The New York herald., 1922-08-24
UNITED ON REILLY
Is Roads, However Ars
Willing to Deal With
Brotherh Gods
Further.
JEWELL SEES A PLOT
Declares First Step Taken
to Stamp Out Unions From
Industry as a Whole
CALLS ACTION LOCK0UP
Says 100000 Workers Ac eaG
the Challenge and Will r.
double Efforts.
CALLS ACTION LOCK0JP

The Association of Railway Execu-
tives yesterday unanimously rejected
the terms proposed by the brother
hood chiefs to end the shopcrafts
strike. Their reply was the same
made on August l to President Har-
ding when they declared that under no
circumstances will they restore the
seniority rights of the men who struck.
Eighteen of the 14s members Il the
association agreed to enter into 1rtAef
negotiations with the broth' honcs.
The others are determined Il mo
strike shall be fought 10 finii
These roads, however will ~ oH-
slider any modification of the S -. s~
issue. On that point the ass aaor
stands united.
Emerging from the conferenc Dsn~
iel Willard. president of the Baltino.s
and Ohio. no was pointed out as
spokesman or the eighteen railroads,
announced mat negotiations with the
brotherhoods would be resumed this
morning at a time and place which he
TeIuSeQ 10 ulNu ulse-
Mr.. Holden, who originally was
named chairman OF the so-called mi-
nority group OF roads. declined TO aug
ment Mr.. Willards statement. They
Jointly urged newspaper men TO re-
frain from specializing on the success
OF yesterdays conference. saying. "If
you want to see us settle the strike
just give US chance"
Jewell Calls II Lockout.
Bert NJ. Jewell. president of the shop
mems union. issued a statement as soon
as he received a copy of the executives
decision lie said the shopmen viii
''redouble their efforts to win the
! strike. confident of success. The state
ment follows:
"The Association of Railway Execu-
tives has closed the door. The unions
have offered every concession within
reason to end the strike and to save
the public from breakdown of trans
portatiou, but the executives have made
none. On the contrary. since the strike
began they have raised an entirely new
and irrelevant issue of their own-sen-
iority-and by their refusal 20 recede
ment at this time impossible.
''The responsibility for what will
happen now rests wholly upon them.
The shopcrafts' employees voted in juno
for a strike to establish n living WACO
and decent working conditions. The
| Association of Railway Executives now
has voted for a lockout to smash union
ism on the railroads and TO eliminats
collective bargaining from the incr fs-
THE men have been ready aii
| times to meet the executives 4 trnN
| about an honorable settlement. Ne eN-
pressed our willingness to do 50 te tnn
| railway labor board in Chicag Ne
accepted President Harding's tf a
| settlement or July 81.
THE executives. however. have sa-
sistently and arrogantly blocked every
move 10 end the strike. They have done
so with the plain intent OF eliminating
unionism from the railroad shops as tha
/ first step In the elimination OF unionisn
/, from the industry as a whole. They re-
| fused, even at the Presidents direct re-
| quest. to take back their striking em-
ployees with seniority rights unimpaired
in order that they might separate free
and courageous men from their jobs and
thus disintegrate the employees organ-
ization. They even tried to Justify their
refusal on the ground OF promises oc
permanent employment TO strike break
ers. which they have not made.
THE shopcraft employees are now
fighting for their very existence and for
the existence of the other railroad en-
ployees as well, and for justice and
right. This last misguided action OF tho
executives makes our victory secure.
The executives to-day have not leg tn
stand upon before the people"
Meeting MT Yale Club
| The meeting OF executives yesterday
was held at the Yale Club A report
was made by the committee appointed
two weeks ago 70 confer with tho
brotherhood chiefs. which discussed tho
situation with the heads OF the nom
striking railroad unions at Wash st0a
August II and In this city on IN dFN
and Friday of last week.
| At these conferences according
/ Dc Witt Cuyler. chairman of tn, egn.
citation. the position OF the ra Jras
was fully discussed, but the cor tla1
reported the brotherhood chief wffa
unable to bring about an agreemel Rh
the shopmen.
At the conclusion OF the con 500
last Friday an adjournment wat
so that the committee could re 81 W
the association as n whole We rbs
Resolution Is Adopted
After a discussion resout was
/ adopted authorizing the committee 70
\ meet the brotherhood leaders and tell
them the executives would not with
draw from their original position that
'the striking former employees cannot
be given preference 10 employees at
present in the service without doing