Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-01
BOTH FACTIONS IN
RAIL WAR GATHER.
At PEACE MEETINGS.
SIMULTANEOUS SESSIONS OPEN
AT CHICAGO AND NEW YORK
WITH HOPE OF TERMINATING
SHoPMENS WALKouT.

Chicago, Aug. l-CBy the A. P) ---
The railroad strike today ended its
second month with meetings at Chi
cago and New York which were cy.
pected to end the walkout immo-
diately. Union chiefs were here and
railway executives in New York 10
consider President Hardings plan for
settlement
At Chicago were most of the ninety
general chairmen of the shop craits
workers and several other leaders In.
cluding b, NJ. Jewell, president of the
railway employees department Of the
American Federation Of Labor, and
Timothy Healv. head Of the striking
flremen and oilers.
Mr.. Jewell presided Chairman Ben
". Hooper Of the United States rail
road labor board also was on hand,
and it was understood that he bore IN
thority to speak for President Hard
ing in case to became necessary
The New York meeting included eN
ecutives of 14S leading railroads. The
Presidents plan, union officials und r.
stood included restoration of seniority
rights to strikers subject to the rights |
of men who stayed at work.
Rail Executives Frame Answer.
New York. Aug. 1.--(By the A. P) |
The standing committee of the !
Association Of Railway FIX /
went into sssion here today |
to prepare a reply to President Hard |
ing's proposal for settlement Of the |
strike.
The executives conference ad- |
jCurned shortly before 4 o'clock after
appointing a committee to draft a re.
ply to President ilGrdings proposal.
Those in close touch with the eXecu
tives believed it a fOrcconC conclusion
that they would refuse to accept Mr..
suggestion that the men be
allowed to return without impairing
seniority rights. Emphatic denials
that any roads would effect a settle
ment with the strikers independent of
the stand taken by the majority was
made.
Reveal Harding Proposal.
Washington, Aug i..-Prcsdent
proposal for the ending Of
the rail strike provides with refer
ence to the big controversial point,
that of seniority, that 'all employees
now on strike be returned to work
and to their former positions with
seniority and other rights unimpair-
ed"
This was revealed in IN announce
ment from the White IioEse giving
the basis of the executives plan as
follows:
Rail managers and Workmen
agree to recognize the validity 0f all
decisions of the railroad labor board
and to faithfully carry out such de-
cisions as contemplated by the laws.
2--The carriers will Withdraw all
law suits growing out of the strlEe,
and railroad labor board decisions
which have been involved in the
of recognized rights by either party
to the railroad board for rohcarng.
3-All employees now on STRIKE to
be returned to work and to their for
mer positions with seniority aud 9TH
er rights.
The representatives Of the carriers
and unions, especially agree there
will be no discrimination against the
who did or who did not
strike.
These three points, it was empha-
sized at the White House, constitut-
ed merely basis for a settlement
and the president in transmissing
them to B. NJ. Jewell, leader Of the
striking shopmen, and r. d. Cuyler,
chairman of the association of rail
way executives, sent a letter ampli-
flying and explaining them. This let
ter was not made public,
N. Y c. Obdurate.
Cleveland. Aug. 1.-The New York
Central railroad company posted no.
tees in all its yards and shops over
the entire system that it will not
change its position on the seniority
question in the strike of shopmen and
that it will stand by the old men who
at work and the new men
since the strike. company
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