The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-14
'PERATORS SAY
'EGOTIATIONS
Re At AN END
Ike Public Text of Their Ans
Fer to Harding's Final Settle
nent Proposal.
hons WITHHOLDING
REPLY TO EXECUTIVES
ig Four" to Act as Committee
10 Go Between Shop Crafts
men and Railroads.
NV Tho Assoelated Prnaal

10y The Associated Pressl
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-RaU ex-
kutlves who have represented all
l.Ir associates In negotiating over
aturday and today with President
ar5ng and railroad labor organIza-
s1 heads for a compromise settle
,nt Of the railroad strike, left
uhnston tonight convinced that
present strike would be fought
finish.
he executives further Indicated
4ga an authorized spokesman that
expected the government would at
1 no further compromise in the sit
On and made public the text of their
vsr to President Harding's final set
ent proposal.
bon leaders, however. declared that
htQn and compromise efforts would
ta continued with officials of the
5rotherhoods of train service men
BE- as a committee TO go between the
Hmg shop craft representatives on
one hand and the government or the
1ads on the other. Meanwhile they
i aed from publication the response
he striking shopmen's chiefs to the
dents settlement offers and also a
,Io'n, ysa Sd to purssae, though both had
Sre5ared for the public.
Executives Reply.
hs reply o. the executives to the pres
PROPOSAL was announced by T. De-
Cuyler, chairman of the Associa-
Of Railway Executives in this state
It:
h. the meeting of the railroads in
York on Friday, Aug. II, 1922, they,
practical unanimity, responded ia
.bly to the presidents call that the
ority question be left to the United
cs labor board.
approximately three quarters of the
.age responded favorably to his call
all striking shop craftsmen be re-
tloycd and the balance that all such
|kers be rc-cmployed as practicable.
The resolutions acted on by the meet
have been submitted to the presi-
T6c fo,lowlng resolutions were adopt
by the roads having mileage OF
52t miles:
The telegram OF the president dated
,q,t +. 1929. having been considered
IN response to his call to the car
s and the striking workmen, the fol-
aInTNt nHs
Seniority to Labor Board.
Resolved that the proposal Of the
sdent to the striking workmen to re-
d 70 work, leaving the disputed ques-
Of seniority TO the labor board un-
the provisions Of the transportation
for decision be accepted, understand
as We do that such acceptance in
YES no surrender of the principles
b respect to seniority adopted by the
piers on August /, 1922, but recosnlz-
hat the proposal of the president In
a the Jurisdiction of the labor boaro
ir the transportation act to pass
On the relative seniority of those loyal /,
pbyeS who have remained at work |
those new employees who have ac-
ted service (the rights of both OF
2h classes to seniority we feel bound
Justice to defend before the labor
'd> with the strikers who may re-en-
The service under the proposal of the
sdent.
Therefore, be it further resolved:
lA)-Al former employees who have
been guilty of proven violence against
employees or property Of the rail-
shall be assigned to their former
mons where vacancies.
IS)-Where the positions they for
'F held have been filled other en-
'ment OF the same class will be found
such employees as have committed no
s Of proven violence against the en-
yes or ,ae property OF the railroad.
VII, after these men have been
Eaea' questions of seniority arise
them which cannot be settled To-
" they will he referred to the United
y" Railroad Labor Board for re-
Su'ther resolved that the strike is to
,sIea OIL with the understanding and
,'Dent by all parties that no intimi-
,D' or expressions shall be practiced
,""''ed as against any of the en-
~. w. VINO have remained or have taken
wy. OF against those they may re-
s.5,. " service under the proposal Of the
~, Minority Report.
,oo,,, , ,0.o"ing minority report was
h, ,sG ~u by roads having a mileage of
p,',., .,O'ed that the chairman be au-
b NJ A., =" rePy 10 the presidents mes
tca.saS' . that the railroads rep-1
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