The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-18
TOBRING.
PEACE TODAY
Railway Executives and
Brotherhood Chiefs Con-
tinue Farley.
HOPEFUL OF
A SETTLEMENT
Warren S. Stone of Broth
erhood Relieves 1t Will
Be Done.

agreement for settlement of the shoJ
crafts strike would be reached TO-DAY
was expressed BY Warren s. Stone heat
Of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers, shortly before one O'Clock
on leaving the conference between
brotherhood men and executives.
After having attended the session
for two hours, Mr.. Stone left for the
uptown hotel where shop crafts leaders
are quartered for conferences. He
said he did not expect to return be.
fore 3 o'clock
Mr.. Stone said he was still optimis-
tic about the outcome.
Mr.. Stone explained he did not be-
lieve there could be settlement to-
day because whatever plan they had
would have TO be referred by both
sides to their constituents.
The other four leaders erving on
the mediation commission OF the
brotherhoods followed Mr.. Stone out
Of the meeting and hurried TO the
hotel
New York. Aug. Is lBy the Assoc
ciated Press - Railway executives and
Brotherhood chiefs went into session At
1870 o'clock this morning in another
effort to end the nation wide shopmen's
strike.
Ringing in their ears was the state
ment of Warren S. Stone, head Of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers,
made at an earlier conference with la
Dor leaders, that the strike must be
settled I'VE are optimistic that it can
be done,,a said Mr.. Stone and other la
Dor men re ECHOED his words
No statement was Forthcoming from
representatives Of the railroads.
Uptown at the hotel headquarters,
leaders OF the striking shop crafts pro-
fessed confidence in the ability Of the
running trades who have assumed the
parts OF medistors, to bring about
peace
From no official source could II be
learned whether the conferees to-day
were threshing out a concrete program
for settlement, or whether they still
were dealing with generslities. Senior
ity, reported yesterday still TO have
proved the stumbling block, was ex
pected to occupy the chief attention of
the conference
William Fl. Johnston. president Of
the International Association Of Ma
arrived from Washington this
Id joined the other labor
leaders up town. J. @. Lutherson, head
Of the train dispatchcrs' organization,
arrived last night, and James r. Moo
srs. is expected some time to-day.
Immediately upon his arrival Mr..
Johnston went into conference with
Bert NJ. Jewell, president OF the rail-
way employees department Of the
American Federation of Labor and |
eaders of the shop crafts. In formal
Mr.. Johnston said: we are |
Tot organized 10 antagonize the rail
oads. We stand ready at all times to
with them We hope and /
,elieve that the present difficulties can
,e adjusted amicably. That's why we
ire here"
At conference between Mr.. Jewell /
md the mediation committee which |
preceded the session with the execu-
ives. il was understood a more def
lite proposal for settlement had been
worked out. but nothing concerning its
lature could be learned from official
ources.
"0f6cials Of the railroad shop work
rs have been in constant touch with
he mediation committee Of five since
he negotiations began yesterday" said
Ar. Jewell, official spokesman for the
abor forces 1T is impossible for me.
owever, to make any specific comment
I this time"
Senator Watson had another long
istsnce telephone conversation with
ir. Cuyler, after the brotherhoods and
xecutives' committee went into confer
nee to-day and was informed by Mr.
slyler. he said, that the prospects for
ettlement were not so bright as they
sd appeared prior 10 the conference.
The chairman Of the executives was
10 have informed the sen
tor that the brotherhood chiefs re- |
urned TO the conference after night
iscussions with leaders Of the strik.
nr shopmen were showing less Of an
nclination TO accept the compromise
on seniority.