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FIGHT To FINISH
over SENIORITY
Railroad Presidents Issue Ihelf
UltInlaium to Strikers.
|OBS FOR MOST MEN
Did Places Promised if Vacant ana
Similar Work When Positions Are
FilIed-Put Ban on All Rioters.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE railway
Executives of the country made pubic
heir response to President Harding
aSt strike settlement proposal, in
which il was stated that majority
J., the executives in their meeting III
sew York Friday voted tn give Strik-
ng Shop craft workers their ola JOBS
+ vacant or similar work pending de-
prmination of seniority by Inc faii-
Dad labor board.
The executives committee, which
anne here and delivered to President
Harding their response TO his last SET
lement proposal and later met win
.hiefs of the train service brother.
hoods. let it be known that no further
conferences of any kind were planned.
The announcement was described by
me Spokesman for the executives as
, meaning ii fight to the finish Ill the
.Xi sting strike 50 far as the failfoau
arrangements Were concerned.
The reply of the executives 10 the
presidents peace proposal was mace
| public as the final basis on which the
Executives would negotiate for Set
lement, and it was added by their
spokesman that any decision of the
.pniority question must be left TO the
agency recognized by law, namely, the
abroad labor board.
Union leaders meantime withheld
heir rejection of the presidents o11ef.
while Warren G. Stone and other
1pads of the four brotherhoodS re-
nained in executive session. 1t was
,, possible, they said, that the brother
| lood officials who have acted as mpdl-
| ,tors might institute further ilnmedi-
ite attempts.
| Earlier developments in the strike
! situation consisted chiefly of u con-
| terence at the White House between
| President Harding and a delegation
| If railway executives. and a meeting
If the leaders of the striking shop
men, the four brotherhoods and affili-
! ,tpd organizations at machinists' head
| luarters. Secretary Hoover attended
! Lhe White House conference.
After an hours conference with the
president the executives, headed by
I. Dewitt Cuyler, chairman, held
| session of an hour and half at their
headquarters, at the close of which ii
was announced that a statement shear-
| ng on the situation would be issued
later
The following statement was issued
| oy T. Dewitt Cuyler, chairman OF the
Association of Railway Executives:
AT the meeting of the railroads in
New York on Friday, August IL, 1922,
hey. with practical unanimity, res
| bonded favorably to the presidents S
call that the seniority question be left
% the United States railroad labor
board
approximately three-QuarterS OF
the mileage responded favorably to
his call that all striking shop crafts
men he re-employed and the balance
that all such strikers be re-employed
as far as practicable.
1.-The resolutions acted on by the
meeting have been submitted to the
president.
THE following resolutions were
adopted by roads having a mileage of
|
1.-The telegram of the president dat
ed August Z, 1922, having been consid-
cred and in response to his call to the
carriers and the striking workmen, the
following resolutions were adopted:
"'(a) All former employees who have
not been guilty of proven violence
against the employees or property OF
the railroad shall be assigned to theil
former positions where vacancies exist
":(b) Where the positions they for
merly held have been filed, other EN-
!. ployment Of the same class will be
found for such employees as have com
mitted no acts of proven violence
against the employees or the propert!
+ of the railroad.
"'(c) If, after these men have beer
, assigned, questions of seniority arise
with them which cannot be settled
locally, they will be referred TO The
United States railroad labor board fol-
. review.
"'Further resolved, That the strike
is to be called off with the understand
ing and agreement by all parties tha
no intimidations nor oppression shall
be practiced or permitted as agains
any of the employees who have remain
ed or taken service, or against those