Evening star., 1922-08-02
BIZ the Associated p,sss

ocHt I1aTolH8 piAh loI sSss'S
the rail shop crafts strike was con-
tanned in the following message. tele-
graphed to the White House last
night:
Resolved. ~ That we accept the
first recommendation of the PTesi-
dent. reading as follows:
First, railway managers and work.
men are to agree to recognize the valid
lty of all decisions of the Railroad La
Dor Board, and to faithfully carry OUT
such decisions as contemplated ny
the law, with the understanding tnae
this Is not intended to preciuoe any
party to a controversy from proceeu
ing by legal action to question nnra ON on
validity of any order Of the board oh
the ground that jurisdiction ana au
thority to make the order was not
conferred by the statutes creauns
the board and defining Its authority.
Accept Second Proposal.
"(e) That we accept the second pro-
posal of the President reading
follows: -, ,.
draw all lawsuits growing out OF !he
strike. and Railway Labor Board oe
cisione which have been. involved
in the strike may be taken. In the ex-
nrcise cf recognized rights by eltaer
party. to the Railroad Labor boaro lor
re-hearing,' with the understanding
that the strike is first called on. ana
the representatives of the strikers
pledge themselves and the strikers
against violence in any form against
the men now at work ana the pIop
erty of the carriers. sncs otherwise
IL would be impossible to CONSIDER
the dismissal of injunctions and other
legal measures necessary to protect
such persons and property from the
violence and intimidation OF the
character resorted to In many local.
ties since the strike was called.
BnIk Mt T'hird Proposal.
"t3) That it is impossible to agree
to the first sentence of the third
proposal OF the President the whole
of which reads as follows:
e Third. all employees now on strike
former positions with seniority and
other rights unin,pairel. The repre-
sentatives OF the carriers and the
representatives. of the organizations
especially agree that there VIII be
no discrimination by either party
not strike
The railroad executives and man.
ayers agree entirely with the Presi-
dents statement in his letter that 1t
is.'whoily unthinkable that the Rail-
road Labor Board can be made use
full agency Of the governm ent in
maintaining industrial peace in the
railway service. unless employers
and workers are both prompt and un-
questioning in their acceptance Of its
decisions l think 1t Is more desir-
able than I know how to express to
have established the unchallenged
authority of the Railroad Labor
Board. because we must do those
things which are necessary to brlng
about the recognition Of suitable au-
thority to decide and end such dis.
putes as menace the continuity OF
transportation.
Accuse Strike Leaders.
by this language the President mas ex-
pressed with great force and clear
ance the policy which We advocate
But the decisions OF the ~ haiisSad1 aaSad
by the six organizations comprising
the federated shop crafts: the strike
was called to take effect July l.. 1sZl,
and even the summons OF the oodro
to appear with the railroad eSecu.
strike was called and before 1t took
effect, was contemptuously ignored
by the leaders Of the strikers VINO re-
fused to attend the hearing. mere
upon it became the plain DUTY OF tne
railroads actively and vigorously to
undertake to uphold the orderly proc,
esses for the adjustment Of industrial
disputes contemplated by the statute
crea ating the labor board, ana reprs
sented by the decisions or that ooaru
against which the STRIKE IN n,ma time
was directed. and at the same !iIne .,ia'
continue to the best OF their aoiiLtS
~ discharge their duty to the puoilc
as common carriers
Seniority Set by Board.
"Many men in the service re,useu
,o ioin the strike. and In SO ooing
were assured of the seniority risn.s
accruing to them and OF me per.
manence Of their positions. On some
innortant lines so per cent or more
refused to join the strike; TO thsse
aid loyal employees have been aooeo
thousands Of new men who were en-
ployed, and could be secured only
upon a definite promise tnat Inelr
services would be retained regardless
Of the settlement Of the strike. with
all the rights appertaining OF such
en,ployment, including that OF senior.
ity under the working rules ana
regulations previously approved Dy
the Railroad Labor Board. we
to the old men who remained in the
service and to the new men who ac.
cepted service of the rights OF
seniority incident to them employ
ment would have just the opposite
dent. and would most seriously dis,
credit the Labor Board. The board
itself prescribed the rules of senior
ity under which the men referred 10
have secured their seniority rights,
and the railroad companies nave
deprive these men OF those rignts.
By public utterances since the strike
began the board has recognized and
emphasized these rights. and to deny
them now would, instead OF uphold
ing the authority of the Labor Board.
&c r,,lA dfSrredit
authority.
Strike Leaders Quoted.
THE chairman Of the Labor Board
at the time the strike was called
made the following public statement:
Upon one question, the striking
employees should not be deceived.
Their leader has said that the strik-
ers are no longer employees OF the
matically abandoned all the rights
they possess under their agreements
and under the decisions of the board,
including their seniority. This Is not
the boards action. it is their own.
MANY carriers are giving their
former employees. the opportunity to
reenter the service within a limited
time 1t must be understood now
that men who remained in the service
and those who are now entering 1t
will have right of seniority that the
board could not ignore
. The chairman of the boards
statement that this is an individual
utterance, but 1t expresses. In sub
stance, the sentiments Of large
majority Of the members Of the
Railroad Labor Board. was justified
by formal action Of the board taken
in its resolution of July 8. 1922. which
stated, among other things. as fol-
lows:
. Labor Board Resolution.
"'Be it further resolved. that the