Evening journal., 1922-08-03
MEN RUSH
FOR JOBS IN
RAILSHOPS
Both Sides Admit Roads
Gain in Drive to End
Strike
UNIONS AWAIT NEW
MOVE BY HARDING
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.arge gains in their shopcrafts forces
;oday.
A rush OF new mon for Jobs was
reported by roads and admitted by
anion leaders. Many strikers en-
tered shops as now men. F.. NJ Rine,
general manager of the Lacka-
wanna. declared The New York
Central. the Lehigh Valley and the
Central Railroad Of New Jersey re-
ported considerable additions to
heir forces.
A. j. Burger union leader, de-
MED there had been any break in
strikers ranks. and pointed out that
men seeking work now were safe
y first fellows who were afraid to
pply al the Beginning and said
many of his men had been quietly
pproached by the roads with offers
I seniority il they would return.
Recruiting will go on John b..
Nalber, speaking for all Eastern
roads said. until shop forces are at
hull strength.
Wall Street watched progress OF
The Soads offensive and pronounced
the strike won for the carriers.
Financial commentators uninimous-
ly approved the executives rejecc-
tion..of Harding's proposal. and said
the imcn were beaten. Charles Il.
Mitchell, president OF the National
City.:Bank. said:
Reply Of the railroads to Presi-
dent Harding was just what it
should have been. There was moth
ing else to do"
CHICAGO. Aug. s.-CUnited
Press Rail union chiefs today
waited for the next step toward set
Element OF the rail strike after ac-
ceptlng the Harding peace proposals
with reservations"
Although the Presidents plans
for 'settlement OF the strike were
bitterly opposed the strikers accept
ed chem for the good OF the
country"
The draft Of the reply to the
President stipulated that the union
leaders only approved the proposal
as 4 was interpreted by them.
Fsnal acceptance came after two
days of bitter debate at a confer
ence of ninety members of the policy
committee Of the shopcrafts organ
cation. the executive committee
and Timothy Healy. president OF
the Brotherhood OF Stationary Fire
men and oilers.
The Interpretation OF the pro-
posals by the union leaders indi-
Gated they expect the Pennsylvania
Railroad to abandon its open shop
light In regard to this, the mes
sage said:
We understand that recognition.
of validity Of all decisions Of the
Railroad Labor Board means for ex-
ample. that in the case Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad. all employees will
return to work under the wages and
working conditions established In
The decisions Of the board and that
Ihe sole question of validity pend
Ing IS the authority Of the Labor I
Board TO determine the method OF
selecting accredited representatives
OF the mployes-assuming that the
railroad has appealed from the de-
cision OF the L. S. Circuit Court of
Appeals which sustained the action
of The Labor Board"
The labor board ordered a new
election. The Pennsylvania refused
to comply. The Pennsylvania then
obtained a temporary injunction ie-
siraining the labor board from issu-
Ing a public rebuke. This injunc-
ton was later made permanent.
The court OF appeals short time
,so reversed the decisions OF the
over courts
The three conditions OF the pro-
'osal as accepted by the unions
refe:
II. That both carries and unions
bide by labor board decisions.
y. That carriers withdraw all law
Its growing out OF the strike and
Dor board rehearings be granted
n issues involved in the strike.
3. That full seniority rights be
,'urned TO the strikers.
The railway executives on Tues
ay turned down the Presidents
roposal on the seniority question.