Evening star., 1921-04-09
ADVISES PRESIDENT
AGAINST WAGEC0(T|||
Head of Railroad Conductors
,"s ,Ss Says 1t Would Work
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2on Hardship. SAT

President Harding was ADVISED
Against any general reduction OF
failroad employees wages today by
7. E.sheppard. president of the Or
tereof Railway Conductors. called
tnto-conference in connection with
Hr. .Harding's study of the. general
railway situation.
Mr. Sheppard declared that abro-
cation of present wage contracts
would be certain to work hardsnlps
on the men and still further confuse
the transportation problem
Proposal was made TO President
Harding yesterday that he can a
conference of representatives OF. .both
owners and employees to discuss me
railroad problem. partfculariy~A as IL
affects wages and working cohci :
tions now in dispute before the Rall-
road Labor Board. The proposal was
made Jointly by the National Asso-
citation of Owners of Railroad Sc
cUrities and five railroad iaoor
unions
Covered "wide Field"
$. Davies warfiefd president of the
association, and Darwin L. Kingsley
president of the New York Life IN
surance Company. conferred ior an
hour with the President on the gem
gested the conference as one OF lh-
means for adjusting the dihcultles
faced by the roads. The request from
the unions was in the form OF y tele-
gram from b. NJ. Jewell. head of the
railway employees department OF the
American Federation of Labor.
No comment on the conference today
was made at the White House. but art
er the meeting memorandum leIt
with the President by the representa-
tves of the securities owners was
made public by them. saying the con-
ference covered wide field.
Only Part of Problem.
After suggesting that properly
called meetings between the men and
those representing the railroads be
held under the auspices of the existing
governmental agencies-the labor
board and the Interstate Commerce
Commission" the memorandum said
We are on record that wage ad-
justment is only partIsof the prob
lem" and expressed the view that
this should be attained under cir
cumstances carrying assurances 10
railway workers that whatever may
be brought about is reasonable and
just
1T occurs to u.s." the statement con-
tinued, that il is not an unreason-
able position on the part OF those
representing the men that deficiencies
in revenue should not De mel DSs WAKE
reductions alone unaccomp panied by
evidences of the definite intention to
bring about obligatory general
economies"
Three Vacancies to BE Filled.
There will be three vacancies ON the
United States Railroad Labors,Board
April Is. and the score or more names
that have been presented to the Presi-
dent for consideration, 1t was inti-
mated at the White HOUSE today. have
narrowed down to half dozen. 1t
is generally expected that w. L. Park
of Chicago, one ofsthofes whose terms
expire, win be -reappointed. He rep
resents the raifWaXt- managers group
and is understood fushaHe been given
general Endorsement for another term.
A. j. ForresteSr representing the
labor group on tAe beard. is being
strongly urged faeTeappointment. al
thoxsh number Df etaserss including
]. @. guhseen ota CA3eAgo. are spn-
derstood to be nAi the.runnlns
Appeiatmenss sssmsmsss. tsarep-
resent the general public groun on
the beaEd istoaLeE Nide speSu
natl. Ohio, the thessprsse9tzrepresenta.
tive of this group. is & dem6crat. and
il is believed that republican will
be selected to succeed him. wesley
W., Hill Of Philadelphla. is understood
to be now most prominent of those
being considered for the place.