The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-08-09
{, HARDING PROPOSES
NEW STRIKE MOVE
Tets sShop5nen 10 Return,
>to Their Jobs
ASKS RAILROADS
T0 ASSIGN WORK

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President Issues Appeal to Workmen
to Return to Their Jobs and Asks
Railroads to Assign Them Work
Pending Settlement Of Strike Issre
by Labor Board. .
Washington. Aug. 7-Prcsldent
Harding today called upon. striking
railroad shopmen to return to work,
requested the railroads to assign them
to work and asked both the workmen
and carriers to submit the disputed
question of seniority to the railroad
labor board.
The president sent kilograms to
= B. M. Jewell, head Of the railroad
shopmen's union. and II. Dewitt Guy
ler, chairman Of the Association of
Railway Executives, outlining the
plan which he hoped would result in
speedy termination Of the strike. Mr..
Harding in his messages asked that
both parties to the dispute agree to
comply with the decision rendered on
seniority by the railroad labor board.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE presi-
dents telegrams were made public at
the white house at / o'clock after the
executive had held another confer
leaders and with Chairman Cummins
Of the senate interstate commerce
committee who has been in contact
with the railroad executives.
The statement was authoritat&cly
made at'the white house In conner-
tion with the call issued by tho presi-
dent that Mr.. Harding regarded his
proposals as a final pro ,ot.,l from
tie government for volu!;tary action
Wy the, railroads and employees to end
the menace to the country's Interests
which the administration sees in the
paralysis of transportation, particulars
oily in coal fields. The proposals to-
Soay were made without Insulation
with railroad executives a. the pres
ident does not know what will be the
attitude of the labor unions, it was
added.
Settlement through the labor board,
the president was said to believe, Is
the only practical course for the gov
ernment to seek.
Text OF Telegram
The text OF the telegram sent to Mr.
Jewell follows:
"I have your communication In
which you and your associates speak
ing for the striking. railway shopmen
pledged your agreement to the prOpos-
ais which submitted to the railway
executives and your organization for
the settlement OF the pending rail
road strike. Inasmuch as l was act
ing az a voluntary mediator. seeking
the earliest possible settlement, con-
fess to you that same disappointment
which I have conveyed to the execu-
tiyes that the terms were not unani-
mously accepted. AS you are already
aware the executives Of the carriers
declared their inability to restore Sc
niorlty rights unimpaired.
~It Is exceedingly gratifying, how
ever that In responding to- the terms
which were proposed that both, che
spokesmen for the carriers and the
spokesmen for the employees have
pledged that they will recognize the
validity of all decisions by the rail-
road labor board and to faithfully car
ny out such decisions as contem-
.~plated by the law Moreover, spokes-
men for the carriers and employees
have approved the second paragraph
of the proposal and in their approval
have agreed that railroad labor board
decisions which have been involved In
the strike may be taken, In the 'exer-
.tise OF recognized rights, by either
0arty, to the railroad labor board for
2arEhearing.' Inasmuch as the en-
tmloyes have agreed to all the terms
proposed and the executives have
agreed to two OF the bases OF settle
SAylnt. and rejected the third, there
Hmains only the question OF seniority
covered in paragraph three in dis
pt,te, to bar settlement.
MindfulG OF the pledge of both the
executives and the striking worltmen
80 recognize the validity of all deci-
sions by the rIilroad labor board ! am
hereby calling on the. striking work
men to return to work, calling upon