New-York tribune., 1922-08-04
IL Rail Unions
Seek to Force
Peace ON Roads
Telegraphers Charge Lines
Are Making Men Do Work
of Strikers; Urge Confer
ence ON Retaliatory Steps
Two Organizations Assent
Shopmen's Hopes Now Rest
in Harding; 2 Killed in
Outbreaks of Violence

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CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-An attempt to
bring pressure on the railroads to force
acceptance of President Harding's plan
for settling the strike of 100000 shop
men was seen to-day in the letter sent
by 4. l.. Manion, president of the Rail
way Telegraphers, to the heads of the
twelve rail unions not on strike, pro-
posing joint meeting, probably in
Chicago, "to consider strike develop
ments and possible action"
Mr.. Manion, whose home is in St.
Louis, made it plain shat the unrest
among organized rail workers had been
increased by the demands made on
them to do work that ordinarily would
be done by shopmen, and that the situ-
alton demanded consideration by the
heads Of the unions involved He said
there might be something bigger" be-
hind such meeting than mere dis
cussion.
Favored by Two Union Chiefs
Although most of the union leaders
were reluctant to discuss Mr.. Manion's
proposal, E. H. Fitzgerald, Of the
Brotherhood Of Clerks, Freight Han
dlers, Station and Express Employees,
announced that he favored such q con-
ference. D. B. Robertson, president Of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen, telegraphed Mr..
Manien his Endorsement Of the proposal
and expressed the opinion that most
or the union heads would stand ready
to attend such gathering.
Inc acceptance yesterday by the
shopmsn OF President Harding's peace
plan mas placed hope of agreement in
me strike back in the hands Of the
President, it was said in union circles
mere. The situation was complicated
by telegram to Ben W. Hooper, chair
man of the Railroad Labor Board. from
representatives Of 10000 shopmen now
employed on the Santa Fe Railroad
who demanded that the seniority
rights they have earned by staying on
the JOB when the others walked out be
safeguarded in any settlement of the
strike that may be reached The mes
sage SAID the present employees had
formed a new association separate
from the shipments union. In this
connection it was recalled that the
Railroad Labor Board, after "outlaw-
ing the. striking shopmen, called on
men still employed to form such new
associations and to appoint representa-
t,ves who could appear before the
board VIC
At Dallas, Tex. the division head
quarters of the Missouri, Kansas g.
lexas, announced that union members
now on strike would be employed on]v
as new men
Violence in the rail strike was re-
ported from seven cities. Two men were
killed. i'SN "eAe
Western Lines Gain 1929 Men
statement issued TODAY bv the
Western presidents COMMITTEES ON
puDllc relations of the Association 10
Railway Executives said that the
western roads had added 1929 shon-
men to their forces in the last week
ana now were employing 69,76O men.
Ihe statement continued:
Despite widespread rumors of a
settlement of the railway shopmen's
strike prior to the action OF the ex-
ecutives at New York and on a basis
which would ignore the rights of loyal
employees and involve the discharge of
the new men who have been hired to
cake the places of strikers, all of the
roads whose headquarters are in Chi
cage to-day reported steady increase
IN the number of men at work in their
shops during the first two DAYS of
August, when these rumors were beinp
circulated.
Ihe fact that practically all of the
western roads have been able to meet
their traffic demands has resulted in
the careful selection Of new EMPLOYEES.
the roads accepting only those men
who give satisfactory indications of
becoming permanent and useful en-
ployees."