Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-02-16 | Page 10 | Firemen Reject Railroads' Plan of Arbitration

FIREMEN REJECT RAILROADS RAILROADS' PLAN t. t OF ARBITRATION Strike Strike Order Held Up While Mediators Continue Efforts r to Patch Up Peace KTE YORK YORT Feb teb 15 Th H. railroads rail I 1 NEW NE' N roads needs a strike in their business busi ness nei to embarrass Woodrow Wilson imd ind for other reasons and and I am afraid the they aro azo going to got Kot it W W. S. S Carter Carters president of the Brotherhood of Jall- Jall and said to toul to- to ul night ht Mr l Carter made this statement nt i In a a. a talk with newspaper representatives nt ut t tho the close coe of or a long conference with li his IB associates associate who with the president nt of ot the or organization have hac been handling the firemen's side of ot the dispute with vili t the he ca eastern tern over demands for higher pa pay and revised working con con- Notwithstanding ln- ln Mr 11 Carters Carter's stole stole- ment assurance was s given Iven him that no action would be taken n tonight or oras oras as ai lo long a as the te federal eral mediators on the scene This m meant ant postponement postpone ment mont of or an any definite break brenk in the he negotiations no- no olaU for at least thirty six hours houra to j i I Judge Martin A A. A Knapp of or the thc United II SUites States commerce court t. one of the two federal officials ls engaged in trying to patch up a a. peace pel ha has gone to Washington Wash Yah ington to remain until Monday On o. o but bus GW G. G W W. W. W Hanger Hans n acting United States labor commissioner remained In New York Mr Ir Hanger did not share President Carters Carter's apparent app pessimism ITo ITe did lid not not consider the situation J so he Indicated and said the m medi mediators were now nOt trying to arrange arr a n process acceptable to both side He lIe t until u iu u n I Knapp nn p returns Tho The firemen earlier In tho the day da Md had rejected the latest proposition of the tho railroads suggestIng arbitration tion undo under the net actS but with sI six arbitrators arbi arbi- Instead of or five U as as' as the law provide pro pro- vide vides vide The Tho rejection was on th the ground ro tha that the proposed arbitral board would have hn no legal status h bo- bo cause au e of the tho th varl variation tion from the statute provisions In the size of the board and that therefore safeguards against the possible Introduction of or false raIse testimony would be bo lacking l Mr Ir r scouted any tn eu suggestion that the purpose of Tur P. P Knipp visit to at this critical moment mo mo- ment of Pf the dispute had to tu do In way a with Ith an effort to secure Luc curc ft R amendment to the act He lie emphasized that thal as long n OS 0 the matter math of or tho the me mediators medi l- l In In the thc hands IH no ito strike order will wilt be Issued Issue Ir l po cn S Seizure of r Road Washington ton Feb Feh 15 Time Tho threatened threat threat- ned ened nd of four forty n n H aI- aI roads Toad b by ly th the proposed cJ strike of firemen fire fire- I men was the ba of a re resolution for or government nt ownership of times thes railroad rill rail I road rand introduced ed when th the thc nou House e assembled today loday b bv by Jn- Jn Ber Berger er of Wisconsin So Socialist t. t Mr Berger resolution plopS proposed 11 w that In case of or a strike ant and of or thera sy system tem for more than thi a a. nwe I we week lc th the President of or th the thO United Stats States should be bo empowered to to soh o o the he railways with all their terminals belt Thelt lines coal mines workshops and und other othel properties ties on tho the ground of oC public emergency and the thc right ot eminent domain and to manage and operate them through the department until Congress ss should create create cre ere ate a department of railways The resolution proposed that the government operate the properties on ona ona ona a work day o of eight hours and pay par a I fair fall rates of wages Mr 1 Berger In a statement as asserted that a months month's of or the four forty railroad systems would put cities l like ISko ke Pittsburgh and Indianapolis In daner daner danger dan dan- ger er of starvation and seriously erlo menace menace men men- ace New York Chi Chicago c. J 0 Philadelphia Cleveland Cleeland eland and Milwaukee