New-York tribune., 1922-08-01
Confident Roads Will Not
Turn Public Sentiment
Against Them by Refus-
ing TO Accept His Plan
Hoover Will Place
Terms Before Lines
Hooper to Attend Union
Sessions; Miners May
BE Back Within Week
By Carter Field

WASHINGTON, July 3l.-Setle<
ment cf the railroad shopmen's strike
tomorrow and the coal strike within
a week is confidently expected by
President Harding. One OF the
Presidents. closest advisers on the
whole situation, in making this state
ment tonight, said there was no
doubt that the railroad walk-out
would be finally settled tomorrow By
the acceptance Of the Harding COM
promise plan by the railroad execu-
tives in their meeting IN New York
and by the union officials in Chicago.
Secretary Of Commerce Hoover
departed tonight for New York TO
be on hand when the rail executives
meet. He will represent the Presi-
dent. Mr.. Hoover, it is expected,
will be called before the gathering
to present the Presidents views Of
the case, especially as the two rail-
road officials who have talked over
the plan with the President are noe
personally heartily in favor Of Il.
These are T. Dewitt Cuyler, chair
man Of the railroad executives or
ganization, and W. w. Atterbury,
vice-president Of the Pennsylvania
system. Ben ". Hooper, chairman
of the Railroad Labor Board, after
conference with President Harding,
departed for Chicago, to watch the
meeting Of the shopme1's uhl9n
chiefs there.
Expect Executives 10 Yield
Despite the statement Of Mr.. cuyier
in Philadelphia that there had been no
agreement. there is no doubt whsteyef
here Of the action which the executives
and the shOpmen will take 70 m orfow.
There is absolute assurance on tho
part Of the President and his advisers.
who have talked with Governor Cuyler
both in Washington and over the teie-
phone since he went 10 philadelph a.
that this action will be taken and tho,
Il will not be opposed either by Mr..
! Curler or Mr.. Atterbury.
As was pointed out In The Trbunss
Washington dispatches this morning,
! th re is no Joy among the railrosf
executives over tho Harding plan. On
/ the contrary had II not been for che
picture Of industrial disaster which the
/ President painted so strongly as a re- r
/ suit Of the combined railroad and coal
I strikes, and had IL not been for what
amounted 10 government pressure upon
! q sm. the executives would have de-
cllned TO agree upon IL and would have
/ fought the strike out, confident Of vie.
gory.
IL was represented very strongly "a
the railroad executives. Just after the
receipt here OF kilograms from L. J.
Loree. president o. the Delaware 4
Hudson, and the press messages Civ
ing the defiant statements OF such rail
road chiefs as President Cole OF the
Nashville, Chattanooga & 81. Louis that
they would be placed In most en-
barrassing position II they declined 60
accept the agreement.
Rail Executives 0ut-Maneuvered
President Harding, II was pointed
out, Rad believed after his talks with
Mr.. Atterbury and Mr.. cuyler that tho
executives would accept. Acting on
this presumption, he had moved In sey.
eral directions, and news Of the ex.
pected agreement got out. For The
executives 10 refuse now, IL was added,
would put them In an embarrassing
case before the country, as they would
be held up az having refused 10 end
the strike By accepting the Presidents
plan, while the men we're willing 60
I accept IL.
Il was further pointed out 20 the
executives by one Of the Presidents
spokesmen that II would be practically
impossible for the President 20 put the
force Of the government behind them
In moving their trains alter such q
fasco, as public sentiment would be
almost certain 20 turn against,the roads
and favor the men.
Mr.. Cuyler himself, IL was learned,
though he had told Mr. Harding no
would not speak at the executives
meeting in favor Of the plan, prom.
ised the Presidents spokesman that ne
woald personally urge It's adoption In
conversations with the railroad exeeu.
tiyes prior 20 the meeting. lie also
promised that Mr.. Atterbury would ds
the same thing.
On the coal strike situation, des3iss
the Presidents confidence that the ex-
ample Of the settlement Of the rsiirosd
strike will produce speedy action. the
government Is moving ahead with is
arrangements for providing coal Jus,
as though there was not a chance Of
an end OF the strike before next year.
Indiana 10 Begin Mining
Reports reaching the Administration
from Indiana were that not only would
mining Of coal begin tomorrow In the
strip pits, where steam shoyei5 can be
used and where expert miners are not
needed, but that several shaft iaines
also would bo opened tomorrow, and
more later,
Even more interesting was report
that Governor McCray, OF Indiana, pro-
posed 20 call an extra session Of the
Indiana Legislature for the purpose OF
repeating the law which requires every
miner in the state 20 have a license
before he can work IN a shaft mine.
This law, similar 60 that which prevails
in Illinois and, 80 Tar as the anthracite
mines are concerned In Pennsylvania,
Is one Of the strongest weapons Of
the United Mine Workers. In the
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