The Washington herald., 1922-07-06
Hopes Proposed Plan VIII
Be Approved by
Both Sides.
0PEN-SHOP CHARGE
DENIED BY HOOPER
Unions Ready to Consider
Proposition From Man.
agement, Says Jewell

CHICAGO. July 6-rh. r-.,,..
states Railroad Labor Board .tin
hopes TO get the striking railroaS
shopmen Into line.
A definite overture outlini,.
pian which. # is hoped. viii meet
the approval Of both the unio,
leaders and railroad executive, !,
being considered.
Inc nrst step was taken TODAY
when Chairman Hooper addresses
a conciliatory letter to Prs.td..,
d. NJ Jewell OF the shop crsft. -
which he said that he hone5 ,ha
shop union leaders would s.reco,,..
tneir equilibrium and discern g..
IL s vastly better for them Ia -
along with the railroad labor !"
Must Deal with Board.
This line OF argument on.-,,
renewed negotiations. foIloU, ~
statement by Chairman HOOPER tvT,
Gays ago ''outlawing" the sbop
cIaIts and calling on the men ~
iOrn new unions President level
iePieo 10 this announcement hotlyy
aho IN turn ''outlawed" the bosr5
As tne transportation act MAKE. 4,
compulsory Tor the board 10 rscognB,.
as representatives Of the rnen fho.l
leaders who speak for the rnafo,s,,- -
workers II is impossible to .'outI.. -
ana recognized spokesmen. The 1,nie,,.ii
on the other hand must deal WITH 49,
Ooaro when the disputes arise ,SbT-gA
cannot De settled outside the boans
me board wants 70 talk busfness
Fresioent Jewell indicated tod
mat ne will be amenabIe 70 paaca1i
oNertures through the board M
ne INSISTED u would be on the basis,
wage Ynly.
would Consider Peace onev., ~
We WIN meet anybods tbs, ,,.s.s
railroeo management cares TO fnske
a proposition through. {" = n, .siS1
~ u is the RailroAd I,abn--Po-r5s
that Is o. k. We do not w,,,
De In the position of turnInr dow,
any reasonable ofrer.~fs ~ -rfa
Executives. however. said fh,,- g. r
tend to make no offer 20 the hoard
we nave contended thar 49,
strike is against the Labor rsosrd
and against us and we win ro,l1
tinoe to let them fight Il out" ssiS1
a spokesman. TaT'f. ff7t- fS-N
Jewell is preparing a stats,,syr,,l
winch he claims wfli. prove 4bsrf
elghty railroads have tbrokene H.
boards orders without being ae,',-
Iaweo and that the board hsshdang
nothlne about II. The wHlkoutnS
the men. however. ne declared. ~.
met with instant action A3dTba
charged again that the strikeHw
punt up" in the interest, 49,
sleantic open shop movement -
Hooper Replie. TO Jeweu. -
Chairman Hooper replied, tos.A,x
You must know. Mr.. JewerI g.
you do this board a grave in,,,s,s,-,,
/ anu yourself no credit. when voD
characterize the board -
friendly to your Organizations -,
! being implicated in a drive. :, 49,
financial. interests against the g.,
ploNes. he wrote in a letter "a ,,h-,
strike leader.
While the leaders Of IN. co,,ra
Nersy were engaged In hst,l.
OF statements. reports fndis-,,es
varying successes in the erfort. ~
the strikers to get all shopnep 90,
ana the equal activity OF executives
70 M their shops with non-unioD
workers.
In Chicago. New York. and o,be-
great railroad centers, STRIKER.
doubled picket lines 10 preven,
strike breakers entering shons
a MOB OF geo strikers took r,a.-
ters IN tAeir OWE hands at Slater
MO- ana chased eighteen strike
breakers out OF town. pursuinz
them and hurling rocks and pieces
OF scrap iron.
At St: PAU. MINI. 200 striker.
returned to work In the O-,.A.
and Great Northern shons s1t
tives reported. Union of1eials A.
MED IT,
The expected return Of shoo,-
in the ChicaEo. Milwaukee. s,s :,
Paul and Chicago Nortbwest.rn
shops at Milwaukee did not mate
rialize, reports said.
Train Schedule. out.
The Northwestern cut train.
schedules out OF Madison. wis he
cause Of lack OF shop worker.
reports from the Pacific coss.
ana the Southwest indicated thai
the strike Is 100 per cent effective
IN some places and that many men
are stiIl at work In others O~-
clals OF the Southern Pacific safd
the majority OF their men were
still at work.
Late today President Daniel W
Holt of the eisnairnen ssfs >.
would meet with W. L, McMenirn.n
OF the Labor Board tomorrow for
another conference regarding his
intentions. He also intimsted n.
will not call a strike of his I6.ooa
men. one of the most fmportanf
units In railroad en,nlnr