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RAILROAD PEACE
TERMS ACCEPTED
Leaders Of Both Sides Said to
Have Approved Plan
CONCEOE MODIFIED SENIORITY
Bitter Fight Among Rail Executives
is Forecast-Strikers May Resume
Work This Week.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-General outlines
of President Harding's proposals for
ending the strike of more than 3OO,OOO
railway shopmen were agreed TO at
last weeks conferences between Presl-
dent Harding, L. De Witt Cuyler, Phil
adelphia, president Of the Association
of Railway Executives, and Is. NJ. jew
ell. leader of the strikers.
This was asserted by a member of
the railroad labor board, as union
strike leaders began to gather here
for their convention, at which the
presidents proposals will Le consider
ed.
The executives of 14S of the nations
principal railroads will meet in New
York at the call of Mr.. Cuyler for
discussion of the presidents terms.
The labor board member asserted !:
eff peace had not been in sight Oh
both sides, neither would have con
scented to the separate meeting to con-
slider peace proposal submitted by
the president of the United States. be
cause neither could afford to he placed
in the position before the public of
bearing the responsibility for q con-
tinuation of the walk-out through re-
iecting the presidents plan.
The position of the striking shop
employees was expressed by A. U.
Wharton labor member of the labor
| board. He said:
If either the railroad executives
meeting or the shop crafts policy COM
mittees convention should reject Mr..
Hardngs peace proposal, the group
| that rejects it would face full respon-
sibility for continuation of the rail
strike and all that might result there
from"
Union leaders expressed the belief
the peace plan would meet with the
strongest possible opposition from
railroad executives. They expressed
the belief the presidents plan would
be accepted, but only after a bitter
struggle, based on the refusal of many
roads to consent to the restoration OF
seniority privileges to the strikers.
The seniority issue, which arose
after the beginning of the strike, &C
cording to the labor board member
| previously quoted, WAS not as formid
able as it appeared ut first sight. He
asserted a satisfactory solution OF the
difficulty which would fully protect
| the rights of the strikers and the new
men, and yet 'fould yield full justice
to those who, by remaining at work
had helped to keep the nations com
merce moving, would be found.
One of the plans under considera
ton, he said, would return pension
privileges and seniority rights to the
strikers, but would rank them on the
shop lists below the men who remain
ed at work but ahead of the new men
who had been taken on during the
j emergency.
| The new men would receive the list
| ing To which they were entitled by
length of actual service. He said this
would not conflict with any promises
made to new employees, and would be
in line with settlements in other rail
way strikes.
In railway circles it was ASSERTED
any settlement would insist on re
| turn to work by the men under the
reduced wages put into effect by the
labor board, July 1, pending a rehear
ing. The question of national or re
gional adjustment boards, ii was add
ed, might be placed before congress
1.-The roads would yield on the main
grievance at issue by agreeing to the
abolition of outside contracting fol
repair work.
| Disorders in the strike showed 8
marked falling off Sunday. Three mer
exchanged fifty shots witt state
guardsmen at Denison, Texas, in the
most serious outbreak reported over
the week end No one was injured.