Evening star., 1922-08-02
UNIONS ACCEPT TERMS
TO END RAIL STRIKE:
WAY OUT IS NOW SEEN
Shop Craft Leaders
Vote to Approve
Harding Plan.
STATIONARY MEN
TO FOLLOW LEAD
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 2.-Chiefs Of thu
striking rail employees today voted te
accept President Harding's proposals
for ending the railroad strike. and
appointed a committee to draft the
text of the acceptance and forward
1t to the President Immediately.
The actual vote was taken among
the more than 100 chiefs of the siz
federated shop crafts under B. M
Jewell
Timothy Healy. president of the
Stationary Firemen and Oilers Union
the only other organization on strike
announced that his organizati tion
would concur in the shop crafts
action.
Outstanding Event Today.
The proposals were understood to
be the same as those which the
railroad executives considered at
their New York meeting. the exec
utives rejecting the proposal that
standing II they return to work.
Union leaders refused to specu-
late as to what effect their action
might have on peace prospects.
The action Of the union heads was
the only outstanding event in the
rail strike situation today. The New
York Central railroad announced
that the action of the executives yes
terday concerning seniority had re-
suited in many strikers applying for
work, while many roads posted no
tices to their new men that their
seniority rights would be protected
fully.
President Harding was said by Sec
retary of Commerce Hoover to be
contemplating no action today con-
cerning the strike. and there was no
indication as to when or where the
next peace move might arise;
Minor disorders were reported in
several sections, but generally the
situation was quiet.
Believe Action Not Final.
However. although chiefs Of l4s
railroads at their meeting yesterday
in New York voted to reject the
seniority proposal, the belief was
current here that this did not con-
stitute the executives final word in
the matter.
Z W. L. McMenimen. labor grout
member of the United States Railroad
Labor Board. who has been general
ly credited with having done much ts
prevent the spread of the rail strike
to over half million workmen II
addition to the shopmen, today de.
parted for California on his way t
Honolulu for a vacation.
Discussion OF the points Of the
presidential peace program yester.
day followed the reading Of his com.
munication to B. NJ. Jewell. presiden,
Of the federated shop crafts, who
came direct from a conference with
his executive council, Chairman Ber
w. Hooper of the Labor Board and A.
U. Wharton. one Of the boards labor
members. Mr.. Wharton. who former
ly held Mr.. JEWELS present position
was understood to have attended the
conference. and later the meeting OF
the policy committee. at the sugges-
ton of the President. Chairman
Hooper. who was invited to attend
the policy committee meeting. also
suggested the attendance Of Mr.
Wharton. but agreed he would be
glad to attend later if he could be OF
any service.
Some Opposition Over Wages.
Some opposition to President Har.
ding's peace program was raised by
members of the policy committee
their complaint being on account OF
absence OF any provision on wages
Answering these complaints, unior
leaders said that a rehearing by the
Labor Board, which was to be gained
under the peace program, woult
doubtless result in wage advances.
The discussion also brought out the
belief Of the union leaders that the
creation Of adjustment boards to set.
tie disputes between roads and work.
ers might be required of the roads
by the Labor Board. The union chief.
also were said to have informed thu
meeting that should the board fee
that 1t could not force the establish.
ment of the adjustment board the,
had reason to believe that Congress
would be asked to amend the trans.
portarion law in this respect.