Show Here Is Text of Pact Made nn In Calling aIling Off I Str Strike ke on Railways By International News Service NI NEW W YORK TORE March 19 Hero 19 Hero is tho text of oC the tho agreement be between between he- he tween tho the principals of oC the railroad railroad rail- rail road load controversy In all road service except passenger passenger pas pas- where h re tho the schedule now reads a hundred miles milts or less nine or ten hours hour or less o overtime at nl atten ten or eleven cleven miles milts per hour hourin Insert in insert In- In sert eight Ight hours or 01 less for a a. basic day clay and twelve and one half ml miles per hour for Cor a speed basis for the purpose of computing overtime Overtime to be ire paid for at not less than one eighth of the tho dally all rate per pcr hour In all yards ar s switching and service where tho schedule now reads ten eleven or twelve hours or less shall constitute constitute tute a a. da days day's s work Insert eight hours or less shall constitute a aday's aday's aday's days day's work at the present ten hours' hours pa pay overtime to be paid for at not less than one-eighth one the dall dally rate per hourIn hour In yards now working on an hour right basis hasis tho dally daily al rato rate shall Khali b be the present ten-hour ten standard standard standard stand stand- ard i rate rah with overtime at one one- el eighth the II e present precut enl standard dal dally daily rate late 8 Hours to Constitute a Days Day's Work I In case the thc law I IH is decided un unconstitutional unconstitutional un- un I constitutional eight hours or IR less at 01 the present ten hours hones pay will constitute a days day's da a J b work In passenger service the present present pres pres- ent nt mileage o basis will be maintained maintained main main- on ro roads ros s now having a flat ten hour day In passenger er service tho rule will ho bo amended to read eight within ten hours For all cla classes Res of or In short turn around passenger service service ser Her vice where the rule o no now reads eight within twelve hours hours' it shall ho bo amended to read eight within ten hours hours' hOll rM For such mch territory as has no number of hours for tor a n. days day's work In It short turn around 1 passenger er si lr the tho eight within ten hour ruin a applies Overtime to ho bo paid for at not nol 1 less les 6 than one eighth of or the dally rate per hour The Th general committee on In- In railroads ma may elect to re retain re- re tain their present overtime rules in short turn around passenger service or the foregoing provisions but hut lOa may not make malte a combination of both to produce greater Teater compensation compensation compensation com com- than Is 18 provided in ht either cither basis In the event c the law la is held to tobe tobe tobe be constitutional if it th the foregoing is c with tho the decision of or the court the application application tion will bo be adjusted to tho deci lIon sion If declared unconstitutional tho the above stands with all provisions a as written The foregoing to govern o for such uch roads classes Clausen of and f service represented IJ by tho the national conference committee com corn of ot the railways 8 Schedules except an at modified b by bythe bythe the aho o abo 0 changes remain at ns at present Signed FRANKLIN K LANEW LANEw LANE LA-E. W B. B WILSON WILSO t. t DANIEL D IEL WILLARD VILLARD SAMUEL SA GOMPERS Accepted by hy h l W. W lG G G. G Lee President president dent of or the tho Brotherhood of ot Hallwa Railway hailway Rail Hall wa way Trainmen W S S. S Stone grand chief of or the tiro of or Locomotive En Engi Engi- i L l 1 13 Sheppard acting president dent of or tho the Order of oC Railroad Cond Con Con- d W r. S. S Carter Caner president of ot the tho Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Firemen Fire Fire- men and Engine THE TIIE NArIO NATIONAL Al CONFERENCE CONFER U T ENCE Cg NCI CO COMMITTEE OF 01 RAIL RAIL- WAYS AYS n By Elisha Ellsha Lee chairman The following statement sl signed ned by Secretary Lane Secretary Wilson Wil Wil- son Daniel Willard ilard and Samuel Gompers was given Iven gut after tho the agreement was as signed ned We Wo desire to express our ap appreciation appreciation ap- ap of or the lar largo o and pa patriotic patriotic pa- pa act of ot the railway mens men's committee which has put beyond peradventure the tho possibility of ot a nation wide railroad strike The Tho railroads t have haya met the full demands of oC tho the Adamson hour eight law This concession was secured curet at the tho culmination of ot two days clays and two t nl nights lIts of ur n go- go tL Our r first l' l l effort fort was wal to secure a postponement of lit the strike t which was fixed for Saturday nl night ht This postponement was secured b by presenting pre pre- to tho the railway managers erR a memorandum um drafted h by tho the which with sonic some particularity expressed tho the provisions provi lions of oC the Adamson law Wo We 0 asked askell the railways s 's to agree ogro that It If the Adamson on law was held to bo ho constitutional that this construction construe construe- tion and would woul be bo given Elven to It Il Tho The railways s 's ag agreed to this at a a. Joint session of oC the brotherhood brotherhood brotherhood brother brother- hood chiefs and managers and with much difficulty the tho chiefs stayed cd tho the strike an act which was wag vital vHal to tho the success of ot our efforts efforts ef ef- forts torts at further mediation Many Propositions Made to Both Sides We Ye next sought some adjustment adjustment adjust adJust- ment that would be he effective should the law Jaw be held unconstitutional un unconstitutional in this regard man many propositions propositions were made to both sides aides but none was wu acceptable until tho the railroads expressed a a. willingness ess to place the whole matter In III tho the hands of this committee This net girt proceeded us as tho the letter lettel of the railways rail rail- ways WarM managers states from a deIro desire de- de sire Iro to demonstrate to the country that the tho railroads would not allow their own conception of or railroad policy to stand str In the wa way of or the tho fullest l use Ulie of roads at a a. time Ume of ot otH severe ero H eru national strain The Tho committee considered tho the matter malter and decided In view of or tho the action of or congress in passing of ot tho the Ad Adamson unson law and the necessity necessity sity for Immediate action nellon Jt it was best to adopt at once the memorandum memorandum memorandum memo memo- agreed upon the previous day clay as applicable under all condi condl- Thus that proposition of tho hour eight day b by agreement be between he he- tween the roads and the men be became became be- be came the basin basis of settlement t and whether the supreme co rt holds halos for tho the validity of or the law or against It It there will be bo no strike c. |