The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-29
WILL CONSIDER
STRIKE TUESDAY

Fress)-As the shopnhen's strike en-
tered the fifth week today the outlook
for peace is regarded;las bright and
in rail circles here tRe blief is ex.
pressed that the walkout would moi
last into the sixth week. Meeting
are set for Tuesday, Sboth by raj
executives and workersSon the strike
at WHICH time the Presidents plan for
settlement was expectA to be acted
upon. Details of the Rlan were not
made public; howcveS it became
i.nown it embraced settlement of all
atrikers' grievances exfept the wage
question, which wouldtbe submitted
10 the labor board for rehearing.
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Chicago, July 2S Blythe Associat
ed Press) with President Harding
prepared to submit definite proposals
to end the railway. shipments strike
and B. M. Jewell, head of the shop
crafts and his International presi-
dents hurting back to3Chicago after
conference with Mr.. Harding, the
fourth week of the Haikout ended
tonight while both NeSecutives and
union heads viewed enthusiastically the
possibility of an early settlement.
Strike headquarters here reported
early tonight no call fo4 d; meeting of
the shop crafts executive committee
had been issued but Mr. Jewell an
nounced in Washington the meeting
will be held here Tuesday. Railway
executives already havet issued call
for a meeting in New York next
Tuesday when the peace proposals
are expected to be submitted.
While rail executives .and union
leaders showed no open inclination to
recede from their positions on SEMI
ority, it was generally conceded that
wages and working rules disputes -
two of the strike issues-would be
settled by the labor board, while the
contracting out of shop work-the
third issue on which the shopmen
struck-has, according to the labor
oard, already been adjusted on prac-
tically all roads. ~,
There was considerable speculation
on both sides as to what disposition
would be made of THE, unions re.
Guest for a national board of ad,
to decide. .disdftes. Region,
ul adjustment boards have been sug.
,ractod in l,bor boorJ o;.olos a.. =
compromise.
Separate agreements between the
strikers and the individual roads
the other plan to end the walkou
" hich has been most considered since
the announcement several days age
that the labor board had ceased its
peace efforts--received setback to-
day when the striking shopmen of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad refused tc
accept the railroads proposal for set
tlement.
Disorders in connection with the
strike became more pronounced to,
day. The entire city of Denison, Tex,
as, was placed under martial law
while in various sections clashes be.
tween workers and strike sympa.
thizers were reported. Court action
against the strikers continued.
Baltimore, July 28-Negotiations
for a separate settlement of the
shopmen's strike on the Baltimore
Ohio railroad ended abruptly late
today when Chairman w. j. McGee
Of the system shop federation in con
ference notified Vice President
Charles w. Galloway that he and his
associates were unwilling to proceed
while the possibility exists for a ma
tional settlement. Mr.. Galloway
thereupon withdrew the propose
which he had laid before the shop
men and announced the Baltimore &
Ohio will go ahead with it's effort
to build up it's shop forces to normal