Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02
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rights by either party to the railroad la Dor board for re-hearing.
 3-AH employees now on strike to be returned to work and to their former positions with seniority and other rights unimpaired. The representatives of the carriers and the representatives of the organization especially agree that there will be no discriminating by either par ty against the employees who did or did not strike.
 These three points, it was emphasized at the White House, constituted merely a basis for a settlement and the president in transmitting them to B. M. Jewell, leader of the striking shopmen and to T. Dewitt Cuyler chairman of the rail- way executives, sent letter amplifying them and explaining them.
 President Hsrdfng's Letter.
 The text of President Harding's let ter embodying his proposals for the set clement of the railroad strike follows:
 T am writing to convey to you the terms of agreement, as I understand them, upon which the railroad managers and united shopcraft workers are try ing to agree, preliminary to calling off the existing strike.
 First. Railway managers and work men are to agree to recognize the valid ity of all decisions of the railroad la bor board, and to faithfully carry out such decisions as contemplated by the | law
 Second. The carriers will withdraw all law suits growing out of the strike | and railroad labor board decision, which : have been involved in the strike may bt taken in the exercise of recognized rights by either party. to the railroad | labor board for re-hearing.
 Third. All employees now on strik' to be returned to work and to their for mer positions with seniority and othel rights unimpaired. The representative of the carriers and the representatives of the organizations especially agre' l that there will be no discrimination bl either party against the employees wh' | did or did not strike.
 l q need hardly add that I have req son to believe these terms will beae- cepted by the workers. If there is good req son why the managers cannot accept l they will be obligated to open direct ne | gotiations or assume full responsibility | fer the situation.
 ";n view of the things said in oul | atrsonal interview the text O. the pres ldent's letter continued Ut is hardly necessary for me to emphasize ny 5eliei
 the wisdom of the railway manager. accepting this compromise in order tt bring tue strike to an end. I hav' made a very full appraisal of all thu ema1r aHnen;s involved in making thu sauicr.ty rsstol ation. I have only at tempted to appraise the situation iron the larger viewpoint. It seems to mi that such a settlement brings. first of all :he restoration to normal operation il transportation for which the country il calling. In the second place. it estab
 'snes definitely ne full recognition 0 the railroad isoor board by all partie concerned.
 Ut hes seemed to me that the propo s.ion that ins oruer of things on tn day the strike began be restored, an
 tha. beth employers and workers agre l against d;scr mination toward eithe those who struck or did not strike, vii leave to the managers only the difficul
 problem Of dealing with the new me
 employed It would be futile for me {
 atttmpt tt point the way of most easil
 solving that difficulty.
 "I have not specifically stated 1t
 the terms of settlement, but, of cours' the abandonment of the contract syi tenn in accordance with the decision
 the board, is to be expected on the pal
 of all railroads. It is wholly unthlnkabl
 that the railroad labor board can b made a useful agency of the govern ment in maintaining industrial peace i the railway service unless employer and workers are both prompt and UT
 questioning in their acceptance of ii decisions.
 q think it is more desirable than
 know how to express to have establish ed the unchalenged authority of th
 railroad labor board. because wo mus do those things which are necessary {
 bring about the recognition of suitsbl
 authority to decide and end such di:
 putes as menace the continuity of tran' portation.
 You are at liberty to present tn situation as I have outlined it to yo'
 and I hope you will convey to the men bers my deep conviction that this dii
 pute must be brought to an early termiI II |