New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-28
New Men Suffer
InCompronise
Seniority Plan
Would Subordinate Rights
to Workers Who Return,
Under Program Drafted
by Rail Board Member
Other Issues Not Settled
Roads Announce Further Inn
provement in Conditions;
Normal Service in West
Bv Gilman Parker

CHICAGO. july IfT NoIhpi"'i' NJ"
the seniority question FOR the striking
railway shopmcn. which is one Of the
prime obstacles In the way Of settle
ment with the carriers, Is the essence
Of a program put forward tonight By
A member Of the Railroad Labor
Board. The plan. which II was said
had a chance Of being considered al
Washington and later in Chicago was
outlined as follows:
I. The old union men who remained
In the employ Of The railroads during
the strike TO retain the highest
seniority rights. which they acquired
automatically after the strike began.
2. The strikers % be taken back un-
der the next highest seniority rights.
New Men subordlnated
3. The rights OF new employees,
taken on since the strike started, 20
be subordirated 20 all the others.
Z Once these points are tentatively
agreed upon the strike 20 be called OIL
the leaders Of both sides then assem-
bling before the Labor Board Tor set
Element Of oil other issues.
Those who have held there can be
no settlement under present conditions
stand eteadfastly by their opinions,
pointing not only 20 the appeal OF the
railroads for thirty days 20 get on
ton" but also 20 the fact that the exec
utives OF some Of the roads sent tele-
grams 10 President Harding to-day
reiterating their determination 70 aolae
By their seniority stand.
Nevertheless. 10 was held IN some
quarters that the seniority issue can
be compromised by adoption OF the
plan outlined.
In the East dispatches from Buffalo
reported that five Of the cher roaas
entering that city--the New YORK Zen
trail. Pennsylvania. Lackawanna, Lenigh
Valley and Buffalo, Rochester & Pitts
burgh-now have practically normal
naeeonCer traffic conditions, with
frciobf service restored nearly O. nor
NAL The Pennsylvania Buffalo divi-
sion was the only road with poor
freight movement report, the 30 per
cent estimate being attributed to iuel
shortage.
Normal Conditions In West
For the Western roads the following
statement was issued by the western
presidents committee on public rela-
tions:
Western railways with headquarters
in Chicago report that transportati on
conditions continue % be practlcaliy
normal. A large majority continue 70
handle more freight business than a
year ago. . -
"All the railways report increases IN
the number Of men employed IN the
shops. - n, r.,..d e. pociec
/ reported an increase since yesterday
of PSI in the number Of employees IN
"The Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
reported an increase Of 25J mechanics
and fftv-thrcc helpers. total OF Zss
men This made the number OF en-
ployees on the road 90 per cent OF
normal.
"The Southern Pacific reported that
on rs lines east Of Fl Paso is shop
I force is so per cent Of normal, DO
( Arizona so per cent and on the lines
west OF FL Paso go per cent
"The Chicago, Burlington & quincy
roportcd e further increase Of 300 shop
\ employees. making the total increase
/ for the road within the last three
days about LOO.
Business Improves over 1921
Emphasis is placed on the fact that
most roads are not only handling more
freight business than year ago, but
ave handling 10 well. The Burlington,
from July ] 10 July %, brought 90 the
+ Chicago. Omaha, Kansas City. St. Jo-
seuh and East ST. Louis markets s,5sg
carloads of livestock, only two OF
which failed % make the market. Dur
ing the same time sugar rchneries on
its lines loaded 40 cars Of sugar as
compared with az ears in the same
period in June. a month before the
strike. There was no delay In furnish
ine cars for the sugar shipments. all
Of which are being handled promptly.
"The Eastern lines announce that
they have 60 per cent as many en-
ployces working IN their shops now
a. they had before the strike began"
Violence appeared 70 be increasing
with the failure Of the last settlement
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