Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-28
UNIONS WILLING
TO ACCEPT TERMS
TO CLOSE STRIKE
Washington, July 2S.-Three proposals for
immediate ending of the railroad strike were sub
mtted to representatives of the railroad executives
and labor unions by
President Harding, ac-
cording to information

cording to information
obtained today from administration
advisors who talked with these execu.
tiVes.
Three proposals, all hinging on
various plans for adjusting the EN-.
ployes seniority rights, will be sub
mitted, IT was said. to the rail execu-
tives' meeting in New York Tuesday
and to an employees conference in Chi.
cago to be arranged by b. NJ. Jewell,
the shopmen's leader.
There We're indications from various
sources close to the two parties that
leaders of the shopmen had manifest
ed an inclination to accept the PreSi-
dents plan in the main and that rep.
resenatives Of the rail executives con.
sidered II unsatisfactory in principle.
Final decision, however will rest with
conferences of the two groups.
outside railroad contracting would
be abandoned by the railroads under
each of the three proposals.
One Of the proposals, according to
informants close to the administra
tion. would be for the railroads 70
waive the seniority question and take
all strikers back to work.
Another was said to be to give loval
men who have remained at work prior
seniority rights over strikers.
The third was for separate adjust
ment Of the seniority dispute by each
road with its own men and through
joint committees to be appointed later
The President is said by his adj
visers to believe that the three pro-
posals promise considerable hope of
strike settlement and to have de-
clared that more clouds have passed
| away in the railway situation within
the past few hours than for several
weeks.
Rehearing by the railroad board OF
the shopmen's wage question was
said to be embraced in all three pro-
posals. The proposal, it was said
also contemplated that both employ
ers and employees agree that hereaf-
ter the railroad boards rulings be
observed without question.
Peace May be In Offing.
Chicago July 2S.--Plans for peace
in the railway strike again today
seemed to be assuming more tang
ible form and the hope was expressed
that the 100000 union shopmen soon
would resume work and submit their
grievances including the question Of
seniority rights to the United States
labor board.
The announcement that a plan for
settlement of the walkOut will be out
before a meeting in New York on
Tuesday Of executives of 148 of the
largest railroads made by r. Dewitt
Cuyler, chairman of the association
of railway executives after confer
ence with President Harding togeth-
er with the presidents statement in
dicating that he would ask the labor
board to grant the men a rehearing
was taken in rail circles here to mean
the rail chiefs would be asked to leave
settlement of the issues involved to
the board.
While the conference at Baltimore
of Baltimore and Ohio officials with
their striking workmen was reported
to have progressed toward an agree
ment. b. NJ. Jewell, head of the shop
craft workers was withholding ap-
prOval Of separate peace until all
plans for national settlement had
been thoroughly discussed. Mr.. jewell
would say nothing of his conferences
with President Harding except that
Eve continued statements of our views
of the situation"
It was expected that further con
ferences would be held by the presi-
dent with rail executives and with
representatives of the strikers.
In view Of statements made by some
rail heads that striking shopmen re-
turning to work must return as new
employees it was pointed out that in
case the railway executives failed to
arrive at an agreement on the senior
ity question, the men going back to
work could if denied their places take
the dispute to the labor board without
sanction Of the executives.
Embargoes Decreed.
Washington July 2S~t tA.P)-
Three coal carrying railroads. the
Norfolk e. Western. Chesaneake e.
Ohio and Louisville & Nashville. have
declared an embargo over their lines
against the acceptance of any freight
except foodstuffs, livestock and fuel
The moves were taken under the
l. c. c. declaration of an emergency
which authorized roads embarrassed
by the shopmen's strike to show pref.
erence and establish priorities.