The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-08-18
STONE SEES LITTLE HOPE FOR
SETTLEMENT OF RAILROAD STRIKE

New York, Aug. Is (By the Asso
ciated Press).-Warren Stone, heat
CT the engineers, leaving the confer.
ence between the brotherhood mer
and executives expressed belief tha,
no definite agreement for settlement
OF shop crafts strike will be reached
today. He said whatever plans they
Rad have been referred by both sides
to their constituents.
Washington, Aug. 18,-President
Harding was tcld by Senator Watson
Republican, of Indiana, one of his rail
advisers, that long distance conversa-
tlons with the brotherhood chiefs and
representatives of the rail executives
in New York disclosed that both sides
were hopeful of settling the strike to-
day.
New York, Aug. II (By the Asso-
ciated Press) executives
and brotherhood chiefs today wrestled
with the problem of settling the shop
mems strike and then adjourned until
tomorrow without scoring fall.
Tomorrow, while President Harding
is expected to appear before con-
gress with message on the rail
situation, the conferees will reassem-
BILE in an effort to come to grips
on the slippery question of seniority
Today was day of conferences
conferences this morning among
brotherhood chiefs, this afternoon be-
tween brotherhood chiefs and execu-
tives, this evening between brother
hood chiefs and officials of the strlk-
ing shop crafts.
The first gathering, over which
Warren S. Stone, head of the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers, presld
ed, was called for the ostensible pur-
pose OF framing concrete program
to be submitted to the executives a.
the main conference in the. afternoon.
The brotherhood men, who made It
plain that their position in the drama
which was absorbing the attention of
the nation was solely that of media
tors, went into the afternoon parley
at the headquarters Of the Association
Of Railway Executives without
breathing word Of the proposals for
q strike settlement which they Wsrc
- sss have az = 9
But If the train service men were
silent, representatives Of the, striking
shop crafts, massed in an uptown
hotel to await the result of the con-
ference, made it plain that they did
not believe any proposal would be
made by the running trades which,
would includea sacrifice of their semi
ority rights. While representatives
of the strikers would not permit
themselves to be quoted, they indicat-
ed that they would stand firm as ever
on the proposition that they must be
taken back with their seniority rank
ing unimpaired.
A committee, representing the exc
cutives, headed by T. Dewitt Cuyler
chairman of their organization, lunch
ed together and then repaired to the
conference chamber where they
awaited the arrival of the meditors
At 2 O'Clock the doors closed and the
conference was on.
Two hints of what had transp. red
escaped during the afternoon.
First, the executives sent for files
containing decisions of the railroad
labor board in which the government
body, in rulings bearing on other
strikes, had directed that strikers
should forfeit their seniority rights.
This was taken to indicare that the
troublesome question Of seniority
which had figured so prominently IN
the two efforts by President Harding
to end the strike, had bobbed up
again. The second hint was obtained
from julius w. Kruttschnitt, chair
man Of the board of the Southern
Pacifis, who leaving the conference
shortly before it adjourned, indicated
that little progress had been made.
The official story of the parley was
contained in communique issued by
Mr.. Cuyler after the meeting had
broken up. 1t follows:
"A discussion Of the present rail
road situation, so far as it relates to
the shop crafts strike, took place. The
questions involved were discussed
with the honest desire to arrive at a
solution of the problem if possible
No definite conclusion was arrived at
and the conference adjourned until to-
morrow morning."
Upon leaving their conference with
the executives the brotherhood men
hasteined TO their hotel up town to
discuss the days developments with
the heads of the 16 other unions.
AS silent as when he entered the
conference chamber, Mr.. Stone de-
clined to discuss what had transpired
Bert M. Jewell, head of the railwa
employees division of the American
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