New-York tribune., 1922-09-07
Policy Board to Meet in
Chicago Next Week as 7
Leaders Are Reported in
Conference With Roads
Settlement Basis
Is Kept a Secret
IS, 900 Miles of Lines De-
cIared To Be Dickeriag
ON Compromise Plan

ON NOfaprOfnlse Ran
CHICAGO, Sept. 6 by The Asso-
ciated Press) .--In connection with
the strike settlement that the 400, 900
railroad shopmen are reported to be
seeking, a call for an immediate
meeting of the policy committee Of
the six shop craft unions was sent
out tonight by John Scott, secretary
of the Railway Employees Depart
nent of the American Federation of
Labor, and assistant to B. M. Jewell,
director of the strike The meeting
will be held in Chicago. probably
next Monday.
Early to-day Mr.. Scott announced
that seven representatives Of the
shopmen were in Baltimore for con-
ferences with railroad executives on
proposition to end the strike. That
any such conferences were on was
denied in Baltimore by responsible
labor and rail heads. Mr. Scott as
serted that a secret settlement basis
had been prepared, but he refused to
divulge its nature.
Separate Pact Reported
! Later when it was reported, that
Mr.. Jewell and Representatives of
$4,000 miles of roads were seeking
separate agreement, Mr.. Scott all.
inounced that if these conferences
We're successful, meeting of the
| policy committee of ninety would be
i arranged. That is the body which
was ordered by telegraph tonight to
assemble here.
1 The conference call sent out by Mr..
Scott was in code, addressed to the re-
gional general chairmen of the organi-
zatien in all parts Of the country. AS
it will be several days before they can
reach Chicago, the sessions of the
committee are not expected to begin
before the first of the week.
Negotintors in Minority
Although railroad executives gener-
ally were reluctant to comment on the
peace rumors, one of them pointed out
that the roads mentioned in the re-
ports as being willing to negotiate
separate settlement represented fifty
two Glass carriers. which operate
only $4,000 miles of railroads, out OF a
total of 235,0o0 miles, or approximate
ly one-third Of the mileage of all
Glass roads.
Other rail executives and most of
the union leaders united in insisting
that any peace talk was premature,
while T. De Witt Cuyler, president OF
the Association of Railway Executives,
announced that the reports Of set
i tlement being reached with the shop
men were absolutely without founda-
ton.
1t was learned here, however, that
Daniel Willard, president of the BAl-
timore e. Ohio, who has returned to
Baltimore from Chicago, told other rail
executives that when he was here he
was still seeking to arrange separate
agreements. Last night in Baltimore
i I Mr.. Willard denied having taken part
! in any peace conference with repre-
. sentatives of the striking shopmen.
Ell Mr.. Willard took the lead for sepa-
r rate settlements at the recent execu-
"A
: 4 Ing Mr. Wizards road, ffty-two. rs.l-
8 roads were said to have been involved
e in the plans for separate settlement
e which were announced to have failed at
: the New York conference.
: Willard Hopeful OF Peace
: The understanding here was that Mr..
: Willard still hoped to reach an agree
: ment on separate settlement basis by
which strikers on those roads iridprs-
j, ing the plan would be given their old
Jobs back with pensions restored, dis
) puted points to be feft to FIVE repre-
4 sentatives of the train service brother
: hoods and five executives.
5 Fl. E. Byram, president of the Chi
: cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, said TO-
A day that he understood there was ia
i have been some sort of conference oi
4 "few Eastern roads"
q Despite the unwillingness of West
q ern railroad leaders and union officials
o to discuss the rumofs, Mr.. Scott sale
$ that "there have been some confer,
ences, but just what ] do not know,
: He refused to discuss the wherea5oues
O Of Mr. Jewell, who has been rysteri
ously missing since the government oh
= tanned temporary Injunction agains
the strikers last Friday and who hai
been reported in Baltimore in confer
= ence WIFI EaSSefn executives.
In discussing the meeting Of th
union policy COMMITTEES, Nix. Scott shit
that IL was hoped that The sessions
would result ia settlement with a
least ffty-two Glass 1 roads. He sal
that the expense entailed in assem-
% bling the strike leaders would not hav
e made it worth while 10 issue cal
7 unless there was possibility Of q set
n Element being reached.
" The union leaders compared the sit
G. uation TO the action taken recently q
.. Cleveland which ended the bituminosl
=, coal strike. John i. Lewis, presiden
70 Of the miners, presenting c.~tain term
p TO any operators who cd to sig
s. either piecemeal or by districts .
lt states. Rail officials, on the othe
lt hand. declared theve Nould be no cor
ts parison in the two situations, as th
in mines were not In operation ct tt
re time of the settlement, while he road
ge are not only running they said, br
Sc are improving theif u5hdition daily.
bs The Chicago & Northwestern. one |
n those mentioned in rumors OF separaI
strike settlements, to-day issued I'll