
In the interest of stabilizing the
railroad situation now so as to pro-
mote the national recovery program,
We choose the former course. In so
doing we have been mindful of the
consideration of national welfare
pressed upon us by the President of
the untiring efforts of the Federal
co-ordinator of transportation to COM
pose the situation and of the FORE
bearance of those who have repre-
sented the employees"
Text of Statement.
A condensed statement of the
agreement signed by the managers
and the railway labor executives:
Basic rates of pay until changed
upon notice as hereinafter provided
shall remain as under the agreement
of January 81, 1882, as extended, IA
per cent shall be deducted from the
pay check of each of the employees
covered by this agreement for the
period beginning July l, 1894. and
ending December 81, 1884, inclusive,
and said deduction shall be reduced
to per cent for the period beginning
January l, 1885, and ending March
81, 1885, inclusive, and no further
deduction shall be made under this
agreement thereafter.
mo notices of changes in basic
rates of pay shall be served by any
party upon any other party prior to
May l, 1885.
with respect to employees in the
lower paid brackets the foregoing
shall not be taken to prevent discus
sion and adjustment between indi-
vidual carriers and organizations with
respect to spreading employment or
Of the matter of opportunity or in
creased earnings of part-time en-
ployes, but changes in basic rates
shall in no event be involved.
National Action Asked.
"If, as and when, on or after May /,
1885. notices of changes in basic rates
shall be served by any of the organi-
cations or carriers now represented
by the Railway Labor Executive As
sociation or the Conference Commit
tee of Managers, it is understood that
said association and said committee
cannot bind any such organization or
any such carrier in respect thereto,
but they do recommend that in the
event that general wage movements
are inaugurated, the proceeding under
such notices should be conducted ma
tionally in pursuance to the railway
labor act"