Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-12
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NORTHWEST
SENIORITY PLAN.
Executives Declare Striking
Shoprnen Will Not Be TAX
en- Back as Groups.

Striking shopmen of Grand Forks,
in common with strikers Throughout,
the northwest. II they return at all,
must come in as individuals, disre-
gard all seniority claims and take
their ranks with the men already at
work, heads of railroads in the north
west declare in statements which
they have made public.
/ Railroad presidents said they had
eEerved ultimatums on their mem Of
ieripg them their old positions and
ranks soon after the strike was de-
rlared. This they disregarded. New
men were put to work with the rail-
roads pledge that they would be pro-
tected. Separate peace with north
west lines had been perfected July
II, it was pointed out, but F. M.
Jewell, at the head of the strikers in
the United States, declined to sanction
At. :
At this stage, railroad presidents
said. they cannot recede from their
positions that the men, if they desire
to return, must apply for positions as
individuals. Seniority, they said.
ceased when they declined to go
= Ralph Budd, president of the Great
lNorthern, is in the west on business.
but officials of the line said the rail-
road stands opposed to settlement IN
der present conditions and is concern
ed in no way in the secret peace" or
I other negotiations.
: I'VE have no negotiations under
way" c. o. jerks. vice president in
charge Of operation. said. There is
no possibility of n such settlement
as is reported"
'We will accept IN equitable offer"
Charles Donnely, president of the
Northern Pacific, said. But it is
hardly credible that the shopmen will
ssrecede from their demand for the
restoration of seniority privileges.
! We certainly, will not recede from our
present stand. We do not LOOK for
any settlement through the Chicago
conference and certainly will take no
part in the Chicago negotiations. II
the men come back, they must come
hack as subordinates to the men now
work"
Z The 500 Line already is 55-per cent
normal. G.. r. Huntington, president,
said Fourteen men came back to
work al the Shoreham shops of the
line, yesterday, he said, and ar aver
age of that number is returning each
fdday; a !. .,a on
/: all seem to want to go back to work,
but lack he moral courage he said.
"So, far as our line is concerned,
! there are no peace negotiations what
ever. Nc one is authorized to act for
MS, and any settlement that is made
will have to be made by own
men" i
The Minneapolis & st. Louis will
taccept return of striking shopmen on
" If they return as individuals, and
will not deal with the union as a
Eroup, w. H. Bremmer, president,
said. NJ ',
'Our line is not considering. has
not considered and will not consider
any separate settlement" he said.
I'VE are taking no part in the Chi
cago conference or in any secret
agreement. The Minneapolis & St.
Louis is going through as it stands
today. We gave our men all the OPP
portunity in the world to come back
to work. and they declined. We do
not propose to consider taking them
back as a group. If they want to go
to work, they must come in as indi-
viduals, and take their rank as new
men. Some roads in the east may be
considering separate peace, but I be-
lieve all northwest railroads will take
the same attitude as ours"
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