Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-12
BASIS FOR ENDING
SH0PMEn'S STRIKE II
DISCUSSED TODAY.
Indications Are That Agree
ment Will Be Reached By
Policy Committee Late To
day On Plan For Settling
Strike; Union Heads Are
Optimistic. d.

Chicago. Sept. 1a.-Thc union
policy committee was still dis ,
cussing the basis OF settlement yat
mid Afternoon. No further an Y Y
nouncement had come from Mr..
Jewell and there was no indica-
ton OF what progress was being
made. 4
Advices received here today by
omcsa1s in close touch with the
rail- strike situation said that the
basis Of settlement under con- i
sideration at the meeting IN Chi.
cago of the general policy com.
mittce of shop crafts embodied
proposals recently worked ont by y
b. NJ. Jewell. head OF the strik.
Ing shop workers, and Daniel &
Willard. president Of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad. ~
The information received by
officials was that decision as to
acceptance OF the. proposals de.
pended largely upon the number ''
OF roads ready to agree to the
proposition. 5z,-,.,l,5Et5 3
OlhciaIs said it was indicated
that between so and IS roads
were inclined to favor the SET
tlement Plan under consideration.
The proposals were understood
here to involve the return 10
work OF all strikers, men now
employed in shops to be retained.
and fundamental Questions Mt
dispute to be artAtrated by
committee representing the rail-.
road and the unions. Seniority
was said not to have been men.
TONED In the settlement plan. I
6
Chicago, Sept. 12.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.)-A basis for settle.
ment of the strike Of railway shop
men was considered today by the
general policy committee. of the shop
crafts, B. M. Jewell, head of the rail-
way employees departmental the
American Federation of Labor. an.
nounced at the conclusion of the
morning session.
Mr.. Jewelrs brief statement with
the public Acknowledgements. that q
strike settlement basis had been snre-
sented to the policy. committee not
Withstanding many rnmprsa and re-
ports concerning 3settlementp ianss he.,
however, would give no fndicatio
what the plan was and asked that
speculation concerning it be dropped
ln order not to interfere with the
committee's discussion. There were
l
an agreement probably would Sbe
reached late today. - n
Mr.. Jewell and other union leaders
appeared optimistic and IS many, OF
them We're smiling when they left
the conference room atsRoon- after 4
two-hour session. -. * eststs4 =.
THE meeting has adjourned for
lunch to meet at ! p. m. to continue
consideration of the strike and a
, nrnnNCod nv,$ %S11>
had been presented, was all Mr..
Jewell would announce. IN t.~s
Other union officials were equally
CHEEKY of manner and equally secre-
tive concerning what had gone on in
the meeting although some of them
said they expected a decision late this
afternoon. Mr.. Jewell earlier in the
day said he thought decision would
probably be reached by or 6 p m.
Following adjournment of the gem
eral policy committee the executive
council of the striking shop crafts
! went into session. The purpose OF
this meeting was not announced and
could not be learned. All the strik-
ing crafts were represented at.,tre
! executive council sessions. - 9
With the arrival Of the remaindeY
! of the executive committee. Martin
Ryan, head of the carmen, Jose Fh
! Franklin. head of the boilermakers;.
! J. p. Noonan. head of the electrical
| workers: James Burns of the sheet
metal workers: j. w. Cline, head OF
the blacksmiths. Mr.. Jewell retired
! with them to a small ante room whers
! they were in session until noon. While
bers OF the policy committee gathered
! in small groups in the conferences
chamber and the hallway outside.
At one o'clock. the policy COMMITTEES
members. with the exception of q
few straggiers. went into session while
| the executive counsel resumed its de.
! 1iberations in small ante room.
J Within a few minutes, the executive
| committee reported and then began-s
which, policy committee memberu
said was led by Mr.. Jewell.
Wall Of Secrecy.
An impenetrable wall of secrecy
kept the curious from close approach
to the conference room. Even dele
gates were subjected to the closest
j scrutiny. A sergeant arms met
| them at an outer door, unlocked It ia
/ permit them to enter ante chambers
carefully looked over their credentials
! and then unlocked the second door
4 provided they were official repreSen-
tatives.
! Earlier in the day, Mr. jewell told
/ newspapermen that he had two state
! ments prepared. He said that one oi
these would be released as soon AZ
This was taken to~mean that the
statements were prepared to cover
either NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or ac.
ceptance Of the executive councils
A proposition. -
\ \ One OF the official actions OF, til.