The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-14
OFFICIALS DO NOT
 EXPECT HARDING TO
 MAKE NEW PROPOSAL
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have gone back with seniority
 status, and there is no reason why
 this should not be the policy now.
 am saying this not for myself but
 expressing the entire theory of labor organization"
 Mir. Sheppard concluded with a re- quest for elimination of sensational ism in reports of the situation. He tAyould not say from what source the proposal for arbitration by an. impar-
 tial agency came. sei Lose Rights The railroad position--as outlined by spokesman left behind the retir- ing residents--conflicted with Mir.
 Sheppard's expression. The railroads. ! it was asserted, hold that the shop craftsmen having struck in defiance of a railroad labor board award of wages, have lost their seniority rights. The arrangements Intend to enforce this penalty, it was said. The railroad viewpoint was that ! the attempts by the carriers to, break the strike would continue and that no further intervention for settlement
 was in sight.
 Union leaders left the Impression
 that further mediation from the gov
 ernment might be expected. There were some intimattons that further walkouts might be ordered but the brotherhood group and the
 heads of unions outside the shop crafts were not sources of these. The following statement was is-
 sued by T. Dewitt Guyler. chairman
 of the association of railway execu- lives:
 At tho meeting of the railroads in
 New York on Friday, August Il. 1922,
 they, with practical unanimity, re- sponded favorably to the Presidents
 call that the seniority question be
 left to the United States railroad labor board.
 Approximately rec-Quarters of
 the mileage responded favorably 70
 his call that all striking shop crafts
 men be re-employed and the balance that all such strikers be re-employed as far as practicable. Submitted to Harding "The resolutions acted on by the
 meeting have been submitted to tho President.
 "The following resolutions were adopted by roads having q mileage Of 151, ,834 miles:
 "'The telegram of the President. dated August T, 1922, having been l considered and in response to his call to the carriers and the striking work
 men, the following resolutions were adopted:
 Resolved, that the proposal Of | the President to the striking work men to return to worM and to the carriers to assign them to work, leaving the disputed question of | seniority to the labor board under | the provisions of the transportation act for decision, be accepted, under
 standing as we do that such accep- | tance involves no surrender of ths | principles with respect to seniority l adopted by the carriers on August 1. l 1922, but recognizes that the proposa, of the President invokes the juris-
 diction of the labor board under the | transportation act to pass upon the | relative seniority of those loyal em- | ployes who have remained at work
 and those new employees who have | since accepted service. (The rights l of both of which classes to seniority | we feel bound in justice to defend | before the labor board) with the | strikers who may enter the service
 under the proposal of the President. Given old Positions
 "'Therefore. be it further resolved: : "'(a) All former employees who have not been proven guilty of vlo- l lence against the employees. or prop
 erty of the railroad shall be assig-
 ned to their former positions where | vacancies exist | "'(b) Where the positions they | formerly held have been filled other | employment of the same class will
 be found for such employees as have
 committed no acts of proven violence
 against the employees or the property of the railroad.
 l "'(c) If, after these men have bean | .f e~1r fnr ~,r~ with them which cannot be settled
 locally. they will be referred to the United States railroad labor board for | review.
 | "'Further resolved, that the strike | is to be called off with the under
 standing and agreement by all par-
 ties that no intimidations nor oI-
 pressions shall be practiced or per
 mitted as against any of the cm-
 ployes who have remained or hare
 taken service, or against those who
 may return to service under the pro-
 poeal ~of the President. lS Minority Report -. l 'The following minority report was l supported by roads having a mileage l of 57,222 miles:
 | "'Resolved that the chairman Le I authorized to reply to the Presidents | telegram of August ', that the rail- 1 roads represented at this meeting l are willing:
 "(a) All former employees who have not been guilty of violence against | the employees or the ~roperty of the | railroads shall be assigned to their | former positions where vacancies | exist.
 | "(b) If, after these men have been assi gned. questions of their seniority arise which cannot be settled locally.
 they shall be referred to the United State railroad labor board for -s- | view.
 | ".(c) In agreeing to submit dues-
 tions of seniority as provided above 1 tc the United States railroad labor 1 board for review, 1t is understood | that neither the railroads nor the l employees shall be deprived of the
 right to review by the courts of such | decisions If they affect agreements in | existence between any railroad aud
 it's employees.
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