Evening journal., 1922-08-14
WOMENHURT
BY VIOLENCE
IN WAKE OF
RAILSTRIKE

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emergency that may arise in the
strike situation.
Representative Fitzgerald. Ohio.
left Dayton at $40 this morning and
expects TO reach Washington via the
air, shortly after noon. Indications
are that the arrival Of many other
Congressman may be delayed by
late trains.
WASHINGTON Aug. Il (United
Press).-Balked again in his latest
peace move, President Harding has
decided 10 let the railroads and the
100000 striking shop craftsmen
fight It out temporarily.
So long as the railroad executives
demonstrate their ability TO main
tain service somewhere near normal
Mr.. Harding will keep hands off. II
the transportation system shows
signs OF breaking down, and both
sides remain obdurate, the President
will ask Congress to sanction Fed
eral seizure OF the roads.
The foregoing constitutes the
present program OF the administra-
ton It was learned following the
collapse OF negotiations between the
railroad executives, leaders OF the
16 railroad unions and the leaders
OF the administration on the second
Harding peace proposal.
Oficials today were looking to-
ward the big four brotherhoods FOR
the trend OF future developments In
the critical strike situation.
Should this powerful railroad
labor group decide TO make up the
challenge of the railroad executives
for a finish hght. It is admitted that
a serious tieup In transportation
could be brought about in a short
time. The brotherhood leaders TO
whom the striking shopmen have
entrusted their case, may make
known their policy today
Conditional acceptance Of this
plan was made by the railroad
executives The shop crafts lead
ers virtually rejected II and through
he heads of the big brotherhoods
and the other railroad union heads ,
asked the executives TO place the .
,ase in the hands of an impart al
other than the railroad
abor board.
This suggestion was rejected.
IL was intimated that President {
Harding. realizing that the strikers 2
we're reluctant to place the seniority J
In the hands of the railroad :
a. Iv,Fa
ally committed itself on the matter,
originated the idea for another i'm
partial tribunal. I
The executives made public the s
ext of a majority and minority re- I
port. both signifying conditional ac- u
,eptance; the former stating II in
yoived no surrender OF the principles
IN seniority adopted by the carriers
" August 1; the latter reserving
he right to take the board decisions F
nto courts. S
L. E. Sheppard. president Of the 7
)rder of Railway Conductors, F
pokesman for the labor leaders, F
efused TO make public the text OF s
he shop crafts leaders reply or the S
OF the general con- f
erence TO the White House. \
II was made known, however. T
lat the shop crafts leaders reject f
I the proposal. T
Sheppard said that he felt the T
Dor still was open for further ne F
)tiatiOns
A committee OF labor heads will
main IN Washington TO mediate
,tween the President and the r
rilSers." Sheppard said. 81
A spokesman for the railroad II
,ecutives said that transportation F.
N be maintained near normal for F.
iother year in spite the strike, ST
lille the union leaders hold that So
comotlves and other equipment r
e deteriorating so rapidly that SER
ce is on the brink Of dem oraliza-