The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-09-18
RESC(JERS FA!L TO REACH Miners
.aiIways Report
Rapid Return to
Normalcy Basis
Lines Not Included in Strike
Settlement Say Many Men
Resuming Work in
Shops.

Chicago, sept l7.--(By A. P)-
With the shipments peace plan
threatened by outbreaks due appar-
emily 10 Misunderstanding and with
the NgR York Central announcing
tht faiNife Of is efforts TO reach an
agreement with the strikers. roads
not participating in the alitimofe
negotiations reported a rapid return
TO normal operation Of their shops
tonight.
Of the larger lines mentioned in
connection with the memorandum Of
agreement adopted by the shopcraits'
general policy committee ot 10, here
Tuesday. with the object Of ending
the countrywide strike, through sep
dratc agreements with individual
roads. the Rock Island and the New
York Central had definitely announc-
cd the failure of efforts 10 reach
final agreement and conferences Of
the Southern with union leaders had
been no more successful AS the strike
entered lis twelfth week.
Road Explains Stand.
In the case OF the New York Cen.
tral, statement was issued by the
road expressing willingness to fulfill
the memorial OF the agreement
reached at aBltimore, but il was as
serted representative Of the shop |
crafts attempted To inject questions !
not mentioned in the text and clearly |
outside the agreement, insisting that !
these matters be included"
The same misunderstanding re-
suited in disturbances Saturday when
strikers began to return 10 work here
IN the shops Of the Northwestern and
the Chicago, Milwaukee x st. Paul.
In some cases, the men were reported
% have demanded that nonunion
workers be dismissed and in others
hat their striking foremen be REIN
itated.
Today officials of the Northwest
'ru announced that they expected
1000 Of the strikers 10 return 10
york Monday morning. More than
5000 men were expected back on
he Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul. )
Many Men Resume Work. !
At the same time railway execu-
ives who have refuged TO accept the
baltimore plan, reiterated that they
re recruiting full shop forces, and J
hat the settlement talk had resulted
! large numbers OF men returniugi
0 work independently Of any action
AIKEN by the union leaders. Many Of
he nonsettlement roads were said to
ave forces ranging from Is to 100 |
er cent normal. These have form
d new organizations to supplant the
triking shopcrafts. Among the
Dads which have announced agree
rents with their shopmen indepen-
emily OF the union are the Santa Fe,
le Burlington, the Illinois Central
nd tc Chicago K Alton. w. 6.
ierd, one OF the two receivers for
le Alton, issued statement formal v
: announcing terms under which !,
ipulated that they shall return as !, =
new employees" u
Mr.. Jewell departed for New York =
here he said he would enter into !,
differences with the New York Cen y y
al officials Tuesday in the expecta- N
on Of reaching a speedy agreement T.
1der the terms OF the Baltimore ;,
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According to the union leaders, the =
en- on the following roads will re- ;
i'm to work Monday: II
The Chicago & Northwestern; the 7
hicago Milwaukee & St. Paul; the D D
altimore & Ohio; the Seaboard Air r. +,
ne, and the Green Bay and West T. !.
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