The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-12


were said to have told the pres.
ident they could not call OF the
strike unless guarantee was
given that all Of their men would
be reinstated in service with sen.
iority rights unimpaired. The
president had proposed that the
seniority status Of the return.
ing strikers be left to adjudica-
tion by the. railroad labor board.
(By the Associated Preaa)
Washington, Aug. 12.-Hsads Of
the seven railroad organizauens now
on strike were declared by enc Of
their chief officials today axter =
final conference to have decided -
reject completely the last strike set
tlement proposal put forward by
President Harding.
1t was announced shortly after one
o'clock this afternoon announced
that they agreed on response to
President Harding's latest strike set
tlement proposal.
The response was understood to be
a rejection of the proposition to
leave seniority Of Strikers to the de-
cision of the railroad labor board,
but on statement was made.
The decision of the union leaders,
it was announced, had been forward
ed to the white house by messenger.
Won't Ask Legislation
President Harding was said by ad-
ministration advisers today to have
abandoned, temporarily at least, his
plan for asking legislation of con-
gress to deal with the railroad
strike situation.
Early Answer
Promise of an early answer by the
seven striking shopmen's unions to
President Harding's latest and final
strike settlement proposal was seen
in an announcement from the white
house that the railroad union leaders
had made an engagement to call at
two-thirty o'clock this afternoon o.
the president.
Answer of the striking shopmen to
the psssident's "final proposal" for
settlement was expected to emerge
today from the general conference of
railroad labor here. With it, ac-
cording to Warren S. Stone, chief of
the engineers brotherhood and pre-
siding officer of the conference, will
come q statement to the public ex-
planning the attitude Of the nom
striking rail unions and the protest
walkouts Of train service employees
over the country which have further
complicated the situation.
To Go To White House
Presumably the shipments an,
swer will be transmitted promptly to
the White House where committee
of railway executives from the meet
ing yesterday in New York, repre-
senting 14S railroads, was due dur
ing the day to present the "condi-
tional acceptance" Of the presidents
plan voted yesterday by the general
meeting of railroad heads n M
York. '-4 'tto
With both communications before
him President Harding will be in a
position to decide the course the gov
ernment will pursue to protect the
interests of the nation in the serious
transportation crisis resulting from
the rail strike.
Several hours Of discussion by the
railroad labor heads yesterday
brought out no authoritative state
ment but no one challenged the re-
iterated prediction that the pres
ident's suggestion that the shopmen
return to work and leave the ques-
ton of their seniority rating to the
railroad. labor board would be re-
jected. ~
ORDERED BACK TO WORK.
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 12.-Mem-
oers of the Brotherhood of Railroad
who went on strike on the
Santa Fe railroad, have been ordered
to return to work, President w. G.
Lee announced t>,day in declaring