The Washington herald., 1922-07-27
APPEALS TO men
Harding Asks Railway
Workers to Return to
Their Positions.
DENIES ANY MOVE
TO DRAFT WORKERS
Summons Cuyler and
Jewell Here in Plan
To End Walkout.

Prompt settlement Of the rail
strike hinges now upon the out
come Of conference which President
Dewitt Cuyler. president of the
American Association Of Railroad
Executives. and President Jewell OF
the shopmep.
Mr.. Harding summoned these two
spokesmen of the warning factions
to Washington yesterday after a Sc
ries of developments emphasizing
the growing gravity Of the indus
trial situation. The President IL
was stated last night will make a
most determined effort TO bring
them into agreemsl; uI.on the cl-
lowing basis:
The rail executives to abandon
their hard boiled" attitude con-
oerning the seniority rule and per-
init the strikers To- r-tur1 - their
old jobs in their former status.
The striking shopmen TO recog-
nize the decision Of the Railroad
Labor Board and return to work
pending a rehearing Of their griey-
ances
AtterL Iry PASSES Buck.
The President. IL is understood.
will bring all possible pressure to
bear upon Cuyler to give up the ar
bttrarE stand OF the executives on
the seniority rule II he can induce
Cuyler to give in. IL is believed that
he will have little difiiculty in per-
suading Jewell TO order the strii-frE
shopmen back TO work pending
rehearing OF their case before the
Labor Board.
The decision of the President 20
summon Cuyler 10 Wash ington fol-
( lowed a conference between Hard
/ ing and Vice President Atterhury
Of the Pennsylvania road at which
Atterbury. il is understood. to have
passed the buck" TO Cuyler on he
seniority stumbling block.
Appeal. TO : rfker~.
President HARDING has Informally
appealed to striking railway shop
men to return to their posts under
the decision handed down BY the
/ Railway Labor Board and continue
at work pending an effort by him
self and others to effect a rehear-
ing on unsatisfactory phases OF the
decision.
The Presidents appeal was con-
tained in telegram sent yesterday
( to J. Cleve Dean. chairman OF tho
/ Railway Employees Publicity AsSo-
| citation. Chattanooga. Tenn, in re-
/ Sponse to a message from Dean
criticising the administration
/ course in handling the mine and
I rail strikes.
While possibly not influenced by
I the circumstance. the appeal. never
theless. was made public after frank
limitations from the great Eastern
railroad systems that they intend
to make a finish icht against the
organized shopmcn affiliated with
the 4. +. OF l. and now out on
4 strike
Confers with Arerbnry.
In attempting peace in the rail
. situation. the President appeared
to have left hut two courses open
TO him appeal to the rail eNecu-
tives 10 recognize seniority rights
Of returning strikers. as the latter
have demanded. or an appeal to the
! shopmen'S leaders TO accept tire
Z Railway Labor Boards decision and
resume work pending necessary
4 notifications OF that order.
/ Apparently the President applied
] himself to the first course during a
two-hour conference yesterday with
| Gen. w. W. Atterbury, vice prcsi-
/ dent Of the Pennsylvania and man
aCer of operations on that system
! Atterbury made il clear, IL was au-
| thoritatiNely learned afterward,
J that:
l. His road is operating normally
as result Of direct dealings with
its own men.
2 The policies regarding working
conditions and wages on the Penn
/ sylvania system will be worked ont
on basis advocated by the systems
! own men and not by outside" or
gsnized labor leaders.
President Issues Appeal.
While Atterbury spoke only for
his own railroad. his views are
/ known TO be the opinion almost
unanimously held by executives ~
the other big Eastern roads. which
have been brought to the attention
OF the President.
Soon after Atterbury left the White
House it became known that there
was to he an important communica-
tion later in the day. The Presi-
dents telegraphic appeal was made
| public at o'clock. The cruN Of
the statement is formed in thes-
words:
"If you are the believer In peace
and harmony and the reign OF JUS
tice which you would have believed.
l invite you now to pass Judgment
on the failure OF the mine workers
to accept the awards Of an able and
impartial commission in deternnin-
ing the merits Of the dispute be-
tween coal miners and coal opera
tors. and ! invite you TO urge the
striking railway workmen to ac-
cept the decision of the American
Railway Labor Board, acting under
authority Of the law. which must
be supreme. and return 10 work un-
der that decision. until you and I.
and everyone else interested IN Amer
ican welfare. may join in asking the
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