Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-18
NO RAIL STRIKE SETTLEMENT
TODAY, UNION LEADER STATES
ON LEAVING N. Y. CONFERENCE
I Am Sill Smlmq and Hopeful Stone Tells Waiting
Newspaper Men, Union Leaders Withdraw From Meet
ing for Further Consultation on Proposals Before
Pnley Not 10 Meet Again Until Late Today; Harding
to Outline Troubles in Message to Congress.
BY Associated Press 20 Every Evening.


BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening
New York, Aug. fs.--Belie, that no
definite agreement for settlement of
the shop crafts strike would be reach
ed today was expressed by Warren s.
Stone, head OF the Brotherhood of To-
comotive Engineers. shortly before
O'Clock, on leaving the conference b.
tween brotherhood men and executives.
After having attended the session
for two hours, Mr.. Stone left FOR the
uptown hotel, where shop crafts ieaa-
ers are quartered. for a conferences.
He said he AID not expect 20 return
before 3 O'Clock
/ Mr.. Stone sais no.5efnite agreement
had been reached and that he believed
the conference would have 20 extend
beyond today.
Stone sim Smiling and Hopeful.
The labor leader. who earlier In tho
day asserted settlement must be
reached at these conferences. profess
ed himself still optimistic about the
Ioutcone. I'm stir smiling" he said
to newspsperrnen. Il suppose you
boys viii write column about that
how 70 do It,"
Mr.. Stone explained he aid no. oe-
lieve there could he settlement today
because whatever plan they had would
have TO be referred by both sides 20
their constituents.
The four other leaders who were in
the mediation committee followed Mr..
Stone out Of the meeting and hurried
10 the hotel. II was not announced AZ
that time when the committees would
resume their parleys.
Definite Program Before Farley.
The general impression prevailing
around the conferences chamber az the
noon recess was that the conferees
had come down 70 ca ses and that
some definite program was under dis
cussion. In this connection were re-
called dispatches from Washington.
quoting Senator Watson, of Indiana.
!, as outlining a proposal for settlement,
: OF the seniority question which hs
!. said he had CLEANED over tho long dis
= tance telephone
=, This proposal, which oouid not be
confirmed here, was that loyal en-
!. ployes should head the seniority Lat,
|
:. third--as many OF the recruits 10 be
retained as possible
William H johnston. president a,
the international Association of Ma
chinists, arrived from Wazh.ngton thil
!, morning and joined the other Iabo,
leaders up town.
= j. G.. Luhrson. head O, the -rair
dispatchers' organization. arrived la
= night and James p. Noonan. prem.
dent of the electrical workers, Is ex.
pected some time today
Immediately upon his arrival. Mr.
Johnston went into conference win
Bert NJ. Jewell, president OF the rail-
way employees department OF n.
American Federation Of Labor aut
Al leaders OF the shop crafts.
4 Not antagonists to Roads
In formal statement Nfr. Johnstor
said:
, we are not organized TO antaxon,x,
the railroads. We stand ready at al
times TO Cooperate with them W,
hope and believe that the present diff
hculties can be adjusted amicably
That's why we are here"
:. Several new figures appeared toda,
dl lile HeduQudrterS OF tne ASSOC IA tiOl
- of Railway Executives, where n
- parley was being held between broth
erhood men and the committee o
nine appointed TO reply 10 Presiden
~ Harding's last proposal and 70 NEE
., ., the mediators.
Carl R Gray OF the Union Pacific
although not a committee nenlbe,
. went Into an ante room leading 70 n
= conference chamber. II could not b
learned AT the time whether he ha
n entered the chamber Itself.
Vice-Presldent Crowley OF the Ne,
~ York Central accompanied his chic
~ President A. H. Smith. committe
~ member. 70 the meeting pldcs.
Harding Information Questioned.
o. Robert s. Binkerd, assistant 10 :
=. Dewitt Cuyler. head OF the Assocla
~ ton OF Railway Executives. said hi
"a morning that no arrangements ha
no been made for keep in touch NIT
IN Washington and that no effort ia
nc been made to obtain here detasls
~, the speech which President Hardin
n was expected TO deliver 10 Congress
No one could be found At II
~ scene OF the conference who was wi,
!, ing TO discuss dispatches from wasi
!. ington stating that Senator wa.so
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