The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-26
BROTHERHOOD
Plan REJECTED
By EXECUTIVES

Z - XII III h'CCC4S1i4S1AS W
Rail Strike by Med
iation Has Not Sue
eeeded
New York, Aug. % eBy the As
soeiated Press -. majority group
OF the Association OF Railway
Executives today by vote Of 254
20 rejected the proposal OF the
Big FIVE train service brotherhoo DDS,
that the carriers end the nationwide
shopmen,s strike by reinstating the
men With seniority unimpaired.
and Bert NJ. Jewell, official spokes-
man for the strikers. declared the
association had closed the door to
peace and voted for a lockout to
smash unionism.
At the same time, splitting away
from the majority, was a group of
IS railroads, principally western
lines, which debated q new sugges-
{ ton Of the brotherhoods that in
d5xidual settlements be effected.
This minority while processing to
: stand with the maj jori1y in reafirm-
ing the stand on seniority still in
dlcated that II desired Ip hear fur
rher regarding the individual set
tfement suggestion.
Hale Holden. president OF the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. who
s attended a meeting Of the minority
held IN the Yale club, joined With
members OF the majority group IN
Z denying that there was split
There is no question Of a split"
he asserted. The railroads are all
standing pat on seniority and any
Individual settlement will have to
be made in the Light Of that under
standing.
The days proceedings may briefly
be outlined as follows:
The association net as a
whole this morning. almost anani-
nousiy decided to continue It's
stand sssainst restoring the strikers
With their ranking unaffected and
directed It's committee which met
last week with the brotherhood
chiefs to draw up resolution ems
bodying this decision.
The committee submitted the
resolution after the noon recess
and AFTER It's adoption left for the
Grand Central station and transmit
ted the message To the committee
representing the running trades,
who have stepped into the shoes OF
n1ediaters. These naediators. before
going into conference. issued a
statement asserting that the strike
saust be settled because the pub
sc demanded it and setting forth
that -the crews who now operate
he trains. form that part OF the
public which knows best Why q
settlement must come. :
8. The brotherhoods then adj
raneed another proposal, j. e., that
the strikers be 'reinstated in the
positions OF the class they origin
ally held on June 30;;" that all be
restored not later than October l
and that disputes which might arise
over seniority rights be referred to
the rail-oad labor board. Later it
was suggested that settlement by
individual roads be taken on this
basis.
The committees representing
executives and the Big Five, de-
parting by back stairway, to elude
newspaper men. then repaired TO
the. Yale club and brotherhood
chiefs addressed the whole mem
bership of the association.
5. The naediators. then with
drew and departed for the Hotel
Woodstock for a conference with
shop craft leaders, which lasted into
the evening.
s. The association adjourned its
meeting.
Members OF the minority
group continued IN session. recess
ed. and this evening held another
conference with brotherhood men,
for the purpose. they said, OF test
ing the good faith OF the big
Five" regarding the separate Set
tlement suggestion
When the mediato.s and shop
craft leaders meeting late today ad-
joHrne6, Mr. Jewell Issued a state
nent, which read:
.The Association Of Railway
Executives has closed the door
The unions have offered every con-
cessien within reason TO end the
strike and TO save the public from
Z. breakdown OF transportation; but
the ASSOCIATION has made none. On
the contrary, it has since the
strike began raised an entirely
new and irrelevant issue of its own
seniority: and by its refusal to re-
cede from its position has made a
settlement impossible at this time.
The responsibility for what will
happen now rests wholly upon it.
THE shop craft employees voted
in June for strike to establish a
living wage and decent working
conditions. The Association OF
Railway Executives has now voted
for lockout to smash unionisln
on the railroads and to. eliminate
collective bargaining from the in