Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-24
FEW INDIVIDUAL ROADS
MAY STOP SHOP STRIKE

New York, Aug. 23.--The pos
sibility that settlements with strik-
ing shopr<s might be effected
by a few Individual railroads was
indicated late today after the
association of railway executives,
meeting to consider proposals by
the Big Five brotherhoods for
ending the strike, had decided to
stand pat on their refusal to re-
instate strikers with unimpaired
seniority.
Represent atives of a score of
roads, mostly in the west, later
debated a counter proposal by the
brotherhoods for separate settle
ment and indicated that they
would carry the negotiations fur
Their. At the same time, the west
erners maintained that they were
with the association as a whole
question of the seniority.
This was learned late today
after a series of conferences in
volving executives, strikers and
brotherhood chiefs serving as me-
diators, attended by mysterious
secrecy.
lSHt~lO-IlilISIl-SE
Among those who walked out
Of the chamber were L. F. Loree,
president of the Delaware and
Hudson and a leader of the so
called fight-to-finish-o on seniority
group. Mr.. Loree and his group,
it was said. constituted the ma
jority of the members of the
association of railway executives
and were satisfied with the stand
previously taken by that body,
against restoring the strikers With
full seniority ranking.
While official announcements
were lacking at $50 o'clock, it
was learned that the association
meeting this morning had reaf-
firmed its stand on seniority. A
committee meeting with the me-
diators then read this resolution
and received two counter pro-
posals, after which the brother
hood men, to the astonishment of
observers went before the asso-
citation as whole.
FIRST Proposal.
The first proposal, it was I'M
derstood, was that the strikers be
reinstated as of June 80, when the
strike was called without specific
mention of seniority privileges.
The second was that roads so
desiring make separate settlements
with the strikers
1t was the second proposition, it
was reported, that attracted the
attention of the group of execu-
tives from the west said to con-
stitute the minority and that
caused extended debate.
1t was understood that the west
erners intended to invite the media
tors to appear before them again
this evening to expand this pro-
posal.
The brotherhood men, having
quit the meeting of the whole as
sociation, had gone Immediately
into conference with leaders Of the
striking shop crafts.
When the western executives ad-
journed Hale Holden of the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy, is
sued a statement, which he said
would supplement the official
statement to be issued later by r.
s. Binkerd, assistant to T. Dewitt
Cuyler, head or the association.
Remained in Conference.
"At the conclusion of the gem
eral meeting of the Association of
Railway Executives, the officers
of a considerable number of indi-
vidual railroads remained in fur
Their conference over proposition
submitted by the brotherhood"
said the statement. There was no
dissent from the action taken at
the meeting"
experimenting this statement
verbally, Mr., Holden said:
There is no question of a split
The railroads are all standing pat
on seniority and any individual set
Element will have to be made in
the light of that understanding"
Mr.. Holden said about rs attend
ed the labor meeting. He said no
session had been set for tomor-
row, but did not deny that the
brotherhood officials might be re-
ceived again tonight.
Later, however leaders of the
big five announced that they
would not meet with the executives
again tonight.