The New York herald., 1922-08-01
. Prepared to Tell Railroads
Harding Will Not Permit
a Finish Fight.
WANTS LASTING PEACE
President Favors Conferring
Enlarged Powers Upon the
U. s. Labor Board.
Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.

Special Dispatch to THE New YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c.. July 81.
President Harding and virtually
every member of the Cabinet held the
confident belief to-day that the strike
of the railroad shopmen had run its
course and that it's end would be pro-
claimed In the acceptance tomorrow
by the conference OF rail executives in
New York and by the policy council of
the shopmen in Chicago of the COM
promise program formulated by the
President in the interest Of the ma
tons welfare.
The expectation was general in
Washington that the 100000 shopmen,
or at least 80 per cent. of them, would
be back on their jobs within forty
eight hours from the convening of to-
morrow's conferences. Secretary OF
Commerce Hoover predicted that II
the strike was settled with the ac-
ceptance of the Presidents proposals
there was nothing to prevent the re-
turn of the men to work within the
period stated.
On the eve of the converting OF the
two conferences the President and his
aids Kept in close touch with thu
situation and with the trend OF senti.
n1ent among tho warning factions Ac.
ceptance without much demur by the
labor conference was regarded by off,
cials as foregone conclusion, while
the Administration refused to take
seriously the defances sent out by tn,
'die-hards" among the executives. who
arc making an issue on the trouble.
some question of seniority.
Hoover Comes to New York.
Reports reaching the White House
throughout the day. together with assur.
ances given the Administration from
leaders among both groups confirmed
the belief that whatever protest or res.
ervations are made by some of the East.
ern executives they will accept the set.
tlement as a de facto proposition while
at the same time an effort will be made
the seniority principle.
The Administration will be looking on
both in New York and in Chicago. Sec
retary of Commerce Hoover left tonight
for New York. While II was not stated
that he is to act as the Administration
enissary to a conference In which the
President believes a momentous issue Is
at stake II is taken for granted that he
will act the role OF something more than
an interested observer. Prior to an
nouncng his intention 10 go TO New
York Mr.. Hoover conferred with the
President on the developments of the
hour
Whatever other purpose Mr.. Hoover's
visit TO New York has II Is regarded as
certain that President Harding means
him to be on hand TO put forward the
view OF the Administration II the execu-
tives want any angle on II other than
that contained In the specific settlement
put before them.
In the contingency that Mr.. Hoover Is
called on to express the Administration 3
view there Is little doubt that he will
serve notice on them that II is the in
tention OF the President that the public
welfare will not permit OF continued
war on the transportation systems and
that the Administration does not view
with favor a fight TO a finish on any OF
the roads while the public interest is
grayely jeopardizcd second. that In the
future the President regards II as an
axiom OF industrial peace and national
well being that the decrees of the Rail-
road Labor Board must be obcyed