The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-02
Conference to Be Held
Ia New Z ork to Con-
slider Plans For Set
ting the Strike

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no definite basis for a strike set
tlement was ready to be placed
before the meeting. His confer
ence with the president tonight, he
said, had been devoted to a general
survey OF the situation.
WniIe Mr.. Cuyler was positive in
his statement that the basis for the
proposed settlement OF the strike
had not been definitely drawn up.
earlier reports indicated that at
least a tentative plan had resulted
from the conferences held during
the day between President Hard
ing and leaders Of the various rail-
roads labor groups.
President Harding has made no
{ SPECIFIC request to ahe railroad
executives, Mr. Cuyler said wnen
asked if the question of seniority
rights had been brought forward
at the conference with a view to
influencing some railroads to re-
consider their stand against return
ing these rights to striking shop
men.
The executives, chairman said he
was unable to foreten whether ac-
ton ia the strike situation would
be held in abeyance until the New
York meeting. The four day delay
was necessary he explained, in or
dor that renresentatiyes of railroad
naanagements might all get to the
+,,eefins- nlac@e e.
tentative nropesals for the set
41anna,t ~ fl,e railroad shapnen's
stTike were drawn up TO-DAY. after
3 series of conferences between
pres;d ant Harding and. labor lead
~, ss:,r,a.. ,,sssavsa5 f,v. s AZ level of the
Z si,onnn en,s5 4,nion.
sSSITt .yvas understood that the sug-
~astes mar, for sseftlenenf-details
ns which. were .wfthheld by those
"a nrt,c;naffnp i, IT'S Sfornuiation-
wo,,Id 10 SnhrnStfad la far. Ia execu-
4;rass nf fl,e "a ilr,o,ads
The settlement proposals appar-
anf,r. had reference TO the seniority
sss,,e whieh II was generally agreed
yuas the sole remaining bar to con-
cI,rsion of the railroad war-or at
Ieasr Of an armistice in the strug-
rla
sha,,aa fna railroad executives
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;,nray ayao,,;ys assoc;a,ion
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s - ~ nroposa1s which rem
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ns u-a.san Gpennh,ican, ri
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la<;nas l.ao.ana NTH NTH tne raisroad officials