The New York herald., 1922-08-24

without the grossest breach of faith on
the part OF the railroads 10 the men at
present In their service. Under these
circumstances 1t becomes apparent tnat
the railroads cannot consider any set
tlement OF the present strike whicn does
not provide protection In their present
employment. both to the loyal employees
who remained in the service and 10 the
new employees entering II"
When this information was conveyed
TO the brotherhood chiefs. who were
waiting at the Hotel Woodstock, the lat
ter asked to appear in person before
the executives meeting, which request
vas granted.
They then submitted the four peace
proposals. which provided that the strik-
ers were to go back on the pay roll on
September 1 and the seniority question
put up to the Government labor BOARD
The brotherhood committee. however,
disolaimed any knowledge as to whether
this suggestion would be accepted by the
striking shopmen. but requested that II
be considered by the association. and
also that 1t be presented to any indi-
vidual road that might be inclined to
make a separate settlement.
Roads Vote Is 254 to 4.
The brotherhoods' proposition was
turned down by vote of 254 to 4, the
roads voting according TO mileage, each
carrier getting one vote for each 1000
or fraction miles of right of way.
The meeting then adjourned sine die.
Chairman Cuyler said later:
1T may be. from the suggestion above
mentioned of the mediators. that they
Will recommend to the leaders OF the
striking shopmen to permit settlements
ma "a
which has hitherto been declined by
these leaders.
while the basis suggested by the
train and engine service brotherhood
leaders interpreted as 1t Is understood
the brotherhood leaders interpret IL, was
not acceptable as submitted. a group OF
roads nave determined to ascertain
whether or not such notifications of Il
rasy not be obtained by further negotia
tons between this group of roads anc
the mediators as will make the propose
acceptable to at least some of the roads
5 under their special conditions. which tr
that event would consider the making oi
separate and individual settlements
Hale Holden, president of the Chicago
Burlington and Quincy. presided at the
meeting OF the eighteen executives II
favor of listening TO further peace talk
They discussed the matter informally
for half an hour, after which they sepa-
rated, but agreed to remain in the city
for a day or two to receive any further
advances the brotherhoods' or the shop
nien may make.
Mr.. Holden issued the following state
ment:
"At the conclusion OF the general meet
ing of the Association of Railway Ex-
ecutives the officers of considerable
number of railroads remained In fur
ther conference over the proposition
submitted by the brotherhoods.
There was no dissent from the ac-
tion taken by the main meeting"
One executive said the eighteen were
merely testing the good faith OF the
unions in asking for continuance or
negotiations. Most Of the other railroad
men left town last night, no more gem
eral meetings OF the association being
contemplated.
Those at the Meeting.
Present at yesterdays meeting were:
w H. Finley. president, Chicago and
Northwestern Railway; II. Z. Byram,
president, Chicago. Milwaukee and st
Paul Railway: Hale Holden, president,
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail-
road; Ralph Budd. president. Great
Northern Railway Howard Elliott.
chairman Charles Z. Donnelly presi-
dent, Northern Pacific Railway; r. s.
ovett, chairman: Carl r. Gray. presi-
dent. Union Pacific system: ]. Krutt-
schnitt, chairman, Southern Pacific
Company b. T. Bush. president. Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad; L. 4. Loree,
president, Delaware and Hudson Com
!. pany; w. w. Atterbury, vice-president,
~Pennsylvania system; A. II. Smith.
president, New York Central lines; w.
II. Truesdale. president. Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad: r.
d. Underwood. president. Erie Rail-
road f. l.. Blendinger. vice-president,
Lehigh Valley Railroad; A. T. Dice.
president. Philadelphia and Reading
Railway: w. r. Cole, president. Nash
vile, Chattanooga and st. Louis Kali
way: Lyman Delano, vice ce-president. At
lantic Coast Line Railroad: S. NJ. Eel
ton. president, Chicago. Great Western
Railroad e. j. Pearson, president New
York, New Haven and Hartford Kali
road: c. l.. Bardo. president, Central
New England Railway: E. n. Brown,
chairman. Pere Marquette and st. Louis.
San Francisco Railway companies
Frank II. Alfred. president. Pere Mar
uuette Railway; G. e. Denney. vice.
president, New York, Chicago and st.
Louis and Lake Erie and Western rail-
ways: w. J. Harahan. president: G. II.
Graham. senior viesSpresident, Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway; n. ID. Maher,
president, Norfolk and Western Rail-
way: w. T. Noonan, president. Bunalo.
Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway. Z.
II. Markham. president. Illinois Central
Railroad Daniel Willard, president.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; j. Il.
Hustis. president. Boston and Maine
Railroad, NJ. c. Byers. president, West
ern MARYLAND Railway: G.. r.. Loyal.
president, Norfolk Southern Railroad (:
c. II. stein, general manager. Central
Railroad OF New Jersey; I. NJ Scnu-
macher. president, Ell Paso and South
western system: S. Ennis. president
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway; J.
NJ Kurn, president. St Louis-San Fran
cisco Railway: A. g. Wells, vice-presi-
dent, Atchison, Topeka and Santa re
Railway: Percy r. Todd. president,
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad d. a.
Worthington. president, Cincinnati. In
dianapolis and Western Railroad; Eppa
Hunton, Jr., president. Richmond, Fred
cricksburg and Potomac Railroad
Ralph Peters. president. Long Island
Railroad Roliin II. Wilbur. yice-presi-
dent and general manager. Lehigh and
New England Railroad Company: John
w Patten, chairman, Gulf, Mobile and
Northern Railroad Company: Alfred r.
Thorn. vice-chairman and general coun-
sci. Association OF Railway Executives
The roads which are in favor of con-
tinuing the conference are those which
are In a position to give employment
10 all OF their men now on strike They
ore tho Chicago and Northwestern.