The Washington herald., 1922-07-29
PEACE IS EXPECTED
Presidents Solution In.
cludes Concessions on
Seniority by Both.
EACH SIDE TO PASS
ON PLAN TUESDAY
Executive Confident His
Scheme Will Be
Accepted.

President .Harding's conferences
on the rail strike eliminated yes
terday in a definite announcement
at the White House that the Pres
ident was ready to present a basis
for a compromise settlement Of the
strike.
The association OF railway execu-
tives will consider the proposal at
the meeting to be held in New York
Tuesday, and on the same day
probably the shopmen's leaders will
consider il in Chicago.
President Harding is represented
as being confident that the COM
promise will be acceptable to both
sides. and that he has found a So
luton for the strike.
II the Presidents plan is accept
ed on Tuesday by the rail eNecu-
tives and the shopmen's leaders.
the strike will be over.
Compromise on Seniority.
Although the White House de-
clined to make public the Presi-
dents plans, IL became known from
authoritative sources that IL en-
braced the following:
tied by giving precedence. nrst. 70
union shopmen who aid not striker
second, TO union shopmen who did
strike; third. TO shopmen hired by
the railroads since the strike be-
gan.
striking shopmen TO recognize
Railroad Board and return 60 work
with the assurance that their case
Will receive prompt rehearfng by
the board.
The setting mp Of %sdtustment
boards-- under the authority Of the
Cumins-Ech act, 60 expedite the
adjustment Of labor Disputes
The elimination of the charming
out" OF repair work.
In addition. is is understood. that
assurances have been giveh the
shopmen that the administration
will make every effort TO have
written into the labor sections OF
the Cummins-Ech act an amend
ment directing the Railroad Labor
Board to fix the pay Of workers on
a living wage" basis.
Shopmen Are willing.
The shopmen. il was reported:
were willing TO end the strike on
this basis. What the rail execut W. $
will do is another question. but IL
the shopmen accept IL. and are will
ing to go back to work. il was
pointed out here that full respon-
sibility for continuing the strike
would then fall upon the executives.
and that the pressure for their ac-
ceptance OF the plan. which the
! President demand just. would be-
/ come well nigh irresistible.
The official announcement that the
President had a definite strike set
tlement plan came after a day of
conferences with the strike leaders.
Bert NJ Jewell. president of the
Railway Employees Department OF
| the A. F. OF l.. called at the White
] House at noon after the Cabinet
meeting. He was in conference with
the President for about an hour.
When he left the conference he de-
clined to comment, but indicated he
would return later.
All Roads Included.
Later IN the afternon MIR. Jewell
~.
head of the machinists. and ]. A.
Franklin, leader of the boiler
makers. They conferred with the
President. when they emerged from
the conference. Mr.. Franklin stated
that the President would make a
suggestion for the basis OF settle
ment to each side.
The proposal OF the President wsl
| be reduced 20 writing TODAY or SOON
after and then forwarded to the rep
resentatives OF the railroads and OF
tho strikers.
President Harding. Il Is said. did
not give consideration 70 separate
settlements between railroads ana
strikers. such as was proposed by
the II. & o. The r. & o. plan was
submitted to the President. but he
is understood to believe that a set
tlement by all roads must be ef-
| fected