Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-29
BOTH SIDES IN
RAILWAY STRIKE
ARE OPTIMISTIC
Executives and Union Heads
See, in Late Develop
ments the Possibility Of
An Early Settlement.

Chicago, July 20 (by the Associ-
ated Press with President Hard
ing prepared to submit definite
proposals to end the railway shop
mems strike and b. NJ. Jewell, head
of the shop crafts, and his inter-
national presidents hurrying back
to Chicago after conferences with
Mr.. Harding, the fourth week of
the walkout ended tonight while
both executive and union heads
viewed optimistically the possibility
of an early settlement.
Strike headquarters here re-
ceived a message from Mr.. Jewel!
at Washington calling meeting OF
the shop crafts executive commit
tee here next Tuesday Railway eX-
ecutives already have issued call
for a meeting in New York on tues
day when the peace proposals are
expected to be submitted.
The Stumbling Block.
Seniority, which determines
which employees shall have flrst
chance at desirable positions ana
which shall be last to be laid OH,
has been the great stumbling block
in peace negotiations conducted for
the last two weeks through Cnalf-
man Hooper, of the railroad lapor
board. President Harding, accord.
ing to those claiming to know OIL
his suggestions, has three proposals
on this issue, one that strikers re-
turn to work with seniority unlm--
.paired, one that men who renamed
lat work rank above strikers IN
seniority and the third that each
road adjust seniority through Joint
committees.
While rail executives and union
leaders showed no open Inclination
10 recede from their positions on
seniority, it was generally conceoeu
that wages and working rules ds5-
putes-two of the strike issues
would be settled by the labor poard
while the contracting out OF shop
work-the third issue on Whlch tne
shopmen struck-has, according 10
the labor board, already been au-
iusted on practically all roads.
There was considerable specula-
ton on both sides as TO wIaI uio
position would bel made or the uii-
ions request for national ADJUST
rnent boards to decide disputes Re-
pional adjustment boards nave peeil
suggested in labor board circles az
a compromise.
Scparate Settlements.
Separate agreements betWeeh tl,V
strikers and the individual rallroau
the other plan to end the Waih
out which has been most conslaereu,
since the announcement seNerai
ldays ago that the labor board had
ceased its peace efforts-recelVeu
setback today when the strlklas
lshopmen OF the Baltimore aiyu
lOhio railroad refused to accept the
railroads proposal for settlemen''
The action. however, did not come
az a surprise, as Mr.. Jewell was
| known to be opposed TO sepdfate
settlements. so,
No statements were issued To-Day
from the railroad executives ana
none were forthcoming from stiihe
headquarters. .,, .,o
disorders in connection with the
strilxe became more pronounced 10,
dav. Denison, Texas, was piaceu
under martial law, while in variou: various
sections clashes between WORKERS
and strike sympathizers were re-
ported.
Court Action. 60.
Court action against the STRIKERS
continued. The Western Pacifle
railroad obtained a restraining Or
der at san Francisco, and simllai
action was obtained by the Amer
lean Refrigerator Transit compan1
at ST. Louis, while at Des MONIES
Iowa, writs-of temporary inJulletiol
were obtained by the Chlcaso any
Northwestern, the Chicago, M MKocf
island and Pacific and the Chlcase
and Milwaukee railroads.