Show ONLY ONE POINT TO 10 BE SETTLED Railroad Officials and Striking Switchmen Swi Come Near To Agreement I I MEN MUST BE TAKEN BACK President PIc Haw I Icy of C Switchmen Says Sa s Strike Will hii Continue Roads Make Tills fluis Concession I ft l Paul Dee Dec 24 Only one obstacle remains in the way wa of or a settlement of the tile switchmen strike In Uie Ule north northwest west Vest as time the result of oC tho the conference between railroad and representatives of oC the time railway council of oC the American federation of oC Labor In Got Gov Go office Both sides siles are agreed on all questions except the time time when all the tho striking switchmen shall be betaken betaken taken back to wOrk Time The railroads offered to take t ke back as aM aMman many man of 0 the tho strikers Immediately as they the have lave places placeR for lor and then lien reemit roem ploy the others just as IS soon as places can cnn be made vacant It was suggested that It may take tako CO 0 days before all of oC the tIme men could be put back hack to work but President J Hawley of the tho t 1 JJ eeS union said lie would agree to nothing t short of ot a simultaneous reemployment of ot all nil the men Gov Go Eberhart Its trying to obtain a concession from the tho railroads on this point and he announced this evening that tho the officials have havo already taken steps to reach some sonic agreement a cement Today TOda the time striking switchmen agreed to submit tho the controversy y to arbitration arbItration tion and abide by b the time decision of 0 the tho board now no being organized In Chicago to settle the time dispute between time the Chi Chicago Chicago cago lines and their switchmen The I concessions demanded by b the Twin City and Chicago switchmen aro are Iden Identical Identical Identical I The Time rate into of oC pay pending the out outcome outcome outcome come of the time Chicago proceedings will still willbe be that in effect Nov 0 1 If IC time the Chicago conference results In an nn Increase In wages the lines here will put JUt It into effect President Hawley of at the union tonight said There will be bo no attempt to ter terminate terminate minate tho the strike unless the companies agree that every ever man who went out on strike will be reinstated to position petition oc occupied occupied occupied before beCore the strike began and that without prejudice |