. The National Civic Federation review . arbers feesand admission to dances given under the auspices ofthe club from time to time. They elect their ownofficers and select their own employes, with the ap-proval of the superintendent. The building and original furnishings were pro-vided by the hospital. Renewals and additional fur-nishings are purchased by the Employes Club, whichContinued on Page 17. TRADE DISPUTES. THREE METHODS OF SETTLEMENT ILLUSTRATED BY EXAMPLES IN UNITED STATES AND CANADA. WITHIN the last few months practical illus-tration has been given, on a large scale, ofthree distinc
. The National Civic Federation review . arbers feesand admission to dances given under the auspices ofthe club from time to time. They elect their ownofficers and select their own employes, with the ap-proval of the superintendent. The building and original furnishings were pro-vided by the hospital. Renewals and additional fur-nishings are purchased by the Employes Club, whichContinued on Page 17. TRADE DISPUTES. THREE METHODS OF SETTLEMENT ILLUSTRATED BY EXAMPLES IN UNITED STATES AND CANADA. WITHIN the last few months practical illus-tration has been given, on a large scale, ofthree distinct methods of dealing with seriousdifferences between employers and employes—direct ne-gotiation, meditation, and official investigation withcertain compulsory features. The first method broughtabout a settlement of demands by the locomotive en-gineers employed on about forty Western railroads;the second achieved the same result in the caseof the conductors and trainmen on the same roads,and has been called into use in the telegraphers. HON. MARTIN A. KNAPP. strike; the third was employed with respect to strikesin the Canadian coal The Locomotive Engineers Settlement. Of the three, the case of the locomotive engineersattracted the least public attention, perhaps becausethe methods were the simplest and most direct—?nothing more, in fact than ordinary business con-ferences between the parties immediately joint session of the engineers representativesand railroad managers committee lasted about twoweeks, and a settlement was reached in Januarywhich granted certain wage increases to the menand adjusted minor differences to the reasonable sat-isfaction of both parties. The issues were not easyof soution and the sessions were for the most partday and night affairs, but it was found possible toreach a conclusion without resorting to the media-tion of any third party or arranging for arbitra-tion. This is the ideal method of settling industrialdisputes. The Tr
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