The Washington herald., 1922-08-16
CONFER TOMORROW
Western Road Presidents
Fall in Line With
T. Dewitt Cuyler.
CONGRESS AWAITS
HARDING MESSAGE
Complete Statement OF
Present Strikes; Crisis
Is Expected.

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-Railroad
executives and head of the five
brotherhoods will meet here
Thursday afternoon in an effort
to bring an end to ;he railroad
strike.
The meeting was arranged today
after Warren S. Stone. grand chief
of the brotherhood of locomotive
engineers, had telegraphed I. De-
witt Cuyler, chairman Of the as
sociation of railway executives
asking for another conference to
seek agreement between the roads
and their striking shopmen. Guy
Ier promptly accepted
Proposals Kept Secret.
The brotherhoods. whose men
are not on strike except In a few
scattered localities. are acting vir-
tually as mediators between the
sbopmen and the executives. Bert
NJ Jewell. leader of the striking
shopmen. will not be present al
the meeting.
have to offer could not be learned.
The attitude of railroad executives
on the seniority issue. wnlcn
caused the failure of President
Hardinr.s peace proposals last
week has not changed, so far as
could be ascertained-
CuyIer refrained from comment
Western Executives Accept.
CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-Brotherhood
ofBcers asked Western railroad
presidents for another conference
TO consider further attempts to
mediate the shopmen's strike. and
after a meeting of the executives
here IL was decided to accept the
offer.
The proposal was telephoned by
Warren S. Stone. grand chief of the
engineers, to President Hale Holden
of the Burlington system. Hol1en
called a meeting Of the executives
at once
I'VE have decided to accept the
suegestion, and are willing to NEE.
the brotherhood leaders again. he
said, although the fiat rejection OF
the Presidents proposal by TIE
shopmen's leaders. announced IN
their letter today. gives executives
present at our meeting little hope
of definite accomplishment"
At the general Offices of the Atch-
ison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
here il was stated that w. 6. Lee
head of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen. had ordered the members
of his organization back to work on
that road. Similar acton had been
taken, they said. by Warren S. Stone,
grand chief of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers and ID. b.
Robertson. head of the iremen and
enginemen.
II is reported from California that
many fruit growers are volunteer
ing for train service to help move
their s25.0OO. .00ocrop.
Prepares Message to Congress.
With President Harding prepar-
ing a formal statement for Con-
gress and the country. to be deliv-
cred at a joint session. probably to-
morrow afternoon. the big four
railroad brotherhoods have begun
another definite effort to settle the
shopmen's strike.
The call of the brotherhoods was
sent shortly after official announce
ment had been made at the White
House that within forty-eight
hours" the President would make
statement to Congress. and it nee
essary make recommendations he
believed necessary in handling the
situation.
The president is ready, IL nee
essary, to place the operation OF
rd-pressed railroads under the
protection OF federal troops and to
call upon the public for support
in the railroads effort to keep
transportation going.
such a course. because of the
small size of the American peace
army" would necessitate either an
Increase in the army Appropriation
bill, permitting of augmented en-
listments or q call for volunteer
service in the interest OF peace and
protection along the rails. Esti-
mates Of the cost of furnishing sup
plies, pay and other necessities in
such an emergency range as high
as s3oo.ooo.o 900.
Could Use State Forces.
This might be reduced because
through settlement of the coal
guardsmen are on duty now, could
be diverted to railroad protection.
In Connection with this course,
the president would call upon all
striking shopmsn to return to work,
as he called upon the miners when
the coal strike negotiations were
broken OF.
But. while all of this is in mind,
the President will hope. up to
Coxttnss6 On paoe Tom.