The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-24
STATES
It,,'VAYSC CLOSE
DOOR TOPEACE
.oun Of Western Roads Debate
Suggestion That Individual
settlements Be Made.
ro1DEN SAYS THERE
WILL BE NO SPLIT
Ipdiators Say Strike Must Be
Settled and That Trainmen
Know Peoples Wishes.
INV Tho Associated PrssN

NEW IOhNg NASs
iority group of the Association of
Railway Executives by a vote of
254 to 4 today rejected the pro-
,osal Of the Big Five train service
srotherboods, that the carriers
o,d the nation wide shopmen's
strike by reinstating the men with
seniority unimpaired and Bert M.
Jewell, official spokesman for the
,trkers declared the association
had closed the door to peace and
voted for a lockout to smash
unionism.
At the same time, splitting away
om the majority, was a group of
rertvfive railroads, principally
estern lines, which debated a new
pggestion of the brotherhoods that
,5iyidual settlements be effected.
his minority while protesting to
land with the majority in reaffirming
he stand on seniority, still indicated
s,t It desired to be heard further
sgardlng the individual settlement
lggesion.
Deny Any Split
Hal Holden. president of the Chic
n Burlington and Quincy, who at
rded a meeting of the minority held
the Yale club after the general mem
s-ship of the association had ended
session, Joined with members of the
aiority group in denying that there
BIS any split.
There is no question of spht,
ossarted. "The railroads are all
,odinp nat on seniority and any IN
ri5ual settlement win have to be
sae I'm the light Of that understand
Tbe days proceedings may briefly
outlined as follows:
The association met as a whoIe
morning, almost unanimously de-
1ad IN continue it's stand restoring
strikers with their ranking unaf-
s1sd and directed it's committee
cb met last week with the brother
oaichiefs to draw up a resolution en-
Ojting this decision.
Public Demand Peace
THE committee submitted the
hutton after the noon recess and
,nt its adoption left for the Grand
|rsAraI station and transmitted the
nessge to the committee represent
ag the running trades, who nave
s,anhd into the shoes of mediators.
Tbe4 nediators. before going into
onitence. issued a statement assert
Ing hat the strike must be settled
becaAe he public demanded it and
gtti1 forth that "the crews who now
per,I the trains form that part OF
sel uIuc which knows best why a
atlatnt must come"
ID brotherhoods then advanced
utth lproposal. ie, that the strikers, be
rlnsded in positions of class they or
IAN held on June 3O'; that all be re-
ffednbt later than Oct. and that dis
bs which might arise over seniority
rs De referred to the railroad labor
n. Later is was suggested that set
tns by individual roads be made on
gls
Try to Elude Reporters
ine committees representing exc
ss and the big five, departed by
k stairway to elude newspapermen
npared to the Yale Club and
fEnood chiefs addressed the whole
feship of the association. .
fhe mediators then withdrew and |
st I'd for the hotel Woodstock for a
y tnce with shop craft leaders !
'd asted into the evening.
dle association adjourned it's meet |
embers OF the minority group |
4 ED in session, recessed, and this
held another conference with
" food men, for the purpose, they
testing the good faith of the big
"f farding separate settlement sug
JewelPs Statement
the mcdiators and shop craft
meeting late today adjourned,
ell issued a statement which
Soclation of Railway Executives
seq the door, the unions have
Yery concession within reason to
strike and to save the public
eakdown Of transportation; but
auon has made none. On the
has since the strike began
entirely new and irrevelent is
,s own-seniority; and by its
recede from it's position has
N.ement impossible at this time.
1" visibility for what will happen
Wholly upon it.
n,1ao craft employees voted in
v,s strike to establish a living
Uecent working conditions. The
,,rt OF Railway Executives have
-'"s 'GT lockout to smash union
'lroads and to eliminate
from the industry.
to Settle
cen ready at all times
H alton to bring about
III ment, We expressed
do so to the labor
We accepted Pres
pms of settlement of
alton, however. have j
2gantly blocked eve