The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-13
Declare Issue Is Not One For
Discussion Between Car
riers and Striking Shopmen
Insist Recall of Strike
Must Open Way-Door Is
Left Open For Settlement.

Chicago, July 12.-(By the AS
Sociated Press)-A flat refusal to
meet W. B. NJ. Jewell, head Of
the striking shopmen, to discuss
peace proposals, was the answer
tonight of railway executives TO
a proposal made by Ben w.
Hooper. chairman Of the United
States Railroad Labor Board.
In a letter to Mr.. Hooper. the
executives declared that "the is
sue raised is not one for consider
alton between the carriers and the
representatives of the organized
crafts on strike, except through
the further orderly processes be.
fore the United States Railroad
Labor Board"
The letter added, however, that
"a prompt recall of the strike
order would permit the resump-
ton of former methods Of confer
cnce and permit the consideration
Of any matters which representa-
tives of employees might desire 10
submit y
Door opaa to settlement.
Chicago. July l2.-(By the Associated
ess)-While flatly refusing 70 meet
tho leaders OF 100000 striking shopmen
nrnnnSala railu1y
u,ives tonight felt open the door for
settlement Of the strike through the
United States railroad labor board.
Immediately after reaching an agree
ment with the heads OF the big four
brotherhoods not 10 require their mem
oers 10 do any OF the work Of striking
shopmen, the executives began consider
alton OF a peace program submitted 20
them by Ben W. Hooper, chairman OF
the labor board. after a conference with
3. NJ. Jewell. head OF the striking shop
men.
Axreernent with Big Pour.
The agreement was reached at a con-
terence OF representatives OF the broth
erhoods at tho office Of samel NJ. Fell
ton. president OF the Chicago & Great
Western Railway.
He said the roads would be notified to
StCp the pEdClICCS 10 WHICH NiC W ONhSA
hoods objected. The executives answer
executives.
asserted that the strike was called in
defiance OF the board and that there
fore any conference between the eIecu-
tives and the strikers would not bs per-
rsssible or tolerable.
The prompt recall Of the strike ro-
der" the letter added however. would
permit the resumption OF former meth
DDS of conference and permit the con-
sideration OF any matters which repre-
sentatlves Of employees might desire 10
submit"
1T means. fatty No" declared Mr..
FELTON, when asked regarding the de-
cision reported by the executives as he
left the conference.
1T may be final. but it's only final for
to-day" declared Mr.. Jewell when the
text OF the letter was read 70 him over
the telephone. He refused further COM
ment. declaring that he could no. speak
until he heard from Mr.. Hoover. who
had opened negotiations with him.
Long Step Forward.
In railway circles the belief was eX-
pressed that the mere opening of nego-
tiations was a long step toward peace
tul settlement and that the moves Of tho
day had resulted in throwing the case
back Into the lap or the IdDOr bOdrQ IN
tho exact position in which II had rest1
ed when Mr.. Jewell had allowed strike
order to go into effect on July !. after
ignoring a summons to appear before
the board with the railway executives
and explain MS action. He later de-
clared. however. action was due to the
fact that the meeting was held too late
10 allow him TO withdraw his strike or
der and that TO have attempted TO do so
would have resulted in chaos and posi-
BILE bloodshed
Proposal To Shopmen
Authoritative REPORTS declare that
the shipments program for settlement
OF the strike included an agreement to
abolish the farming out OF shop work
10 contractors. the revision Of pay
schedules IN respect to overtime. per-
mission for a rehearinr OF the whole
wage controversy by the labor board
and the creation by the railways OF
boards OF adjustment provided for ln
tho transportation act.
Railway men asserted that the roads
practically all had agreed to stop the
practice OF outside contracting on orders
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