South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-13
DISCUSS PLAN
FOR SETTLING
SENIORITY ISSUE
Brotherhood Chiefs and Exc
cutives Consider Impair
tial Tribunal.
TO PROBE TRAIN TIE.UP
Atty. Gen. Daugherty Orders
Investigation of WalkOut
on Santa Fe.

P)-The proposal that the seniority
issue-conceded TO be the sole OBJ
stacle 10 settlement OF the railroad
Shop crafts strike-be submitted 70
arbitration by an impartial tribunal
as discussed tonight by a confer
ence OF railroad brotherhood chiefs
and railroad executives as a basis
for ending the transportation tieup.
Although no definite agreement on
the new proposal was said 20 have
been reached at the conference
which lasted for nearly three hours.
both sides were said 10 have exhlb-
tied a friendly" attitude over the
suggestion.
It was understood that those join
Ing IN the conference included some.
i not all. OF the labor representa-
tives who saw Pres't Harding at
the white house today. and several
members Of the committee appoint
ed by the Association Of Railway
Executives 70 bring TO Washington
their reply 10 the last suggestion OF
the president for a basis OF settle
ment. The reported presence Of
Sec'y OF Labor Davis gave added i'm
portancs 10 the meeting.
There had been reports during the
day that Pres't Harding in further
aEce OF his plan for mediation.
might try 10 bring the two groups
together. or as an alternative might
ask the railroad executives and
leaders OF the brotherhoods-wh9
ed their assistance IN reaching
settlement-to meet and discuss
a compromise on which the strike
could be ended.
A continuation Of Pres't Hard
ing's attsmp TO mediate the railroad
strike situation resulted today from
! personal conferences at the exec
Ctive offices between administration
! leaders, the chosen committee Of all
| the railroad executives and officials
OF railroad labor organizations
The text OF the response from both
sides 70 Prest Harding's OFFER Of a
basis for settlement and all state
mentS which might widen the breach
between the railroad arrangements
and their striking employees are
withheld from publication and both
the railroad union chiefs and the
executive committee were held IN
Washington for further conference
with the president. possibly to-
morrow
Meanwhile. it became evident. the
| administration had dropped any in
tention 1t may have held OF appeal
Ing TO congress for legislation that
might bear upon the subject SEN
ators close to the president were
given 10 understand that no re-
quests for congressional action
would be forthcoming. and that no
/ presidential message 20 congress az
/ fecting the strike would be trans
mitted or delivered.
DauRherty Acts.
The department. OF justice took
| cognizance today OF the action Of
/ train service employees 81 the Atch-
ison. Topeka &, Santa Fe railroad.
which had led 10 the "stalling" %
important through trains by order
| ing the federal district attorney IN
Southern California 90 investigate
whether such abandonment OF trains
| constituted a conspiracy 90 hamper
Interstate commerce. II sufficient
/ evidence was found. the message
! ordered Il presented 20 a grand jury
( for finding Of an indictment.
The presidents determination 20
push for a mediation % the difcul-
" was first disclosed IN the midst %
double conferences which were
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Nine heads OF raiload labor or
ganfza tions not on strike took 70 the
white house statements Of their own
policy toward the strike. Prior 70
their arrival the response of the
seven unions on strike En- the rail-
road service had been delivered az
the white house. T. constituted.
union officers said. rejection OF
/ the presidents suggestion thar the
] men 60 back 20 work and leave
/ their seniority status 20 be fxed BY
/ the railroad labor board
Receives Both Groups
The president received the "a Dor
group and after more than an
hours discussion. in which two
cabinet members, Secys Hoover and
Davis. participated. asked them 20
step into the cabinet room. while
he received T. Dewitt Cuyler. chair
man or the Association Of Railroad
Executives and other railroad
spokesmen who bore with them
what has been understood 10 be
conditional Acceptance % che same
settlement offered
The first intimation OF the re-
quest 20 continue negotiations came
when the union group. through L
r Sheppard. announced 90 news
papermen that all the prepared
statements and the reply OF The
striking unions would be withheld
from publication