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(()yCRESS TO ACT
President Plans New Move in
haiIruad Strike Crisis.
SEEKS GOVERNMENT C0hIR0l
Mr.. Harding Wants Full Attendance
of Members on Tuesday Wher
House ReconveneS.

Washington, Aug. 9.-Faced with
probable rejection of his lateS1 raj
strike settlement proposal by the sJrik'
ing railway Shopmen, and with reply
| from The executives as YET uncertain
President Harding let ii be known ht
is de>rouS Of having the house recon
vcne next Tuesday prepared to enac!
any legislation which might he deem,
eli advisable in connection with the
Industrial situation.
The president, il was said III th,
White House. has Informed the houSt
leaders he is opposed 10 any program
OF three day receSSeS such as has beel
contemplated. He has suggested Ia tht
leaders, il was Said that instead o.
marking time with handful of mem
beIs present after the house recon
y: lies next Tuesday full membership
l,- OH hand so congress might function
III case any legislation is needed L
cllry OUT the administration 5 program
with respect to the coal and rallr0at
situations.
There is no Disgusting the serious
ness Of the present coal situation an'
perhaps the seriousness of the rail
road situation" an administration
Spokesman said in making known III.
presidents desires.
Possible legislation which ii Wal:
suggested the president might have IL
mind. included authorization 10 taEs
over the railroads in event of theiI
liSir rn "a
country demands: amendment Of th,
transportation act 10 give the railroad
labor board authority over question.
arising during a strike such as rh.
present troublesome question Of senior
ity. and amendment of the 1ranspOrta
ton act to give force to labor bOart
decisions through imposition of penal
ties for violations.
House members now in Washington
pointed out the success or failure
present negotiations would be deter
mined before Tuesday, and as tht
president himself has termed the pro
posal put forward as rather the fina
call" he would be prepared for an
other step by the time the hOus,
meets.
The Industrial situation was discuss
ed III length by the president with his
advisers, the Tuesday cabinet meetin,
lasting two hours.
Al the same time the president Wa:
in conference with his cabinet. lead
erS of the strikin,, shOpmen here il
Washington conferred further over
L., rrix h.a as.i
dents proposal as made Monday tn,
strikers return to work, the railroad.
assign them to jobs and that the ques
ton of seniority be left for decision
by The railroad labor board.
Heads of all the railroad labor or
ganizations. called to meet in Wash
ingtOn Friday, will be asked to pas
upon the response of the striking shol
crafts unions to President Harding
proposals. b. NJ Jewell, chairman o
the striking organizations. announced
Officials of the seven striking un
ions will prepare their answer toda.
and they anticipate it will be re
jection. but will hold it up for con
sderation at the later session of Sc,
enteen railroad union spokesman. MI
jewell said he had received "a bal,
of kilograms" from shop craft union
locals and system federation Organi
cations, all of them urging the leader:
to reject the presidents proposal tn,
men be sent back TO work and tn,
question of their seniority status b,
left to a decision of the railroad Labor
board
Forecasting the action anticipate,
from the other railroad labor organiza |
tions. Mr.. Jewell said the shop craft |
officials understood the Engineers
Brotherhood already had sent out i
letter which proposed their mel
should refuse to take out engine
which they considered in bad Orde |
and unsafe for operation. Amy state
menlS as to this matter, he said, woul, |
have TO come from warren S. Stone |
grand chief of the brotherhood