Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-15
RAIL UNION CHIEFS
CONTINUE EFFORTS.
TO MEDIATE STRIKE
Shopmcn Leave Settlement
in Hands of Organiza-
tions at Work.
WILL REAPPROACH
CARRIERS LEADERS
Executives Who Have Shown
Lenicncy May Be In
vitcd to Help.
DENY TRAINS ARE DESERTED
Harding Won't Make Issue Against
Abandoning Unsafe
Equipment.
WILL REAPPROACH
CARRIERS LEADERS
DENY TRAINS ARE DESERTED
Harding Won't Make Issue Against
Abandoning Unsnfc
Equipment.

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WASHINGTON. Aug. li-Heads Of
railroad labor organizations not on
strike got their attempts to media,.
INC strikes OF shopnen and other
crhtts in transportation service back
oetore President Harding today and
after a Two and e-half hour White
House conference. declared they in
tended 10 rcapprench railroad e1ccu-
tivcs.
l. l. Sheppard. president Of the
order OF Hallway Conductors and
spokesman for the entire group. de-
clared on leaving the White House
mat tho striking unions would leave
their case in tho hands of himself
ana hih associates. while, as to IN.
sporadic walkouts OF brotherhood
members in various parts uf tho coun
try. he said. the President doesn't
intend 10 make any issue agalns,
men who leave unsafe engines"
Won't Indicate pinn.
Mr. Sheppard. like the othe runion
oncials. refrained from specifically
indicating what basis was being CON
sidcred for further compromise "a,
ttinpts. The meeting with the Pres!-
dent MAS arranged by Secretary OF
Labor Davis. after all the union
chiefs. including those on strike. had
been In one OF their general cxecu-
tive sessions TO consider policy. ,
1T has been much the same story;
We have been discussing the whole
situation from top TO bottom and
now We are going TO look for some
body 10 give us help in our media
tion attempts" MIR. Sheppard de-
clared That means some railroad
executives not so tenacious Of their
points as those we have seen. W.
shall talk over the matter OF who
might help with all the union Of
hcials tomorrow
we have found the President de-
t"r'nined To give the wotaers the
same consideration as the employers
We Go not understand that he Ia
going to make further advances TO
the executives
DENIES Train Drsrrtion,.
The situation as to local walkouts
"i other crafts is clear. RS all
newspaper talk that people have been
'marooncd in the deserts our men
Rave taken every train into the termi-
mails. and the passengers have been
left nt places where railroad men live.
"All our discussion now relates to
the fundamental rights of men who
are on strike. The Railroad Labor
Board takes the position they are
MOI entitled to consideration. Lots
Of lawyers hold with us that thoIr
rights arc only suspended. We've
MADE a basketful OF propositions:
can't tell you all of them"
keferting TO the policy Of his own
union Mr. sheppard said that off
GERS OF our order are on their way
20 get men back at any points where
waikouts are not justified."
Our orders are that men arc IN
stay at work, unless their lives arc
endangered" he added. "and to make
an honest effort ITO maintain trans.
portation service. with eoujnmep,
that is safe"
An announcement OF a similar ma
ture was made by w. G.. Lee. pres,-
dent OF the brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen. during the day in Cleve-
land.
Southern After New Men.
Representatives Of the railroad
arrangements apparently were NOT
involved in The continued union me-
diat,on efforts and Fairfax Harrison
president Of the Southern Railroad
issued statement from the roaa.s
general headquarters that his com
pany would now attemp' break
me strike by employing le~ men.
Acting apart from all other railroads.
the southern. h said. had been trying
10 so operate our property that our
men could honorably return to work :"
rat had been liable TO effect a COM
promise.
we must now turn to employing
otners' for tho road must run. Mr..
harrison concluded. "If II means
war to run the Southern Railway.
tnen let lis have 1t now-not later"