Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-07
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| dSnlHBlOIl, IL. -, aug. 's---i Coi-
dent Harding today made new move
to end the nation rail strike by pro-
posing that the seniority question,
| the chief obstacle to a settlement OF
the present controversy, be submit
! ted to the Railroad Labor Board for
decision and that pending this de-
cision he appealed to the strikers to
return to work.
The president asked the rail eXecu-
tives to take the workers back and
leave the question of seniority to the
Labor Board. Mr.. Harding communi-
Gated his new plan of settlement to
Bert NJ. Jewell, head of the railway
strikers, personally at the White
House this afternoon and wired De
Cuyler, New York. chairman of the
railway executives, asking that he
agree to the plan. The president
pointed out that the executives had
already agreed to two questions of
his original peace proposal and that
the strikers had accepted all OF
them.
The President on Saturday sounded
out the union leaders on the sug-
gestion that the seniority and other
strike questions be referred to the
Railroad Labor Board for settle
ment, but this did not meet with
favor, Jewell and others asserting
that strikers would accept no COM
promise on the seniority issue.
In the coal strike, the administra-
ton is marking time, hoping but not
confident that the conference Of
operators and miners, called by Presi-
dent Lewis of the miners, to meet in
Cleveland today, will be a success.
President Harding is opposed to a
governmental "hands-off" policy
while the disputants fight it out, be-
cause he believes the strike sltua-
ton already is beyond the danger
point. Much injury has been inflicted
on Industry and the public in general
and for every day that the strike COM
tinues the country will suffer that
much more, he holds. .,..lu.
The threat of participation IN the
strike by members Of the Big Brother
hoods has added to the gravity OF
the situation, the president believes.
strange complication of maladies, had
increased overnight, it was stated.
Northcliffe's conditions was pro-
nounced as Every grave
Charles Town, w. Va, Aug. T.
John Wilburn. % year old union
miner went on trial here today for
murder in connection with the Lo-
gan county mine war.
Wilburn, son of the Baptist
preacher. found guilty Of murder,
has been in jail here since last April,
bail having been denied. 1t IS
charged he conspired with his father
prior to the killing of John Gore and
two deputies in an early morning
battle on Blair mountain.
New York, Aug. ARMED with
one inch guns the submarine chas-
ers Hahn, Hansen, Larsen and Iay-
lor of the dry navy today are plow-
ing through the Atlantic off New
York harbor under orders to seize
the schooner Minnie Wallace, al
legged mother ship of the interna-
tional rum smuggling fleet, where
ever they find her, high seas or no
high seas.
Sweeping authority to the dry
naval commanders to overhaul the
schooner, said to be flying Brit
ish flag, was admitted to have
been issued by William Saunders,
deputy surveyor of the port.
Little Rock, Ark, Aug. THE
Ku Klux Klan here today offered a
reward Of $1,000 for evidence Of
crookedness or violation Of the cleo
ton laws in the state democratic
primary tomorrow
"Czarism has passed from the
face of the earth" the published an
nouncement of the reward said.
The Klan here has publicly en-
dorsed a full county and district
ticket and has held five mass meet
ings in aid of its candidates.