Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-01
NO SENIORITY
TO men on
STRIKE |
Presidents of 148 Lines in
Session Today Refuse
Agreement
SEND NEW PROPOSAL
Conditions Made Public Bar
All Discrimination
In Shops

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-Presldent
Harding's proposals" to the 148
railroad executives was virtual
ultimatum and probably will be
accepted, an unofficial spokesman
for the carrier heads stated this
afternoon.
The spokesman, who would not
permit his name to be used, showed
a portion of what he said was the
president s letter to De Witt Guy
Ter, which read:
ttThese are the terms of settle
ment upon which you will agree.
This wording the spokesman pointed
out, left the executives no choice but
to accept.
Railroads Reject Seniority
The railroad presidents today sent to
Washington their reply to President
Harding's proposals to end the shop
mems strike.
L. F. Loree, chairman of the meet
ing, announced that the executives had
unanimously rejected the president 8
proposals regarding restoration of sen.
iority rights to strikers.
A. counter proposal to President
Harding's suggestions for rail peace
was in the hands of n drafting commit
tee of three appointed by meeting OF
14S railroad presidents at the Grand
Central Terminal this afternoon, it was
understood when the executives de-
clared recess.
Hoover Explains Plan
The carrier heads were to resume
their conference late today, with peace
.,1 ho1o ho of
ing's proposal became public. Adaman.
opposition to restoration of seniority
rights still was said to be the attitude
of the leaders of the rail presidents.
Harding Makes Plan Public
WASHINGTON, Aug. President
Harding today made public his pro-
posal to the railway managers and
striking shopmen for the termination
of the rail strike.
The outstanding feature of the pro-
posal is that the seniority rights of tho
strikers are to be unimpaired.
The president s proposal follows:
Railway managers and workmen are
to agree to recognize the validity of all
decisions of the railroad labor board
and faithfully to carry out its decisions
The carriers will withdraw all suits
growing out of the strike and all rail-
road labor board decisions which have
been involved in the strike may be
taken, in the exercise of recognized
rights by either party, to the railroad
labor board for re-hearing.
Discrimination Barred
All employees now on strike shall be
returned to work and to their former
positions with seniority and othe-
rights not impaired, the representatives
of the carriers and the representatives
of the organization expressly agree that
there will be no discrimination by
either party against the employees who
did or did not strike.
Harding said that other details re.
garding his plan were sent to the rail-
way executives and the striking shop
men and the announcement from the
White House constituted only a sum-
mary.
Say Seniority Is Dead
Later today Loree said that there
had been "quafified rejection" of the
president g other proposals.
He said the presidents had consider
ed Harding's letter to T. De Witt Guy
Ter, which was read at tAe meeting to-
day, as an ultimatum, confirming early
reports by an unofficial spokesman.
Unlike the first spokesman, however,
Loree said the roads had rejected the
90 ultimatum''
The point of view of the presidents
was put into shape by committee of
five.
Seniority is dead, +" Loree said. Gas
far as the eastern railroad presidents
are concerned, We have nothing to add
to our previous statements.