The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-30
President of B. & 0. Company
Believes Further Farley
Utterly Useless.
Claims Every Reasonable
Concession Offered Dis
satisfied Shopmen.
Only One Alternative, He
Says-That of Building
Up New Forces.

baltimore Md, Aug. 29.--t special y
Daniel Willard. president Of the E1lti'
more Il Ohio Railroad company, Whi.e
leaving FOR "trip Of Inspection over
his company property was Ques'!"hs"
as TO whether further steps would DC
mad. locking to settlement OF inc
strike.
Mr willard stated that he knew or
mo further steps TO be taken ana 'ha'
he pcrsonlny could not say VA iur-
thor could or would be done; tha' no
more effective or earnest mediatorS
couil he found than the chiefs or lhe
FIVE engine and t!ainmcns oFolherh""uH
had proved 70 be. and he believed 'ha'
thn railroad executives of the mIho'''F
group in their efforts TO reach an asFce-
ment had made an absolutely cQulla"'e
proposal and had made every conceS-
sion possible under the circumS'anceS'
without result. and It would seem there
remained nothing 10 d" but procee" 10
build IN forces from those VII" were
DESTROYS Of performing service: that on
,ba Baltimore & OHIO railroad there was
q, Wort; more than 60 per cent OF q
normal force: that more than lou"
men were employed at the MI. care
| shops. where something over 90 per cent
or a normal heavy repairs were turned
out during the month Of August: that
of course tho situation was not salts
. factory. and now that efforts Al con-
! clllat!on have failed. the company was
naturally rcdouhlnG its efforts I" re-
cruit forces and resume normal opera
! tICns."
Tells Of Conference.
Mr. willard was asked for a more
detailed statement concerning tn" con-
! ference last week In New York between
Tho chiefs Of the five engine and train
mems bro;hcrhoodS acting as medtators
| and the grour Of % railroads for when
! |, was understood he acted as chalr-
J man and Spokesman. He said he was
: rlqd to discuss the matter because II
/ seemed to him that in some instances
/ tho public had failed 20 properly inter-
! prct tho statements given out IN Ne"
! York following The meeting II" sal"
! he wished to explain first Of all that
tho - railroads referred to. which con-
,inued the negotiations. had agreed
SuIlv with the other lines in rejecting
the propoNIl which had been submitted
! 10 the larger meeting of the association
! If railway executives because, while IN
different language. the proposition was
| the same ~ that which had previously
been presented requesting IN" rcihState-
! mcnt Of the mon on Gtrik" win seniority
and other rights untmpaired.
"A considerable number Of the eXccu-
| lives however. while unwilling to ac'
cept the proposition that had been pre-
scented. were hopeful nevertheless thai
some other proposition could he d"F"l'
oped which would lead TO a settlement
and which they could in good consist
cncc accept. This resulted In the
Na1 ND hs
/ further conference, with the mcdiatorS
PropogitIon Is Submitted.
As a result of the renewed confer
rnccs. which continued the greater part
Of two nights and n day. the minority
groun or the railroads. so called. agreed
10 ,ak, back into tho service all Of the
shop craft employees who had not beer
guilty Of proven acts Of violence anc
to assign them in positions OF the class
they ordinarily held on June 20 nj Tho
same terminal point where they were
then employed and at the rate OF wage!
Axed by the labor board. 1t was pointed
out however. that owing to the large
number of new men employed whC
would continue in service, some time
would be required to bring about TIL!
agreement In IN orderly manner Th'
railway presidents agreed that the,
would either carry out In Its entirety
the proposition stated ahov" by tn
FIRST Of October. or on that date the!
would put ON pay such men rs had ~"
been assigned To regular work. TIN
minority group. Of which I am nov
speaking also agreed to let the me-
who had hecn nn Strik" retain all q
their pension, pass and other priril"g"
| pr that character which had hc"n game
hv their term oc scrNir" with tn" COM
panv. In other words. tn" railr"a
| COMPANIES did not seek to avail them
| selves Of the situation To Curtail priv
| ileces Of any character gained by year
Of service. having in mind the norma