The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-08-15
Effort
Planned to
End Strike
Plan en Foot 10 Reopen Di
rect Negotiations Between
Executives and Brother.
hood Chiefs.
Promised Square Deal.

Omaha lice Isassa NIs.
| Washington, Aug, ia RropeninF
the direct negotiations between the
railroad executives aud the brother.
hood chiefs probably will be at
tempted Tuesday 10 settle the shop
mems strike.
Efforts Will bs made 10 have tht
executives appoint a new committee
10 represent them a the proposed
paflrY.
In other words, The railroad labor
itaders are about TO borrow the lafs
tics u John L. Lewis, president of
I the United Mine Workers. which
bid fair now 10 end the coal strike.
They niil undertake 10 bring al the
railroads ~ terms, by dealing di=
fecily with the faction which ap-
pears to be tile more willing 10 ne-
/ so'iaic praee.
This plan was revealed tonight
following another long conference
at the White House between Pfftis
dent Harding, Secretary of Labor
Davis and the heads oi the brother.
hoods now on strike. Whether of
not the executives or that part 0t
the executives organization more
pfaeeably inclined will enter into Il
remains 10 be seen.
shopmen Hopeful.
The striking ahopmcn were hope
fui enough 81 its success 10 s.ain
withhold publication ot their formal
rejection oi President Har1irg's
latest peace offer submitted last
week.
Furthermore. II was stated that
President Harding would await the
outcome of this latest move and
would not submit the program 70
congress for taking over the roads
for few days At least
we cant say that the situation
las improved. but il certainly h no
vcrse." said l.. +. Sheppard o. the
conductors, who IL spok srIan Tor
40 the brothrrhoGds. as he emerged
from the presidents Office. 80 iar
We have not been able TO obtain any
very tangible results. We viii stay
in Washington to see II we can ast
further conference with anyone who
can be helpful in bringing about
settlement
Assured OF Square Deal"
I'VE hope we can get a commit
tee Of railroad executives 70 meet
with us who viii be not 80 tenacious
and who may be able to perbGade
their colleagues 10 change their
views We viii meet Tuesday 70
decide whether 10 address com
muniration 10 the executives asking
for further Conference
Mr., Sheppard said that the presi-
dent had assured the labor leaders
that "everybody would get a square
deal under the law
"Thc president IL trying 10 be mi
partial, and hc has, too" added Mr.
Asked If he considered the outlook
moro hopeful, Mr.. Sheppard said:
I've been in deep water before
and always have managed 10 get TO
shore. ! don't know whether ] will
make ii this time or not"
Denies Reports.
Sheppard took occasion to charac-
tcrize as "all rot reports of Santa
Fe train crews leaving passenger
trains stranded in the desert. He de
clarcd that cyeEy report received
shows that the trains were taken into
terminal points and we're not lett
standing in the desert
In the conference beside Mr. Shep-
Dard were w. S. Stone. head Of the
locomotive engineers: T.. f. Cradle,
lead OF the maintenance OF way men:
!. 6. Luhrsen. head Of the train dis
1atchers; d. w. Hclt, of the signal
uen: +. J. Manion, head OF the
W. D. Doak. Of the
rainmen; d. y. Robertson, Of the
iremen and enginemen aud 7. {,
1ashen, Of the switchmen.
The conference was arrajgncd by
secretary OF Labor Davis.
Fight TO Finish"
Fairfax Harrison, president Of thg
southern Railway system. ALI
iounced A policy of tight TO iin-
sh on the part OF his road in the
trike."
Every effort" he said, has been
made 10 operate our property that
mr. men could honorahly return tn
work. Every effort has been made
o settle with our mens We have
.one 10 the extent 0f offering the
crms that they had previously
greed ia accept We have thus held
ut every reasonable lndnecmcut
.lhnat result
We must ROW turn 10 employing
theirs, for tbs road must run we
lust give those wt employ nfulee
an tar IL may be- ihai those WHn
ave un ta this time protected us hw
coping their lahs maY naw turn
RaHtt us, even Ga aH attempt ia