The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-31
SAY HARDING
ASSURED OF
RAIL PEACE.
Friends and ADVISORS of Presi-
dent Say Both Sides Have
Indicated Acceptance Of
Plan-Denied by Cuyler.
PREDICT RETURN SOON
fRv Associated Pressl

fBy Associated PreSSD
WASHINGTON, July 31.-President
Harding was said today by close per
sonal friends ard advisers to have re-
ceived assurances from Chairman Guy
Ter of the association of railway execu-
tives, Vice-President Atterbury of the
Pennsylvania railroads, and B. M.
Jewell, head of the striking shopmen's
organization, that they would support
his proposal for immediate ending OF
the strike.
These assurances were unde. stood
to be the basis of the presidents hope
for successful termination of his arbi-
tration efforts. They have been the
subject of discussion, it was reported,
between the president and his immedi
ate advisers, including some members
of the senate
1t was said that Mr. Jewell, would,
in the union conference to be held to-
morrow at Chicago, give his endorse
ment of the settlement proposals. NJ.
Cuyler and Mr.. Atterbury, it was said.
did not go so far as the union head.
but were said to have advised the
president that they would vote for
acceptance.
1t was said that Mr. Cuyler told the
president that he would agree TO pre-
sent the settlement proposals to the
railway council tomorrow at New York
and in doing so would express the
belief that they ought to me adopted.
Count on Influence
The influence of Mr.. Cuyler ard Mr..
Atterbery is counted upon by the ad-
ministration TO have a large inhuenc-
at the railway executives meeting.
Ben Hooper, chairman of the rail-
road labor board, who stopped of in
Washington today enroute to Chicago
from Newport, Tenn, spent nearly an
hour in conference with the president,
going over the strike situation and the
settlement plan On leaving the White
House. Mr.. Hooper said he could not
with propriety, discuss the nature Of
his conversation with the president
He appeared quite hopeful and said
| that in event the presidents proposal
was accepted, the labor board would
grant a re-hearing of the wage dis
pute as soon as the two sides could
prepare their cases.
He intimated that neither the ex-
| ecutives nor the union leaders were as
/ yet in possession of the full details OF
the settlement plan.
PHILADELPHIA. July SIT. De
Witt Cuyler, head of the railroad exec
utives' organization, said today that
| lit is not true that the railroad en-
ployes have given assurances that they
would support President Harding's pro
posals for an immediate ending of the
strike" Mr. Cuyler said that there
has been no commitment of any
kind He added that the understand
ing was to await the presidents pro-
posals, which had not been received
tyet.
| Mr.. Cuyler would not add to his de-
NAL as to whether he was speaking for
himself or all the executives. Asked
whether he would personally support
Hardings plan he said he had no fur
! ther statement TO make. Vice-PTesi-
dent Atterbury of the Pennsylvania is
in New York attending meeting of
the eastern executives al the Metropol-
itan club.
In his absence it was given out by
! the general Offices that the Pennsyl
vania roads had not changed its posi-.
tion since the statement by Mr.. Alter
bury at the White House last wednes-
day, after seeing President Harding
4 In the statement Mr. Atterbury said
the question of seniority should prop
erly be determined by the employees of
the company and that it would be guild
ed by what the employees thought wise,
fair and to be equitable.
CHICAGO, July 31-Strike leaders
we're arriving from all parts of the
country today for Tuesdays meeting
called to consider President Hard
ing's plan for a settlement of the rail
way shipments strike and hopes were
expressed that the men would be back
at work before the end of the week
The position Of the striking shop
employees was expressed by A. o.
Wharton, labor member of the United
States railroad labor board, who de-
clared: IF either the railroad execu-
tives meeting in New York Tuesday or
the shop crafts policy committee meet
ing in Chicago should reject Mr.
Harding's peace proposal. the group
that rejects it would face full re-
sponsibility for continuation of the
rail strike and all that might result
therefrom"
Expect Bitter Struggle
The union leaders. however. ex-
pressed the belief that the peace plan
would meet with the strongest pos
sible opposition from railroad execu-
J tives attending Tuesdays meeting II
New York at the call of T. Dewitt
Cuyler. They expressed the belief
that the presidents plan would be ac-
cepted finally, but only after a bitter
struggle based on the refusal of many
roads to consent to the restoration OF
seniority privileges to the strikers.
A members of the board asserted.
however. that the general outlines of
a settlement had been agreed to last
week at a conference between Presi-
: dent Harding and Mr. Cuyler and Mr
!, Jewell, head of the striking shopmen
! "If peace had not been in sight on
! both Sides, he declared, neither
: would have consented to the separate
meeting to consider a peace proposal
submitted by the president of the
United States, because neither could
: afford to be placed in the position be-
!, fore the public of bearing the respon-
! sibility for a continuation of the walk
= out through rejecting the presidents
! plan"
\ The seniority issue which arose after
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