The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-23
FOUR SIGNIFICANT
MOVES in RAILWAY
STRIKE SITUATION
President of Three Powerful
Eastern Roads Return From
Europe on Same Ship.
LOREE SAYS PEACE
TALK is ALL BUNK
Several of Brotherhood Chiefs
EnrOute From East With
Proposals To Submit.
Csy The Associated Press,

prise facsors entered into the rail
strike situation today, any one of
which, according to representatives of
roads and brotherhoods, may vitally
influence the action Of the Association
of Railway Executives when it meets
tomorrow to consider PROPOSALS for
mediation with the big five brother
hoods. They were:
THE announcement that Presi-
dents Of three powerful eastern roads,
Samuel Rea of the Pennsylvania, E. E.
Loomis of the Lehigh Valley and VIM
Besler of the Jersey Central, We're ex-
pected to arrive from Europe on the
Majestic, in time to participate in the
conference of the Association of Rail
way Executives.
Steel Workers Get Boost
2-The grant by three large steal
corporations of a 20 percent increased
wage to their several hundred thou
sand laborers.
3-Assertion by L. F. Loree, presi-
dent of the Delaware and Hudson and
chairman Of the Eastern Presidents
conference, that predictions of strike
settlement and peace in the sindustry
were "all bunk
1.-The announcement that several
of the brotherhood chiefs are erroute
from the west with practical proposals
settlement or the shop rrarts strike
which they will submit to rail execu-
tives if all other peace advances fail.
Heads of the association of Execu-
tives refused to comment on the IN
expected arrival of the three eastern
presidents. Their return on the same
boat, and in the midst of the present
crisis, was admittedly significant. how
ever, especially since their respective
vice presidents have been the nucleus
of the group, which III conference of
the national association, has consis-
tently fought against any peace plan
which included reinstatement of
strikers with seniority rights unim-
paired.
Point For Strikers
The decision Of the steel corpora
tions to raise the wage of 1aborer an
nounced just "a hours prior to the
scheduled meeting Of the executives,
was hailed by the strikers as a point
in their favor. 1t not only JUSTIFIED
their refusal to accept wage cuts fixed
by the railroad labor board, they SAID
but was ample proof of an Impending
industrial boom which would put the
railroads with their thousands of bad
order cars, more than ever in need Oh
their old repair force.
'aThis wage increase will put consld-
cradle fire into the veins or railroad
labor" declared David Williams, sec
retarv of the eastern strike committee
"The railroad man will find it hard 10
understand why he should get $40
a day when he could get 81 for the
same work in the steel mills.
"If the railroads don't settle with the
sbonmen. it will be doubtly difficult
fo,. them tn hold the skilled crafts in
line"
Rail Heads Silent
Rail heads refrained from descus
sion of the possible effect OF the steer
companies move on rail strikes ne
eotiations. They were, nevertheiesS'
oIick to offer numerous reasons why
the steel interests should grant theii
men a raise at this critical STAGE
one was that some of the steel cor
noration bankers, who also are Iarse
investors in the railroads, took such
,,oans of making untenable the posi-
+ion s+eadfast maintained by the cas-
arn "die hards" headed by L. r. LoLe
but the strike be allowed to col'iiu
aas finish fight" rather than ne SCI.
fled by returning seniority rish''
the strikers. - stool
IN other quarters the raise to sree. st
men vas interpreted as an a'te,apo ,ua,,
"a forestalI a shortage OF laoor ~ W..
coal mines get into full actlon s a ~
and roads are called upon to take ~
the The additional burden os record crop
movements.
~ Will Oppose Peace
Although Mr.. Loree today olsclaa.iioT seisas On
..1i strika negotiations, after declarlns ,,,,.
tha+ =. - !. this talk of peace is all DunK
otber members of the Eastern FIesl-
dents, conference voicing similar a. s.e@s 80
indieated clearly that they VIII sn'.a a.
tonorrow,s conference as Dioe -
oppose any plan for restoration OF sen
iority. ..o,s If rail
op,efs that they viii eGter the confer
ence tomorrow without having before
tnem any definite proposal as result