The New York herald., 1922-07-30
Exact Nature Of Pro-
posal Withheld From
Public Until Confer
ences on Tuesday.
RAIL BOARD STRESSED
1t Is Known Harding In
sists on Awards Being
Upheld by All.
EASTERN LINES ADAMANT
Executives Have Hoped That
Strike Would Be Fought to
the Bitter End.
Special Dispatch to THE NEw YORK HEnALp-
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. C., July 29.1


New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. e.. July 29.b
In spite Of the vigorous backfre
started by the bitter ender' faction
of the railroad executives against the
program worked out by President
Harding for the speedy solution of
the transportation crisis and the set
tlement of the shop crafts strike the
Administration remained confident to-
day that the basis Of peace suggested
by the President was SO eminently fair
and reasonable that there was no al
tentative but its acceptance by both
sides to the controversy.
The Presidents proposal for the end
ing of the strike on the basis Of a COM
promise in which both the executives
and the unions would have to yield
points in the interest of national well
ware was formally drafted by the
President and telegraphed to the
spokesmen Of the executives and the
shop unions.
To Bert NJ. Jewell. international
president Of shop workers, the Presi-
dent sent the settlement plan, which
the union leader Is to put before the
conference Of ninety general chairmen
comprising the national agreement ex-
ecutive board. which meets in Chicago
next Tuesday. An identical telegram
was sent to T. Dewitt Cuyler. chair
- A. ~ Pai1road Ey-
ecutives. to be submitted to the con-
ference of 14S executives in New York
at the same time that the labor leaders
confer in Chicago.
1t was stated that the next of the
Presidents formula would be held
secret pending it's actual submission to
the two conferences. the administra-
ton believing that the situation at the
moment has in 1t delicate factors which
would make It inadvisable TO precipi-
tate a discussion by premature publica-
| ton of the proposed agreement
Boards Findings Stressed.
There Is every reason to believe. how
yer. that the terms Of the telegram
conform substantially to the summary
outlined in dispatches to THE New
YoRK HERALD, particular stress being
laid on the acceptance by both sides
of the rulings and findings OF the raj
road labor board as the only means
| preventing chaos and decentralization oi
the transportation systems In the fu-
| ture.
President Harding and members OF
| the Cabinet who have acquainted them
selves with the settlement plan frankly
| believe that Il will be ultimately ac-
cepted because of the fact that they
| have assurance that the great majority
| of the executives as we'll as an over
whelming number OF strikers and their
| leaders are convinced that the time for
a settlement has arrived.
| They believe that neither side can af-
ford to assume the responsibility for the
| detrirnent to the nation as a whole
| that would result from the wrecking OF
| the peace program which the Adminis-
| tration sponsors after the most thor
ough and painstaking investigation OF
every conceivable angle OF the contro-
4, versy.
Naturally some uneasiness was caused
! by the restatement OF their views on
seniority by some OF the Eastern die
hards." particularly the telegram ad
dressed TO Eastern Senator's by L. +.
Loree, president OF the Delaware and
| HudSon, VINO charged the Administra-
| tion with overlooking the interests OF
l75o00 shopmen now on the payrolls OF
| the railroads.
When the draft settlement proposal
was first discussed with the spokesmen
of che Eastern executives the President
understood that opposition from this
element must be reckoned with. He
and his advisers. however. believed that
men like Mr.. Loree and w. w. After
bury. vce-president OF the Pennsylvanis
Railroad. represented small minority
of the executives and fet that in ma
tionai gathering such as is TO meet In
New York Tuesday they would com
pletely isolate themselves II they as
ste1ed responsibility for the failure OF
the settlement plan.