Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-14
EXECUTIVES
DEPART FROM CAPITOL

Washington, Aug. 10, (by the AS
ISOLATED Press. )-Railroad execu-
tives who have represented all their
associates in negotiating over Satur-
day and today with President
Harding and railroad labor organi-
zation heads for q compromise set
Element of the railroad strike, left
Washington tonight convinced that
the present strike would be fought
out to finish.
The executive further indicated
through an authorized spokesman,
that they expected the government
would not attempt further compro-
mise in the situation and made
public the text Of their answer TIC
President Harding's final settle
ment proposal.
Union leaders, however, declared
that mediation and compromise Ell
forts would be continued with Of
ficiaIs of the four brotherhoods of
train service men acting as a COM
mittee to go between the striking
shop craft representatives on the
one hand and the government or
the railroads on the other. Mean
while, they withheld from pubhca-
ton the response Of the Striking
shipments chiefs to the presidents
settlement offers, and also state
ment of the policy which other UNI
ions intended to pursue, though II
had been prepared for the pubic.
There was no statement from the
White House or from administra-
ton sources as to any further
course intended,
All the heads of the railroad
labor organizations remained at
Washington, agreeing to meet at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Officers of the four brotherhoods,
members of which are not now on
strike, declared themselves COM
mittee of mediation, endeaVoring
TO deal with the government and
the railroad arrangements IN be-
half of the eight unions winch nave
definitely ordered strikes. l.. H.
Sheppard, president of the order
of Conductors in a conclliatory
statement issued after the days
conferences, indicated that they IN
tended to remain acting in that ca
pacity until congress gets back
into session."
Almost As hours Of meeting in
volving the government unions ana
the railroad officials operated TO
develop the situation as it stood TO-
night. Heads of the seven crafts
on a national strike, B. M. Jewell
their chairman and e. H. Fitzger-
aid. president of the railway ana
steamship clerks, who have strikes
on two railroad systems, remained
away from the White House, whlle
the brotherhood officials took up
the union case Saturday with the
nresident, 1t was known that the
striking crafts had rejected the
presidents final offer, though the
document was withheld from pup
LEGATION.
T. Dewitt Cuyler, chairman OF the
association of railway executives
and a committee of railroad pfesl-
dents took the answer of the ROADS,
which showed a divided attitude
to the president Saturday. Then
after both groups had LETT the
V ffte House, maintaining silence
as to their purpose, the brother
hood chiefs conferred with the ran
executives Saturday night ana IN
the discussions there appeared
nroposal to leave the whole senior
ity question to arbitration by an IN
dependent tribunal, while the men
went back to work.
This proposition was refused ana
Mr.. Sheppard declared tonight II
had not originated with the brother-
hood mediators.
All of the rail executives went
back to the White House today,
spent an hour with President Hard
In and then left the city. The
union chiefs went into conference
by themselves, and were kept in
formed by Secretary Hoover of the
action of the executives. They had
prepared to make public later
statements indicating complete
break with the executives and the
government but, after later separ-
ate sessions of the brotherhood
chiefs had been in progress for
several hours, Mr.. Jewell, and Il,
]. Manion, president of the order
of Railway Photographers and sec
rotary Of the association of all rail-
road unions, suppressed all these
at the instance Of Mr.. Sheppard.
ave are going to remain here
awaiting developments" Mr.. Shep-
pard said in a verbal statement
1--WE don't want to do or say any
thing that may embarass either
side, and we still are hopeful
of finding some way out of this
situation.
1--WE are trying to help, and we
intend to stay here until congress
reconvenes, in readiness to respond
to any call from President Hard
ing.
I'D like to call attention to the