The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-08-24
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Roads MAY
End Strike
Rumors Of Separate Peace
May Follow New York
Meeting Eastern TX.
eculiyes Stand Pat.
Split in Ranks Denied

New York. Aug 2j.-(By A. P.)
The possibility that settlements
with striking shopmen might be ei-
iccted by a Jew individual railroads
was Indicated late today after the
Association OF Railway Executives,
meeting 70 consider proposals. offered
by the Big Five brothcrhoods Tor
ending the strike, had decided 10
stand pat on their refusal to REIN
state strikers with unimpaired Sc
niofity.
Representatives OF a score OF roads,
mostly IN the west. later debated a
counter proposal by the brother
hoods ior separate settlement and in
dicated that they would carry the en-
gotiations further At the same
time, the wcsterners maintained that
they were one with the association
as a whole on the question Of senior
ity
This was learned late today after
series OF conferences involving
executives, strikers and brotherhood
chiefs serving as mcdistors, attended
by mysterious secrecy.
Debate Peace Plan.
The large number Of railroad presi-
dents pouring out OF the conference
chamber at the Yale club shortly be-
fore 3 led TO the belief that the scs-
sion was over. Later was learncd
that only the majority, regarded as
firmly opposed 10 compromising on
the seniority issues, had departed and
that the others, embracing the heads
OF many western roads, were debat.
ing some way in which that disturb
ing problem might be removed from
the path to peace.
Among those who walked out OF
the chamber were l.. i. Loree, pres
ident Of the Delaware & Hudson and
leader OF the so-called fight-to-
finish-on-seniority group. Mr.. Loree
and his group, il was said, constituted
the majority Of the members Of the
Association OF Railway Executives
and were satisfied with the stand pre-
viously taken by. that body against
restoring strikers with full seniority
ranking.
While official announcements
were lacking at 6:30 il was learned
that the association meeting this
morning had reaffirmed IFS stand on
seniority. A committee meeting with
the mediators then read this resolu.
ton and received two counter pro.
posals, after which the brotherhood
men, 10 the astonishment OF observ-
ers, went before the association as a
whole.
Two Proposals.
The first proposal, il was under,
stood, was that the strikers be re-
instated as OF June 80, when the strike
was called, without specific mention
OF seniority privileges.
The second was that roads so de-
string make separate settlements with
the strikers.
1t was the second proposition, it
was reported, that attracted the at
tention OF the group OF executives
from the west said 10 constitute the
minority an dthat caused extended
debate.
Ii was understood that the west
erners intended TO invite the medI-
ators to appear before them again
this evening TO expand this proposal.
The brotherhood men, on quitting
the meeting OF the whole associa-
ton, went Immediately into confer,
ence with leaders of the striking
shopcrafts.
Holden Issues Statement.
When the western executives ad-
journed Hale Holden OF the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy, issued
a statement which he said would
supplement the official statement 10
be issued later by X. s. Binkerd, as
sistant to 7. Dewitt Cuyler, head OF
the association,
AT the conclusion Of the general
meeting OF the Association OF Rail
way Executives, the officers Of
considerable number OF individual
railroads remained in further confer
enee over proposition submitted by
he brotherhood officials" said the
statement, There was no dissent
from the action taken az the main
meeting"
Supplementing this statement verb
ally, Mr., Holden said
There il no question OF a split
| The railroads arc all standing pat Ia
seniority, any individual settlement
will have 10 be made In the light pt
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