The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-24
STRIKE END
is NOW UP
TO SHOP men
Says Spokesman for Big Five
Brotherhoods = Taken to
Mean Definite Proposal Re
ported to Striking Unions.
ISHUN SEPARATE PACTS
CRv Associated Pressl

NEW 1OIAINb A. - AO''
up to the shopmen," said spokesman
for the Big Five brotherhood chiefs
this afternoon after they had con
ferred with a committee representing
a group of about 20 roads on a pro
position for effecting strike settlement
between individual roads and striking
shopmen.
This was taken in some quarters as
indicating that representatives of the
running trades and representatives of
roads tota1ing about 25 percent of the
mileage of the United States has
reached somewhat of definite propos-
ais for settlement, which had been re-
ported to the shopcraft a. meeting
with the mediating chiefs which fol
| lowed the session with executives.
| A member of the shopmen's eastern
| strike committee said in a comment to
newspaper men "Pll tell you that there
| is going to be no settlement with any
19 roads. You can put this in your
| pipe and smoke it.
Comment Significant.
! While official statement was lack
| ing from the shopcraft leaders, this
| comment was regarded as significant
| in connection with the statement at
/ lI1UuIC0 " ACc4S vi L4C OL<LbAOAoAs
/ trades last night that the brotherhood
men were not authorized to suggest
any separate settlement plans, which
would involve abandonment of the
policy of the "AlI for one and one for
all"
Representatives of score OF rail-
roads and the Big Five Brotherhood
chiefs, conferred at the Yale club for
about three hours today on the pos
sibility of effecting a separate agree
ment between individual lines and
their striking shopmen.
Il I'VE are still mediating." said Wor-
ren Stone, spokesman for the Brother
hood men, when the meeting adjourn
ed at 1875 o'clock without announc
ing whether another meeting would
be held today.
The chief of locomotive engineers
declined to discuss further the meet
ing, which was surrounded by the
utmost secrecy. He hastened to the
Hotel Woodstock, TO confer at labor
! headquarters with leaders of the
stationary craft.
Leaders Encouraged
Encouraged by a belief that individ-
ual settlement might yet prove the
, basis for peace, the big five leaders
, the heads of a score or more of execu-
tives who. when the general confer
ence adjourned expressed a willing
, ness to continue negotiations although
, reaffirming their common stand
against the unions seniority proposals.
Then when the executives left
/ agreeing to renew their peace efforts
today, the big five returned to their
headquarters where they remained
until 1855 a. m, closeted with B. NJ
Jewell. president of the striking crafts,
and II other heads of the stationary
trades. What developed at this ses-
sion was not disclosed.
Test Sincerity
, Both the executives who conferred
last night with the brotherhood men
and those who prepared to leave for
their homes early in the evening
united in asserting that the negotia-
r tions were continued for the purpose
! of testing the sincerity of the medi-
2 ators in suggesting the possibility OF
4 separate settlements. 1t was an
! nounced, however, that any individual
2 settlement would have to be made in
I the light of the understanding of the
i seniority agreement reached at the
general session of the railway execu-
I tives.
!. At the same time certain shop
crafts leaders were quoted as assert
: ing that the brotherhoods had NOT
! been authorized to suggest any indi-
: yidual settlements.
May Drop Policy
This proposal it was reported was
made by L. E. Sheppard, head of the
:. Conductors, when the mediators ap.
, peared before the entire body Of exc
; cutives. As quoted by one rail exc
! cutive he asserted that if any sizable
). number of roads should show an in
g clination to accept the final proposal
q of the Brotherhoods, the shopcrafts
! would drop their "all for one and one
for all' policy. which precluded any
o but a nationwide agreement.
!. The failure of majority cf the
f roads to participate in negotiations
4 which the so-called minority contin.
t ued late last night was ascrihed to
i two reasons:
p, 1. Their refusal to recognize the
seniority demands of the strikers as
t basis for settlement,
i 2 Their refusal to consider taking
/ back all of the strikers, poin.
S which President Harding's last pro-
posal contained and which the strik-
ers have consistently demanded
The minority group was understood
to be willing to take back all their
old men providing it could be done
without necessitating withdrawal
4 from the stand on seniority, in which
j they concurred with the majority.