Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-09
WIZARDS RAIL PEACE
PLAN Holly OPPOSED
Chicago Meeting Arranged by
B. 4 O. Head Breaks
Up Abruptly.

Chicago. Sept. s.-sanguins hopes Of
a quick end to the railroad strike M
the result Of a peace conference be-
tween railroad executives At the Chi
cage Club were dashed yesterday when
the meeting came to harsh words and
q sudden close.
/, The session, which had been called
by Daniel Willard, president OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, to con-
slider the Availability Of individual
settlement with the striking shopmcn.
started shortly before noon with n
luncheon and ended abruptly Mt three
o'clock.
Although none Of tho executives
would discuss the turn of events, II
was evident hat tho Willard plan
had been hotly contested and had
fallen short Of n majority support.
Mr.. Willard himself was the first to
emerge from the meeting room. He
appeared and irritable and re-
fused to make any statement. He went
Immediately to the club library and
sat down hastily In an arm chair,
where he thumbcd through tho pages
OF a magazine without attempting to
read II. He did not speak to any OF
his recent guests m they passed out.
Few OF the guests were speaking to
one another and some Of them show
than Mr.. Willard.
Samuel FELTON,. leader OF the faction
that has steadfastly opposed any
break In the solid front OF the rail-
roads. denied that the meeting had
been anything more than a social
luncheon.
II. Il. Byram. president Of the Chi
cago. Milwaukee and St Paul, leader
OF the group favoring the Willard set
Element plan, was also clearly out OF
sorts.
Il should like very much to make a
statement" he said. but / have pledg-
ed not to-"
Other rail chiefs volunteered the in-
formation hat there would be an
other meeting" but were vague con-
corning the date and the purpose OF
the proposed discussion.
Mr.. Willard declined to state whether
he will stay in Chicago or whether he
will continue his attempt to conoiliate
the opposing executives to his pro-
gram OF individual settlement.
While the railroad men were dis
cussing he Willard plan m q basi,
for peace negotiations, Mr.. Jewell ant
other shopcraft leaders were in Sos.
sion at h headquarters OF the rail.
way employees department on tn,
North side. Mr.. Jewell would not con,
fer or deny reports that the polio,
committee would take UP Monday tn,
question OF approving agreement will
individual railroads.
With Mr.. Jewell on his arrival 4,
Chicago were William H. Johnston
president Of the International Brother
hood OF Machintsta, and Martin B
Ryan. OF tho RAILWAY Garments Asso
citation.
. With the presence oe Mr. WILLARD
definite Information Of q number G
recent events became known One wa
that Mr.. Willard. together with Fair
FAX Harrison, president OF the Nor
FOLK and Western. and other Easter
presidents conferred with Mr.. Jewe
! and Mr.. Johnston in Baltimore in
meeting arranged by S. Davies Wa
: Held. of Baltimore. head of the Ma
. tional Association of Railway Secur.
ties Owners and chairman Of tho en-
: executive.
n The plan upon which Mr.. Willard
: working does not include the restore
ton OF fun sniority rights. In III
r compromise plan offered by him Sc,
q eral points regarding seniority az
Cancelled by the railroad, but at n
point in the proposal is a specific mer
uon or seniority rights and privilege
1t was learned last night that II
Western roads. with two or posslbI
three exceptions. had decided 10 star
pat on their finish fight" policy. r.
gardless OF any settlement that NJ
Willard might make with the strikin
shop workers the roads Will turn
: deaf ear TO any proposition offered
MIR Jewell.
The shopnen have lost the strfl
and President Jewell is looking arour
francticaly 10 get a foothold som,
5 where" declared a Western railwa
President President Willard OF "
Baltimore & Ohio is anxious to bri,
about an individual settlement for
few roads. There are only abo,
twenty roads lined up with Mr.. WI
: lard.
j Practically every road In the We
IS running close to 100 per cent II
strike of the Shopmen ia iocf n,
q Jewell and his ~lieutenants are tryir
II to save what they can from the wrecl
age.
The fact that President Jewell h;
been running all over the East aft
y Mr.. Willard and a couple of 9th
Eastern railway heads with a prop
sition to make separate peace wi
VI individual roads is a complete su
y render OF the part OF the striker
l. The strike is over So far &C tho u,ae