The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-28
THREE PLANS
ARE OFFERED
BY PRESIDENT
Harding Submits Three Pro-
posals to Settle Rail Strike,
All Ringing on Seniority
Right Agreement.
RAIL WORKERS AGREE
6By Associated Press,


WASHINGTON, July 2S-Three pre-
posals for immediate ending of the
rail strike have been submitted TO
representatives of the rail executives
and labor unions by President Hard
ing, according tc information obtained
from administration advisers who
talked with the executive.
The three proposals, all hinging on
adjusting the employees seniority
rights, will be submitted, it was said.
to the executives meeting in New
York Tuesday and to an employees
conference in Chicago. to be arranged
by B. NJ. Jewell, the shopmen's leader.
There were indications from vari-
Gus sources close to the two parties
to the strike that leaders of the shop
men had manifested an inclination to
accept the presidents plan in the
main and that the representative of
the executives considered it unsatis
factory in principle. Final decision.
two groups.
Outside railroad contracting, It was
said. would be abandoned by the rail
ais
One of the proposals, according to
those who claim to have information
of the presidents suggestion, would
be for the railroads to waive the Sc
seniority and take all strikers back to
work
loyal" men who have remained al
and the third was for separate adjust
ments to be made by each road on this
question by committees to be ap-
pointed.
CHICAGO, July 2S.-Plans for open
peace in the railway strike again to-
day seemed to be assuming more
tangible form and the hope was ex-
pressed that the 100000 union shop
| men soon would resume work and
| submit their grievances, including the
question of seniority right to the
| United States labor board.
The announcement that a plan for
/ settlement of the walkout would be
| put before a meeting in New York,
! Tuesday, of executives of 48 of the
| largest railroads, made by T. Dewitt
| Cuyler, chairman of the association OF
Railway executives, after a conference
with President Harding, together with
the presidents statement indicating
| that he would ask the labor board
to grant the shopmen a rehearing. was
taken in rail circles here to mean that
the rail chiefs would be asked to leave
! settlements of the isues involved 10
the board
While the conference at Baltimore
of B. & o. officials with their striking
| workmen was reported to have pro-
gressed smoothly for agreement, B. NJ.
Jewell, head of the shop crafts work
ers, was Withholding approval of I
separate peace until all plans for a
national settlement had been through
| ly discussed. Mr.. Jewell would say
! nothing of his conferences with Pres
ilent Harding, except that 1--WE contin.
| ued statements of our views of the
situation"
More Conferences
/ 1t was expected that further COZ
ferences would be held by the presi
dent with rail executives and with
representatives of the strikers.
In view Of statements made by rail
heads that striking shopmen return
/ ing to work must come back as new
employees, it was pointed out that in
case the railway executives failed to
arrive at an agreement on the senior
lity question the men going back to
work could, if denied their old places
take the dispute to the labor board
without sanction of the executives
There was noticeable increase in
the number of reports of violence
reaching here from as far west as San
!Bernardino. Cal. and as far east as
Concord, n. H.
In San Bernardino a special guard
employed by the Santa Fe was sho:
and killed.
At Concord five shots were fired in
i, a skirmish between unknown assail
ants and New Hampshire state troops
who are guarding the Boston and
Maine shops there.
Chicago added its bit One man
was taken to hospital SUFFERING
from cuts received when six white men
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