Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-13

1t was understood that the pres
ident purposed to maintain nego-
tiations between the two groups
and to keep them separate while
certain propositions were raised
and considered. until some basis of
possible agreement developed.
No Message to Congress.
Meanwhile, it, became evident,
the administration had dropped
any intention it may have held of
appealing to congress for legislation
that might bear upon the subject
Senators close to the president
were given to understand that no
requests for congressional action
would be forthcoming, and that no
presidential message to congress
affecting the strike would be trans
mitted or delivered. The depart
meht of justice took cognizance to-
day Of the action of train service
employees of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe railroad, which had
led to the "stalling" OF important
through trains. by ordering the
federal district attorney in south
ern California to investigate
whether such abandonment" Of
trans constituted monopoly to
hamper interstate commerce. If
sufficient evidence was found. the
message ordered 1t presented TO a
grand jury for finding of an in
dictment.
To Push for Mediation.
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push for mediation of the diff
Guilty was first disclosed in the
midst of double conferences which
were staged at the executive Of
flces. Union heads OF rail labor
organizations not on strike took to
the White House statements of
their own policy toward he strike.
Prior to their arrival the response
Of the seven unions on strike in
the railroad service had been de-
liyered at the White House.
It constituted. union officials
said, a rejection of the presidents
suggestion that the men go back
TO work and leave their seniority
status to be fixed by the railroad
labor board.
The president received the labor
group and after more than an
hours discussion in which Senator
Cummins, chairman of the inter-
state commerce committee. and
two cabinet members. Secretaries
Hoover and Davis participated,
asked them to step into the cabi-
net room while he received T, De-
witt Cuyler, chairman of the AS
and other railroad spokespen' VINO
bore with them what has been un-
derstood to be a conditional ac-
ceptance of the same settlement
offer.
The first intimation OF the re-
ouest to continue negotiations came
when the union group. through j..
M Sheppard. announced TO news
naper men that all the prepared
statements and the reply OF the
striking unions would be withheld
from publication.
Seriousness OF Situation.
sneaking for all of his associates
Mr. Sheppard declared that thel
strikers refusal of the final settle
ment proposal had not been with
drawn but would be held back TOR
the present. He asked the news
naper men to consider the serious
ness of the situation, declared that
the least said about the situation
would be better. and said that the
union leaders not actually involved
in the strike had ''told their trou-
hles to the president and had'l
sought to use their good advices
and service as mediators in the
situation" He would not express
himself as hopeful but said that a
committee of the non-striting or
ca anizations would attend the pres
ident's future pleasure. /
In the meantime fresiaeht
Harding was continuing the DIS
cussions with the railroad execu-
tives, the meeting that began ut