The New York herald., 1922-08-01

Thorn Brings Copy OF
Terms From WASH
ington, but Refuses
Any Com ment.
SENIORITY CHIEF ISSUE
Eastern Presidents Say 1t Is
Question Not Open to
Compromise.
MEN WIRE TO SENATOR'S
New York Strikers Say Aim to
Destroy Unions Hides I'm
der Moral Cloak.


last night and went into conference
Immediately with T. De Witt Cuyier,
president of the association. at the
Waldorf Astoria. Mr.. Thorn said that
he called at the White House before
leaving Washington and received from
President Harding a copy Of his pro-
posed terms for the settlement of the
railroad strike. The lawyer refused to
make the terms public or to CascU
them in any way. He said the AB
was given to him by the Presiden.Ny
that one might be ailable for
meeting to-day of the railroad exec,
tives in the Grand Central Terminss'
building.
"I have them in confidence from the
President" Mr. Thorn said in answer
to requests that he make public the
terms, "and they cannot be given out
until after the meeting tomorrow"
a dispatch from Cincinnati quotjnl =
a union leader on the terms was readS
to Mr.. Thorn. He expressed great in-f.
terest in the dispatch and particularly
in the five conditions.
That's very interesting" he said:
please read the first one 10 me again.
That one had TO do with the proposal
that railroad workers in the future
abide by oil decisions of the United
States Railroad Labor Board. Asked
whether he would verify the authen-
ticity of the terms outlined in the dis
patch. Mr.. Thorn said he would not.
Although railroad executives denied
yesterday that an agreement has been
reached, the feeling prevails that the
strike will be over before the end OF
the week. The presidents and vice
presidents of thirty-fve Eastern roads
held a preliminary meeting at the
Metropolitan Club to ascertain where
they stand and what emergency meas 1
ures will be necessary in case Presi-l
dent Harding's peace plan fails.
After the meeting a statement wasI
given out BY a spokesman designated
by L. F. Loree, president OF the Dela1ll
ware and Hudson Railroad and chair
man Of the Eastern presidents con-il
ference. The members deemed ii im-V
proper to arrive at any decision in ad-.
vance OF to-day's meeting, he said.(
They viii assemble in the board room
OF the New York New Haven and
Hartford in the Grand Central Station
at IL o'clock this morning in joint scs-
sion with the Western, Southwestern
and Southern groups.
The question OF seniority rights is the
stumbling block in the way OF COM
promise. Railroad executives are unap-
imous in their determination not TO re-
lnstate the shopmen without penaiizing
them for quitting. II they return II
must be at the bottom Of the ladder.
Railroads Thrice Bound.
President a. II. Smith or the New
York Central said:
1T is the solemn duty of the roads TO
be loyal to the men who were loyal 10
thcm.'' .
1T Is not an academic question" sai1II
Mr. Lorce. I'VE have given our VIC iii
OF honor TO the new men guarantee iii
their seniority over old men ccmi
back" III
Others pointed out that they we lll
thrice bound-to protect their new m iii
first. morally: second. by written c Ill
tract, and third, BY the decision OF iii
Railway Labor Board to rank new Il iii
immediately after old men who
NAMED loyal. iii
Percy Todd. president OF tho Bs III
and Aroostook. said he had III
through Maine making speeches
employees and plcdging his word m
they would rank ahead Of the men who
struck.
Daniel willard. president or tho Bal
timore and Ohio, who attempted re-
Gently 10 make private settlement With
his shopmen. was present but did not
enter the discussion, IT was said.
Also present were Gen. w. w. After
bury, vice-prcsldont OF the Pennsylva-
MIA system. y. W.. Pearson. president
or the New Haven; F. ~ Underwood,
president OF the Erie; w. H. Truesdale.
president Of the Lackawanna. and
Charles II. stein, general manager OK
the Central Railroad OF New Jersey.
wire wsdsworth and Calder.
The central strike committee, repre-
scnting $4,000 striking shopmen In the
New York metropolitan area. wired SEM
ators Wadsworth and Calder urging
them not TO believe he railroad prcsi-
dents.
These hardbollcd executives" tbe
telegram said who have been holding
up strike settlement In an attempt 20
an ash the unions cannot fool tho puelis
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