Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-02
EMPLOYEES
LOSERS UNDER
j. s. PROPOSAL
Provision for Restora-
ton of Seniority
Called Unfair.

New York. Aug. 1.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. THE refusal of the
American Association of Railway Ex-
acutives TO accept President Hard
ing's plan for settlement of the rail
shop crafts strike was contained in
the following message telegraphed TO
the White House Tuesday night:
Resolved Cn-That we accept the
first recommendations of the president.
reading as follows:
Railway managers and workmen
are 10 agree to recognize the validity
of all decisions of the railroad labor
board and 10 faithfully carry out such
decisions as contemplated by the law.
with the understanding that this is not
to preclude any party to controversy
from proceeding by legal action to
question the validity of any order of
ton and authority to make the order
was not conferred by the statutes
creating the board and defining its
authority.
"(ol-That we accept the second
proposal of the president reading as
follows;
'Second-The carriers will with
draw all lawsuits growing out of the
strike and railroad board decisions
which have been involved in the strike
may be taken in the exercise of rec
organized rights by either party, TO the
railroad labor board for rehearing.
with the understanding that the strike
is first called off and the representa-
tiyes of the strikers pledge themselves
aud the strikers against violence in any
form against the men now at work
and the property of the carriers. since
otherwise il would be impossible TO
the dismissal of injunctions
and other legal measures necessary to
protect such persons and property
from the violence and intimidation OF
the character rcsorted to in many
localities since the strike was called.
Third Is Impossible
"t3l-That it is impossible to agree
to the first sentence Of the III rd pro
posal of the president, the whole OF
which reads as follows:
'Third-An employees on strike TO
be returned to work and TO their for
mcr positions with seniority and other
rights unimpaired. The representatives
IF the carriers and the representatives
IF the organizations specially agree that
there will be no discrimination dy
,ither party against the employees who
lid or did not strike.
The railroad executives and mana
gers agree entirely with the presidents
statement in his letter that it is wholly
that the railroad labor
,oarr c:.t be made useful agency of
he government in maintaining indus
rial peace in the railway service unless
employers and workers are both prompt
md unQuestioning in their acceptance
If its decisions. think it is more de-
'irable than know how to express to
AVE established the unchallenged au-
hority of the railroad board, because
We must do these things which are
Necessary to bring about recognition
o suitable authority and end disputes
is menace the continuity of the trans
,ortation.'
by this language the president has
with great force and clear
less the policy which we advocate.
'ut the decisions of the railroad labor |
'oard were flouted and defied By the
ix organizations comprising the fed !
rated shop crafts; the strike was
alled to take effect July l, 1922, and
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