The Lakeland evening telegram., 1922-08-25
Situation Now At Stand
still With No Prospect
of Resumption of Ne
gotiatiors In the Near
Future
LEAn STRIKE MODEL 8


LEAD STRIKE MODEL 8
New York, Aug. 25.--At labor
Jquarters where II was said
unions are prepared for a fin
fight, telegrafns were being
.54st all over the country this af-
ternoon calling upon the strikers
to. renew the struggle with re-
doubled vigor.
Conference Breaks Off
s New York, Aug. 25.-(By the Asso
,ciated Press .)-Attempt to end the
g rail shopmen's strike by separate set
tlement with individual roads failed
today and conferences were broken
Oh. Daniel Willard, president of the
Baltimore and Ohio and head Of the
committee of executives who Wednes
: day decided to continue negotiations
with the .mediating brotherhood chiefs
\ to see if separate settlements were
possible, and other rail heads, are pre-.
{ pairing to leave town.
In announcing the breaking off OF
negotiations. David Williams. head OF
the eastern strike committee, said
nothing else could have happened
II they'll quit fussing around we'll
beat these fellows
The break came after the brother
hood leaders who right along have
maintained that the strike must end
because the public demanded it, had
spent two hours comforting with ex-
ecutiyes. representing about 80 per
cent Of the country's mileage.
These negotiations looking toward
illdiyidual settlements began Wednes-
Day night after the Association of
Railway Executives as whole had
efejecf6d any proposal involving the
Surrender of seniority rights. After
yesterdays session the mediators
! 4likened their position to "bats, who
could not find the way out of their
h difiiculties.'
@ To0ay's Conference Small
New Work, Aug. 25.-(By the AS
@sociated Press )--Fiye to five medi-
s.ating brotherhood chiefs and railway
chiefs again face one another today
aeross the. conference table in their
attempt to test the possibility of set
stiing the shopmen's strike by effect
ling agreements with individual roads.
This latest path to peace entered
upon after the Association Of Railway
4 sExecutives had on Wednesday sharply
!, rejected any compromise which in
Yolv6d restoration of full seniority
rights, apparently is not devoid Of
thorns.
This was discovered after the con-
4 ferees had advanced only few steps.
AZ 1 o'clock yesterday morning the
eommittee of Brotherhood men and
HE quintette of executives represent
Z Ing more than quarter of the mileage
ID this country, came to grips. At z
o'clock, when they adjourned they
we're still arguing.
And yet, apparently, the conferees
) sdp To this point have not encountered
mo trespass' sign on their pre-
- i've path to peace, for announce
= another conference at the
Tub was made when both sides
= I'D In the twilight
1Indeed there are indications that
more roads are fIocking to the con-
fefence Nineteen were represented
6c the beginning OF yesterdays con.
ference. several more slipped into
seats during the morning and as the
slay advanced today indications were
+ that It would see even more gathered
( III the conference chamber.
III some quarters the belief pre-
<aiIs that the railroad men are EN-
ploying the plan Of the United Mine
{ Workers in signing up sizeable mum.
1sr Of bltuminous operators at the
fleselands conference and expecting
more to follow
What occurs In the conference
chamber remains shrouded in more OF
IesS secrecy.
Il was Acknowledged, however, that
ne question Of whether the strikers
should receive back their seniority
. [1a stumbling block from the very
||rst. atill was confront the oppos
'rK fac ctiona. The roads which have
0eelded 70 inYeztigate the pending
peace proposition apparently, stead
16iIy refused 10 fecede from theiI
|and on this question The strikers
81 Ihe other hand, have informed from
..4 big 1--WE btofherhoods acting ..
edIafors that they are JUST as de
|.uIned to rssume their rankings u
0et take up their tools again The
t1'efecs now are reported TO b
|..... -. III