The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-21
EMPLOYERS, LABOR
AGREE TO PROPOSAL
MADE BY PRESIDENT
Transportation coordinator to
Settle Dispute Over
Rates Of Pay
AUTO FIGHT NEAR CRISIS
Manufacturers and Labor Chiefs
invited to White House
Conferences

washington, March 2l.-(R1-Rail.
way managers and employees agreed
Wednesday to submit their wage dis
pute to arbitration by Joseph b. East
man, federal railroad coordinator, -
proposed by President Roosevelt
This was made known shortly after
Roosevelt began q conference with
automobile manufacturers In IN e.
fort to avert the strike threatened in
that industry.
Temporary solution Of the railway
wage controversy was reported to
President Roosevelt by representa-
tives Of the two groups.
A. F. Whitney, chairman OF the
Railway Labor Executives associA-
ton, earlier In the day had accepted
the services Of Eastman after reject
ing suggestions for . continuation Of
the existing l0-per-cent pay cut
agreement.
A few hours later W. r. Thiehoff,
chairman Of the conference commit
tee Of railroad managers. told the
White House his group was willing to
accept the services Of Eastman TO aid
In composing the differences.
Whitney repeated labor,s demand
for q restoration Of the old pay scale
and an increase Of 10 per cent on
July I.
President Roosevelt win confer e.
rarately Thursday With the represent.
atives Of auto labor and pending that
conference win ask the manufacturers
to remain in the city.
Ready . IDtea
Before Wednesdays season, ROO
sevelt said he WAS first golng % Ms
ten to what was proposed.
Hugh B. johnson, NRA odm1u1StEa-
tor. who has been comforting 81 New
York with the manufacturer, Wiu 90
with them to the White Houee.
Roosevelt Wednesday sent word %
william Collins. American Federation
that he would Be willing 70 have tho
Is separate unions represented at
Thursdays conference.
Meanwhile, 1t became known that
William Green, president q thu
American Federation Of Labor, viii
urge representatives Of automobile h.
Dor to simplify their demands TO twa
ley points before they confer with
President Roosevelt.
Green communicated with Detroit
by telephone and learned that 80 o(
the strike leaders would arrive In tina
capital on an early train Thursday.
The labor program Is to narrow
demands to creation Of . neutral re-
view board to pass on charges Of dis
elimination against union men ana
to the immediate selection Of employees
representatives for collective bargain.
ing.
In response to inquiry at his reg.
ular press conference on the govern.
r,ent'S attitude towards meeting SUBJ
sistence needs Of strikers, President
Rockwell replied only one rule pre.
walls and that Is when people are Ii
dire want and lack food the govern
nent Is going to try to keep them
from starving. He said this rule ap.
plies to all people alike.
The motor executives declined to
talk to newspapermen before their
White House visit.
johnson Admits Defeat
II got 'em close together but
couldn't get EN- Ill the way" said
Hugh johnson. MIRA administrator,
after his return early Wednesday from
New York conferences with the motor
executives.
Still another labor dispute had .
White House angle. this one involv.
ing the Weirton Steel company case.
A group affiliated with the American
Federation Of Labor filed 1t the exc
cutive offices Tuesday night . protest