The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
union CHIEFS
REOPEN TALK
HARDING
Jewell, Head of Shop Crafts
Workers, Johnston, Presi-
dent of Machinists, Noonan,
Electrical Leader, Present.
ISSUES ARE GONE OVER
(By Associated Pressl

ell, head of the striking railroad shop
workers; ". H. Johnston, president of
the International Association of Ma
chinists, and James P. Noonan, presi-
dent of the Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, reopened negotiations today
with President Harding in the rail
road strike.
The union leaders, after an hours
conference, left the White House un-
der restraint of presidential request
to maintain silence as to the matter
under consideration, but all three ex-
pected to remain in Washington for
at least day or two.
1t was indicated that the issues in
the strike had again been gone over.
but whether President Harding had
proposed that the strike leaders send
men back to work and leave the diff
cult seniority question to be decided
by the railroad labor board was not
definitely determined, although it wa
suggested in connection with the dis
cussion.
Clearing Up Points.
President Harding has made no re-
ply to the communication of the policy
committee of the shopcrafts union ac-
posals for a settlement of the strike
and it was believed in some quarters
that the executive desired to discuss
certain points in the acceptance as
preliminary step to further peace
moves by the administration. The
status of the rail strike after rejection
by the railway executives of the presi
dents proposals for settlement of the
issue regarding seniority rights OF
strikers, was discussed at length yes
terday at the cabinet meeting and it
was later declared by White House
spokesman that the administration re
garded its major purpose as having
been accomplished in the agreement
by both sides to consider the author
fty of the railroad labor board as su
preme in future controversies.
Dividing interest with Mr.. Jewels
trip to Washington was the expected
conference with President Harding on
the rail strike situation today of the
legislative representatives of three Of
the four railroad brotherhoods.
Request Conference.
The conference was requested in a
telegram to the president from the
brotherhood executives in Cleveland
last night, declaring that it was sought
for the purpose of presenting to you
our views in connection with the
strike of railroad shopcrafts which is
daily developing into more serious
situation"
Another message from the brother
hood chiefs to their legislative repre-
sentatives, which they asked be filed
with the president, said increasing
complaints of dangerous and unsafe"
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taken out by their members and "as-
saults" and insults" suffered by them
from armed guards were making the
situation infinitely more difficult to
handle"
Another development in the rail
situation, holding attention today was
| the meeting here of Southern RAILWAY
officials with the general chairIuen of
the six striking shopcrafts On its
| lines, to discuss proposals for sep
arate settlement submitted 10 the
men by H. w. Miller, operating vice
president. The Southern, dealing with
the strike situation entirely separate
from the other roads, has made no
attempt to break the strike by taking 9
on new men, and has offered to restore
full seniority rights to all returning
strikers.
CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-Comparative
calm prevalent in the rail strike sit
uation several days, today gave way
| to renewed activities both for ending
| the six weeks old walkout Sud for
making it more effective. Me- peace
conferences were pending in Washing.
ton; new threats came from mainten.
/ ance of way men and other union
workers and a conference with Presi.
| dent Harding was sought by the biz
four brotherhoods for the purpose of
presenting their views of the strike.
( Congress indirectly came to the ne.
gotiations, eastern railroads sent de-
tachments of shop workers TO the re-
! lief of roads in coal mining districts
in Virginia, West Virginia and Ken.
tucky and outbreaks of violence were
reported from points hitherto peace
full
B. NJ Jewell. president of the rail
! way employees department of the
American Federation of Labor, the
shop crafts leader, was in Washington
where he was summoned by Presiden'
Harding. Union chiefs here looked up
on Mr. JEWELS presence at the capital
as indicative of further settlement
I
Railway and representatives of shop
men on that road also were in Wash
ington to confer on possible separate
peace.
Asks Sympathy Strike
, William D. Roberts, vice presideni
, of the maintenance of way mems un
ion, and E L. Enke, member of tbs
brotherhood executive board, tels
graphed President E. F. Cradle las
, night recommending sympathetic
strike of maintenance of way men o.
; the % eastern roads over which thel
: hold Jurisdiction
4 AT Spokane, Wash. the chairman o
:, the strikers organization announced
that wrecking crews would not arswe
> emergency calls even though live
: were endangered Union men said thi
action was prompted by the execu
tives' statements that the roads wer,
G able to cope with any emergency an
:. by an ultimatum notifying men to re
r turn to work or consider themselves
l. permanently discharged.
:. a bin introduced in the Unite