New-York tribune., 1922-09-30
Rail Heads Are
Silent on Pact
To End Strike
Road Officers tout ON
/ Line" Studying Situation;
!. Shopmen OF to Confer
I With Anthracite Miners
TO Center ON Moving Coal
New Haven Finally Refuses
I to Deal With sIen Elk.
I cept as New Employees

81 oficials Of all the anthracite carry
tag railroads with executive offaces
here were reported yesterday to be
e'out on the lire" on inspection trips
when an effort was made to get opin-
ions on the proposal for joint action
between the striking railroad shopmen
Hnd the anthracite miners which VIII
dome I'D at q conference Of representa-
tIyes OF the two unions at Scranton,
Pa, to-day.
. One report had il that the railroad
pfficers were in conference somewhere
III the anthracite region over this latest
gtep Of the striking unions. Another
explanation, and the one considered
sbore likely. is that the operating heads
ttf the railroads, faced with innumer-
tible traffic snarls and delays. have
sone in person to important june
tson points TO untangle the tie-ups and
yet food and coal moving again.
v Officers Out on Line
!, rsiciais said to be OFT of the city
v-rc T.. h. Loomis, president of the Le-
High Valley; +. NJ. Rine, vice-president
ari general manager of the Lacka-
wanna; l.. F. Loree, president OF the
Eeiawarc e. Hudson; Charles Stein.
GSsltT6i fa3udkSl VI tEt CtISSs SentAats
ssaa John 3. Kerr, prcsilen: of the Ne&
sorE, Ontario g. Western. Al their of
hses II was said they were merely on
Inspection trips. but it is known that
Er. Rine spent several days in the
neighborhood Of Scranton and person
ssily directed the clearing up of g.
saeight jam there.
i This is the first time that these two
labor organizations have taken definite
steps toward concerted action, although
pledges Of support in difficulties with
thsir respective employers have been
exchanged at various times. Before
leaving here for Scranton last night
The members of the central strike com
fnittee declined to discuss the steps
yhey intend taking or just what sup
Fort they expect to get from the min
ors. 1t is considered likely that for
the time being at least their efforts
will be confined TO ccTtering attention
on the urgent need for anthracite coal!
Ind the supposed difficulty the rail-
roads will have in bringing it to mar
Vet unless q settlement with the shop
mechanics is reached and locon olives
end cars promptly repaired.
I. Another Rebuff for Strikers
z The strikers suffered another rebuff
ut the hands of the ,Iew York, New
Maven s. Hartford Railroad yesterday
When c. L. Bardo, general manager, in
a letter to Robert Henderson, system
chairman of the unions, refused EN-.
shatically to deal with the men on
s$ny other basis than as new EN-.
ployees. An effort had been made by
anternatienal officers of the union to
Hound the New Haven out or q settle.
Ment using the Baltimore agreement
plan as a basis. Mr. Bardo's letter
Htfectually shuts off this avenue Of
possible settlement.
h, AS far as the company is concerned.
che system federation of unions ceased
10 exist the day the strike was called.
.Mr. Bardo wrote. "You have had a
demonstration of economic law" tho
lstter continues" and you have learned,
as every other class before YOU mas
Aearned, that no class in America can
fnke the American public by the throat
ana get away with it.
o. Any former employees who dea;ro
10 re-enter our service may applv AZ
any OF our employment Offices. ami
Shelr applications, when approved. viii
Pe gwen consideration to the extsrt
ehat vacancies may occur and thev will
5P-enter the service as new men tak.
ang their places on the seniority roster
1s OF the date of their last sntr,,
into the service 'i