Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-08-16
CONGRESS To ACT
III RAIL Strike
Legislative Leaders Are Sum-
moned to Washington.
TABOO is PUT ON RECESS
Cabinet Dsvotes More Than Two
Hours 20 Discussion Of Industrial
situation-No Definite DeVel-
opHaent Announced.

Washington. Aug. o President
Harding wants a complete congress
assembled in Washington and ready
for action In view of the grave situa-
ton involved In the railroad and coal
strikes. To this end be has directed
congressional leaders 10 cancel plans
for recesses after the recOEyening
% the house. August -. This was
the gist Of an Official announcement
from The White House.
Congressional leaders have been
planning d series OF three-dRy re-
cesses. operating under a gentlemen's
agreement. allowing members 10 re-
main away from Washington until
the senate Is ready 20 report the tar
~ bill
Prepares 20 Act.
President Harding j. convinced.
however. that this plan would be un-
fglse and he accordingly has taken
Tteus 60 have congress In fun work
lng order 60 c0pe with any transpor-
tati0n emergency that may arise.
In the face Of almost seeming GER
taInty that the railway strikers viii
reject Nr. Harding's latest peace pro-
pOsal. there was no indication from
the white House after the cabinet
meeting as 90 what future steps the
government viii take. President
Harding. Il was said az the white
House. Is mot making threats" nor
IS De- CRUISING bridges until he reaches
them.
The cabinet devoted more than two
hours 60 the Industrial situation. but
there were No definite developments
ln the governments policy.
II the leaders 81 the striking shop
craftsmen had 20 decide the issue Of
PEACE ar continued war there can be
little doubt that the decision would
De FOR war.
Whether their frame Of mind would
De- changed by Friday. the date set
for "a general conference OF all the
principal railroad unions. Is doubtful.
The expectation prevailed that an
other meeting % the rs railway exec
utlvps win he necessary 20 formulate
q reply 10 the White House PROPOSE
tiou.
The rIearest Indication Of the TEN
per ~ the strike leaders. principally
pert 81 Jewell. chairman 81 the six
federated shopCrafts was contained
in thp telegram Jewell sent 20 Warren
s. stone. chief az the Brotherhood 81
Locomotive Engineers. askln- him 20
come Co Fridays meeting In Wash
iuutun.
Historic Conference.
Fridays general meeting ~ the
railroad uulous-if they an acoept-
win DEE one ~ the greatest gatherings
Cf railroad labor IN recent history.
And tie decisions reached may affect
the course az railroad history for
years O. come.
The four great brotherho0ds-en-
Clueers. nremen. conductors and
trulumen-whose policy has always
been one ~ nloOfness toward the
unions that are affiliated with the
American Federation Of Labor. are
expected 20 De represented. They.
in large measure. can make or break
the sh0pmen's strike, Il was admitted
Striking shOpmen Of the Southern
railway and the Mobile & Ohio rail-
road rejected peace overtures OF Off
cials ~ those two Ines.
Rejection was made on the ground
that the shopcrafts strike is nation
nj and must be settled nationally.
labor circles were concerned over
The frequency Of railroad wrecks
Samuel GomperS president OF the
American Federation Of Labor. advo-
Gated inquiry into all wrecks by pub
lie officials who are not under the In
nueuce 81 railroad authorities"