The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-08-09

Seeks Aid
in Strikes
Congress Will Be Asked to
Help in Crisis-Housc
Requested to Remain
in Session.
Sympathy Strike Looms
BY GRAFTON WILCOX.
Omaha bee Leased Wire.

Washington, Aug. 8.-Balked q,
every turn in his efforts TO compose
the threatening industrial situation
due to the coal and railroad strikes.
President Harding is turning to con-
gress to help him in the crisis.
The president today let it be
known that he desires the house to
remain in regular session when It re-
turns from recess next Tuesday in.
stead Of carrying out its plan OF fur
| ther recess to await senate action on
the tariff ball. Notice to that effect
already has gone from the White
House to Republican Leader Mondeil
with the added suggestion that the
president desires full attendance.
The president desires the help OF
congress in the coal and railroad
strike problem, now that all his ef-
forts at mediation have failed or arc
about to fail, while the chiefs OF all
the railroad workers organizations
are speeding to Washington to dis
cuss making the rail strikes more ef-
fective than ever.
Seriousness Is Realized.
Administration officials are not.
trying to fool themselves over the
latest move of the railroad shopmen's
leaders in summoning the heads of
the big four" brotherhoods, the
train operating unions, to conference
here Friday. They realize that the
next move will be to spread the strike
| to the train crews and to tie up
transportation systems Of the coun-
try.
What the presidents next move
may be is not known, but in soma
official quarters it is predicted that
his patience and conservatism in the
crisis are about exhausted and that
he is preparing to "use the big stick"
to protect the welfare of the country.
1t is declared in some quarters that
Mr.. Harding's determination that
| congress be at hand next week indi-
Gates clearly that he has in mind an
appeal for Legislative assistance and
that this means he proposes to ask
for authority to take over the rail-
roads and coal mines for government
operation in the strike emergencies.
1t is further suggested that Mr..
| Harding will ask congress to amend
the transportation act to give the
railroad labor board authority over
issues arising during 4 strike, such as
the present question of. seniority. sa
Discuss u. s.. Control -
Discussing the probability Of the
government taking over the rail-
roads, officials of the shopmen's or
ganization said today that they would
not return to work If the government
took over only small number. If it
should take over all OF them they
would return on terms stated by the
president July 81.
The prospect OF a general trans
portation tieup assumed a still more
menacing aspect tonight as result
of the response of the various rail-
road labor organizations, not now on
strike, to the appeal of the shopmen
for support in making the strike
more effective.
Their replies to the call sent out
by the shopmen leaders indicated
willingness to cooperate in what
ever measures may be deemed nee
essary to make the strike success.
Eleven of the l6 railroad labor unions
have answered the telegram and an
nounced their intention Of participat.
ing in the conference in Washington
Friday ITO formulate program hav.
ing for its purpose protection OF
the public, preservation of the rail
road industry and an honorable
basis of settlement for the managers
and the employees" Private as
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