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Show EfflMES ill PSRKERS IQIEE 10 ARBITRATE Secretary of Labor to Appoint Ap-point a Man to Settle All Points in Dispute; Danger of Strike. MANY THOUSAND WORKERS AFFECTED Under the Terms, It Is Provided Pro-vided That There Shall Be No Discrimination Against Union Men, WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. - Sc 1 1 Inn" nt r.l ' the industrial dhpiHu threatening a Mrjke In tho country's ten Urgent pa- kingSiou:-e centfr.i was eftecti d today In an agi t-e-mwit pruviding that Ibrrc sluill In- tio diP-crimlnat diP-crimlnat ion Jiyainn t uninn mciubcib nnd tiiat (uesllons of bourn and wa-M shall be ret. Tied to ;.n ..rhltraior a pp1 un t.-d by tlie secretary of labor. The awards uf ilie nrld!rator, not et appointee, will he ffectiu a of January Jan-uary M. I'nder the aKrc-ment griovani' e otn-mittees otn-mittees ai-po!ntel by Hie woik-T:. will be nci-ed Yy the employers, whethi r their iminln-'ihip comists ut union t-i- nonunion non-union mm. It a He. ts manv thousand workers In Cldc,g, Kat t . I.ouis. JC.ni-sa JC.ni-sa ..'lly, (;il.thc.m.i ( it. F-rt Worth. St. Joseph Omaha, I 'cnr, St. l'aul and Siuu City. Proposed Federal Control. Suggestions of th.e union uien that the government should lake over the packing plants for the w ar u re not a ffected In avt-rting a strike. I'lt-idcnt i!sun still bus ihe aucgestlons N-fon; him, but In recei mg i bo a!d ot her ml hods oi dealing with tho situation would be considered con-sidered fi: st. There were eighteen n'itirjns nt i.ue between the packers and the.r union esn-plo esn-plo es. Tl.use con. ,-rninc t he rights of union members, w.ies and bouts were regarded a t he mu.-t import a nt. Six of the t-ighteen vo to arbitration, including includ-ing demaiids fur ! a nay flat increase In waes. -i iiti pay f ". r women wltii men, a guar a nt c-i n umber of hours ork. a ba.Me rmht-hour duv, tin:e and a liaif for overtime and double pay for Sundays and holid.ix. No Discrimination. It was agreed t'-at there should he no J . rim'nat :on agai r,st union members tfitrT in euiplnj inert or in dihti i'nu.jn of work, tnis lau- taking ihe place of the union lr.en'.s demand.! for pieferential emplo ment of union men. Senior. ;y will be observed in prumot:ons. StunJll-.g "eii-m "eii-m Ittc-f s on g: ie a in-, s were not provide! for. b:: t it was t aid by the union men that there was to be no objection to ap-pointirent ap-pointirent of the sjui.e repres-mta ti-.s Hgain and a--'ain. The employees wid not be required to join the insurance societies maintained by the companies. The companies com-panies agree (o provide sanitary lunchrooms, lunch-rooms, lavatories and ot her improved working conditions. Strike Vote Taken. Differences betw een th.e packers and : their union employees reached a crisss ; just before Christmas, after a Mrlke vote ; had been taken, which w . said to have resulted per cent in favor of a cea- i lion of work if necessary to force bet- ; terment of wages and working conditions. The media, ion commit u e brought the two sides together in an agreement lor arbitration. Later it was charged by the workers that the packers failed to abide by this agree nu nt and the men then brought the matter to the White House, with the suggestion that the plan La be commandeered by the government. The president again asked his mediation committee com-mittee to straighten out the tangle. Secretary W ii son's appointment of an arbitrator will be subject to approval by the council of national defense. Both sides to the controversy will sugg?st men ! for the place, b li t .agree to accept the I man named. Basis of Settlement. A Fta ternent of t':c settlement baM?, made by attorneys for tlie packers, .olio .ol-io ws: "There is to be an open shop during 1 the period of the war, then is to he no recognition of pry union and no prefer-ential prefer-ential shop. The matter of adjustment of wages and hours is to be left to the determination of the administrator ap-1 pointed by the secretary of labor with the approval of the council of muional defense. de-fense. "The agreement reached is in all respects re-spects in accordance with tlie offer made by tne packers in Chicago after the employees em-ployees had refuse 1 to accept the in- ; I crease in wages offered by the packers." j |