The Washington herald., 1922-08-26
STICK. TO DEMANDS
Brotherhood Leaders and
Executives Admit Eff
forts Futile.
.SHOPMEN CHIEFS
EAGER TO FIGHT
Hope to Induce Mainte-
nance of Way Men to
Join Strike.

NEW YORK, Aug. 25. - Efforts
Of brotherhood chiefs to mediate
for a settlement OF the railroad
shopmen's strike ended in complete
failure today when representatives
Of ffty-two roads announced that
the seniority demands Of the
strikers could not be met.
The situation now reverts to
where ii was before the executives
and mediators began their delibera-
tions here more than a week ago,
with both sides declaring a renewal
Of war to a finish.
The brotherhood leaders issued a
statement saying their efforts at
peace making had been futile be-
cause neither the railroads nor the
strikers would surrender fixed
principles regarding seniority.
shopmer Chiefs Jubiiant.
When the shop craft leaders were
notified of the failure Of the con-
ference between the mediators and
the minority executives they de-
clared themselvs juhilant. Tele-
grams were dispatched to every
strike leader in the country order
ing more determined stand to break
the railroads position and win back
employment with seniority rights
intact
II was believed attempts would
be made to induce the maintenance
Of way workers to Join the walkout
and word was received from New
York and Boston branches or that
union that they would strike as
snor as permission was granted hy
Presideni T. Y. Gra ne, of Detroit.
situation Clear. Says Jewell
Rert NJ. Jewell, head Of the shop
men. issued statement saying the
refusal Of the minority executives
to meet the strikers demands had
clarified the situation. Now we
know where we stand. and we can
and will fCht." he declared. He in
timated that he had never been in
favor Of settling the strike by IN
dividual road agreements as had
been attempted during the past two
days.
Executives Of the ffty-two roads
representing $4,000 miles OF track.
Of 30 per cent nf the country's to-
tai mileage. left for their homes
after the conference broke Up. They
asserted they would continue TO
stand firm against taking back
their former employees with full
seniority rights restored.
Roth Side. stand Firm.
The meeting today was brief
The mediators repeated their suC-
Cestion that the men return to work
under the rates of pay established
by the Railroad Labor Board with
seniority right as OF June 30. 1922
the day before the strike began.
The executives offered to take back
all tho men except those guilty ot
violence. hut with the question Of
seniority left to a conference be-
tween the five brotherhood chiefs
and a committee of five railroad
executives.
Neither side would yield from II,
stand. After the meeting adjourned
the brotherhood chiefs, headed by
Warren s. Stone. of the locomotive
engineers. formally declared media
tion at an end.
All Efforts Futile.
while the conferences with both
sides were most pleasant we found
we could not present recommcnda -
tions acceptable to both because
both insisted that their respective
were based on principles
which could not he set aside and
which must be observed at all costs.
the mediators' statement said.
I'VE have reluctantly notified ali
concerned that we consider further
efforts futile and announce we have
nothing more to suggest"
A statement issued by Daniel Will
lard. nyesident of the Baltimore and
Ohio, Spokesman for the executives,
said:
The railway executives who took
part in the conferences sincerely re-
gret that the representatives of the
striking Nnployes, although defin-
itely ASSURED the substance Of all
they asked for. were unwilling to
agree to a settlement except under
Which the railway eNecu-
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