Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-29

Chicago, July 2S.-(By The Asso-
slated Press. with President Hard
ing prepared to submit definite pro
posals to end the railway shopmen's s
strike and 4. NJ. Jewell, head of the
shop crafts and his international pre-
sidents hurrying back to Chicago after
conferences with Mr.. Harding, the
fourth week of the walkout ended Fri
day night while both executives and
union heads viewed optimistically the
possibility of an early settlement.
Strike headquarters here Friday
night received message from Mr.
Jewell at Washington. calling meet
ing of the shop crafts executive com
mittee to be held here Tuesday Rail
call for meeting in New York on
Tuesday. when the peace proposals
are expected TO be submitted.
Seniority Stumbling Block
Seniority. which determines which
employees shall have first chance at
desirable positions and which shall be
last to be laid off. has been the great
stumbling block in peace negotiations
conducted for the past two weeks
through Chairman Ben W. Hooper of
the railroad labor board. President
Harding. according to those claiming to
know of his suggestions. has three
proposals on this issue. one that strik-
ers return to work with seniority un-
impaired. one that men who remain
ed at work rank above strikers in
seniority and the third that each road
adjust seniority through joint commit
tees.
While rail executives and union
leaders showed no open inclination to
recede from their positions on SEMI
ority, it was generally conceded that
wages and working rules disputes
two of the strike issues-would be
settled by the labor board, while the
contracting out of shop work-the
third issue on which the shopmen
struck-has. according TO the labor
board. already been adjusted on prac-
tically all roads.
There was considerable speculation
on both sides as to what disposition
would be made of the unions request
for national adjustment boards to de-
eide disputes. Regional adjustment
boards have been suggested in labor
board circles as compromise.
Refuse Separate Agreement
Separate agreements between the
strikers and the individual railroads.
the other plan to end the walkout
which has been most considered since
the announcement several days ago
that labor board had ceased its peace
setback Friday
when the striking shopmen of the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad refused to ac-
cept the railroads proposal for set /.
Element The action however did NOT
come as surprise, as Mr.. Jewell was
telments.
Court action against the strikers
continued. The Western Pacific rail /
road obtained restraining order at
San Francisco. and similar action was
by the American Refrigera
tor Transit company at St. Louis. /
while at Des Moines writs of tempor-
ary injunction were obtained by the
Chicago & Northwestern. the Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific and the Chicago
Milwaukee and st. Paul railroads.
WANTS MORE TROOPS +
Denison. Tex. July 2S.-Colonel
Charles ii. Nimon, martial law com.
nander here, Friday night announced
hat he had requested Governor Pat
NJ. Neff to send him more state troops
N order that he may adequately patrol
he martial law zone, which was ex /
include the entire city.
END ABRUPTLY
Baltimore, Md. July 2S.-Negotia-
ions for separate settlement of the