Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-05
PARLEY WITH
PRESIDENT IS
REQUESTEDBY
UNION CHIEFS
Three of the "Big Four"
Chiefs Send a telegram
to Harding Asking That
a Meeting Be Arranged.
SERIOUS SITUATION
HOURLY DEVELOPING
Nations Chief Executive to
Get Organizations Views
of the Present Strike OF
Rail Shop Workers.

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. A..
Legislative representatives
of three of the four rail-
road brotherhoods in Wash
ington were requested by
telegraph tonight to arrange
a conference between Pres
ident Harding and the chief
executives of the Brother
hoods for the purpose of
presenting to the president
their views in connection
with the present strike of
railroad shopcrafts.
A telegram was sent di-
rect to President Harding
tonight by the three local
chief executives of the bro
therhoods asking for a con-
ference.
The matter has been under con-
sideration since yesterday by War
rem S. Stone. president of the
Brotherhood of Engineers; w. G.
Lee, president of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen and D. b
Robertson, president of the Brol
therhood of Firemen and Engine
men, but because of failure to get
reply for joint action from
j.. e. Sheppard, president of the
Order of Railway Conductors and
the other members of the Big
FOUR" it was decided tonight ia
ask Tor the conference, thtougl,
the legislative representatives OF
the engineers. trainmen and fire.
men.
Mr.. sheppard was telegra rbed
tonight that because of the serious
situation hourly developing il was
declded to seek the conference i'm
mediately.
If you decide to take similar
action you can wire your lerisIa .
1--WE representative direct" the tel
egram said.
Inc telegram addressed to the
lnfee legislative representatives
was addressed to H. 4. Wills of the
engineers. L. j. Lowell of the fire.
men men and w. N. Doak of the train.
men as follows:
Cleveland. O.. Aug. 4. 1922
referring to our Joint telerra n,
this date authorizing you to ar;
range conference with president
we have wired the president as
follows:
The undersigned ha this day
wired our national legislative rep
resentatives at Washington in.
structing them to'request a confer
ence with you for the purpose of
presenting to you our views in con
nection with the present strike of
railroad shop crafts which is daily
developing into a more serious sit
uation.' (Signed)
STONE, LEE and ROBERTSON" ;"
Another message to the three
legislative representatives signed
by the three chief executives sent
tonight, gives details for the urg-
ency of the conference, made nec-
essary by the flood of complaints
received at headquarters regarding
working conditions on railroads
since the beginning Of the shop
mems strike through brotherhood
members being asked to take out
locomotives and equipment in dan
gerous and unsafe condition and
of assaults and insults TO brother
hood members by armed guards.
The legislative representatives
are requested to file this message
with the president as a basis for
discussion with him on the ques-
tions at issue. The message fol-
lows:
III. #. Wills, Arthur J. Lowell w
N. Doak,
washington, Aug. 4, 1922,
Complaints Pouring In.
complaints in increasing num-
bers are pouring into our respective
offices against demands that our
men take out locomotives and
equipment in a dangerous and un-
safe condition, in violation OF
safety statutes and rules which
have been enacted for the protec-
ton of the lives and property OF
the public, and of assaults on and
insults to our members by armed
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