Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-02
DISSENTING HEAD FOR
MORE EMPHATIC REPLY
Chairman Loree Votes Against
Refusal AS Not Decisive
Enough.
WANT u. :. TO KEEr HANDS OFF
Ronhs OrEnniHing Ncw Fnrres Rnd
Getting Bnrk to Nor
Tunl.
Try Associated Prcssl

iRy Associated Press
NEW YORK. Aux i-Railuay
executives ~ tn. nation today frm-
~ but courtt"usIy rejected tho pro-
gram advanced by the Harding ad :
mtnistrs,ion for sct,lement Of the
rail strike
wiling 10 accept condi,ionaly
two suggestions put forward by The
White House-that bo,h sides abide
ny uag. decisions OF the Railroad
Labor BOARD. and that lawsuits
.7rinEing out of the strike he with
drawn--th" hcnds OF iis roads de-
ciared emphaticaIy that 1t was i'm :
possible TO reinstate strikers with
unimps ired seniority rights. the third
provision In the Presidents plan.
After being told hy Robert 6
Lovett. of IN" Union Pacific. that
thor. Was no normal or practical
reason for hudCinE from their posi-
ZION. the executives tirha rd"d. csuch,
the Nrst trains for their respective
Headquarters. and indicated tina, ,h.y
were going ahead and would operate
their roads With tho forc"s they had
assembled since the shupmen walked
out on July !.
Hoover Talks for Administrations.
The decision not N yield on the
question of seniority was made
known 10 tho White House hy ,cle-
graph after the rail heads had lis
tened 10 twenty minute address
ny Secretary 81 Commerce Hoover.
Fho As direct representative. OF the
Pres dent. told them. in effect, that
the administration held the seniority
question OF minor Importance In com
par!son with that OF upholding the
Railroad Labor Board.
I This action was taken in the face
of letter from President Harding
addressed 10 r. Dewitt Cuyler. chair
man OF the American Association OF
Railway Executives. embodyiny The
terms OF agreement. as understand
them. upon which the railway man
ayers and united shop craft work
ers' are TO agree. preliminary to call
Ing off the existing strike"
President Harding had closed hIs
letter with these two sentences.
Il need hardly add that hay. r.a-
son TO heiteNe these terms Will he
accepted by the workers II there is
good reason why the managers can
not accept. they will he obligated 4,
3open direct negotiations or assume
&tull responsibility for the situation {"
Says settlement I. Imperative.
= In addition, Secretary Hoover hs Il
Hrtged upon the executives at their
morning session, when tho text or
the Harding letter was read. tina, set
tlement OF the rail strike was inner
|ative. in view OF the comp,ica,inr
conditions introduced by the coal
strike.
] became apparent from the very
Opening OF today's conference tba,
%he seniority question would he the
wedge which would divide admins
ration and railway executives. After
q a'etting forth the reasons why they
P8held this an insurmountahle obstacle
- ne railroad chiefs ended their reply
President Harding as follows:
ut is submitted that the striking
81 ormcr employees cannot he given
preference to employees at present In
he service, without doing violence
every principle Of right and JUS
ice Involved in this matter and
VIC ETbSSPSt pTFdcn OF fHtth
IN the part Of the railroads to the
&hen AT present in their service. In
er these circumstances. It becomes
4pparent that the railroads cannot
consider any settlement of the pres
mt strike which does not provide
To'ect'on In their present employ
neht both to the loyal employees who
emained in the service and to the
e" employees entering It,"
Reply Not Emphatic Enough.
Ihe only question which arose dur
's the short period during which the
RESIDENTS proposal was under No.
We discussion was how empbaticaI-
the reply rejecting his plan shou,d
worded.
In the balioting each road w.s
wen one vote for each 1000 mile,
- track 1t operated. Tho rant.
atted during the noon recess hv ,ho
tcontinl ed on Page ?, Col. Ky
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