The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-08
AMT SENIORITY.
[IESTION FIXED
FLABORB BOARD
DOse That Men Be Sent Back
D Work and That Manage
hents Take Them Back.
hon EXPECTED TO
REJECT PROPOSALS
Executives Will Meet Soon
Frame a Collective Answer
br President.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-As a
nal call" from the government
immediate settlement of the
strike, President Harding to-
y communicated to rail execu-
Ies and heads of the striking
|op craft unions proposals that
men be sent back to work,
Bat the manasements take them
lex and that adjustment Of the
Icial seniority issue be left to
cision of the railroad labor board
Aough the president was said to
ider this the only practical course
government could take, union
esmen, indicating it's reflections,
hnoned their associates to meet
Wednesday to pass upon the pro-
and further called to Washing
kor general conference Friday, the
of all railroad labor organiza-
to consider the methods of CO.
ntion that might make the strike
effective.
Nothins From Executives
e rail executives had made no sre-
Sc to the White House, tonight,
gh press dispatches indicated that
also would meet to frame col
ne answer.
NJ. Jewell. president of the Rail
department of the American Fed
on of labor, w. III. Johnston, head
he machinists, and J. p. Noonan,
prising a, committee representing
striking union took the presidents
lnunication into conference, later,
Ing in H. e. Wills, Of the engin-
Paul Stephens of the trainmen,
Arthur J. Lowell, of the firemen
enginemen, all three being Wash
on representatives Of brother
|" organizations In the train serv-
which have actually acted apart
the labor unions in other branch
service.
Ask Co. operation
be union chiefs following the meet
gave out a statement which was
IN as foresha dowing their course,
copies Of a telegram to w. j..
Ae chief of the engineers, and p.
anion, president Of the telegraph
asking their cooperation in the
hulatlon of a program which would
for it's purpose protection of the
tc, preservation of the railroad in
ry and an honorable basis of set
ent."
lessrs Noonan, Johnston, and jew
have been In conference several
IS considering the proposal made
he president today" the statement
we have requested the chief ex-
ives of all the striking shop crafts
ms and the stationary firemen and
: to meet us here Wednesday of
week.
Equipment Growing Unsafe.
Ne have also urgently requested
telegraph and telephone that a
erence Of all executives Of rail-
labor organizations be held in
hington Friday, August IL.
Ne have requested this conference
use We recognize that railroad
oyes not now on strike, will in
nse of the travelling public and
nselves necessarily have to decline
perate the defective locomotives
cars now in service.
is clear to any unbiased person
railroad equipment is growing
unsafe each day, and relief must
lad through<an honorable settle
Employees now on strike are
IN their position and will continue
long as the Association of Rail-
executives declines to accept
'nsoIe terms of agreement"
government Has Right.
'Neir message to Mr.. Stone, the
-Oh officials emphasized their con-
va That the government has au-
w 10 settle strike on the just, fair
Ieasonable basis proposed by the
dent July ST."
Y"eVer' 1t is now apparent that
su''ructive program is being pro-
The telegram continued, "and
.U'ess the railroad employees can
sUuiuonal counsel and advice, the
1ua safety Of employees and trav-
public, already endangered by
o""hued use of defective railroad
,a'ht will be imperilled to a
extent Believing that the
|ecutiVe of each of the standard
labor organizations, as a re-
\, their years of experience,
public viewpoint and sincere de-
~ Industrial peace, can, by con-
|" with the officials of the public,