The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-21
END OF WALk0UT
IS NOW FURTHER
AWAY Than EVER
Rail Executives Reject Senate
Committee Request to Yield
Seniority Point.

Washington, July 20.-(By thl
Associated Press)-An effort to
settle the railroad strike at sud-
denly arranged conference OF
heads of leading railroads and
members of the senate interstats
commerce commission here tonight
was understood to have failed
Those attending the conference
said it now appeared that strike
settlement was much more dis
tant, and expressed pessimisn
over the immediate outlook, view
ing the coal and railroad strikes
together. :.
Senator Cummins said he would b
obliged to decline regular inquiry
as to the details Of the conference.
but did state, In expressing an opinion
as to the outlook for an adjustment OF
the strike, that be WIS hopeful to
the last" He declared no conclusion
had been reached as to what les1slk
ton was needed.
Asked as to whether the executives
came TO Washington by invitation o.
at their own instance, he said that hs
could not discuss that subject. He
added, however, that he did not ask
the railroad chiefs to come here for
the conference.
Lexislaaon Won't As1p
Tho principal point in dispute between
the executives who were called here
moro or less secretly left today, and the
union wers gone over in detail in detail
at the conference, together with ins
possibility Of legtslatton. to meet the
situation. II was said that no 'cgisla-
ton was practicable TO deal With thS
present strike
The rail executives, II was states.
were insistent upon three points which
the unions are demanding az recess
sion to send the men back to work
These Arc tho seniority rule, the resta.
ration Of the pension status and the
question Of boards Of adjustment be-
tween the employees and employers.
VIII Hot Iisld
A, touights conference II was said
that the rail executives declared they
could not and would not yield to tho
union demand for 2 national board OF
adjustment They also were said TO be
tnststent upon refusing to restore the
status quo Of employees on strike with
respect to their seniority and pension
rights. All Of those have been de-
manded by the union representatives. a.
necessary before they would order the
maintenance Of way men back to work
pending a rehearing Of the question OF
wage Gales.
Earnest efforts were said to have bean
made by the senators present to secure
modification OF the railway e1ecutives
position. 1t was said that the possible
menace to tho public from the railway
strike combined with the coal strike
was stressed by the senators. but tho
attitude Of the railway executives on
the three main points regarded as nec-
essary precedence TO the return Of the
men to work was said to be unyieldins.
No More Conferences.
No further conferences in WashingtoA
were said to bep tanned. Some Of the
conterees said 1t was apparent thAt
such efforts would be fruitless Per-
sons we'll informed said that Presidsnet
Harding did not contemplate calling the
executives into conference himself and
that APPARENTLY any further moves must
come through the railroad 'dbor board
or the railroad executives OF tho union
representatives. One OF tho conferess
said that the future part Of the govern
ment now appeared to be the task Of
maintaining order on tho strtke-affected
rail iineS and at the same Vrne In the
coal Helds.
], was expected that the results Of
the conference would be conveyed In
CONTINUED on PaGs Hourtesn)