Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-15
TO PLACE DISPOSITION
OF CRISIS IN HANDS
OF LAW MAKERS
TROOPS FOR LINES
BELIEF PREVAILS AT CAPITAL
THAT PRESIDENT WILL OFFER
NATIONS RESOURCES TO RAIL.
ROADS TO PREVENT TlE.UP OF
ALL TRAFFIC.

Washington, Aug. PrCSidCn:
Harding will place the rail strike sit.
uation before congress and before the
country within forty-eight hours. It
was officially announced today at the
white house.
The announcement camo after tn
President had conferred on the STRIFE
situation with his cabinet and with
leaders in congress and after union or
gGnizatOns had made their rejection
Of the Presidents last settlement pro-
rosal. together with the statement
that chiefs Of the uon-striking unions
planned to continue their efforts at
mediation of tho rail controversy.
The admin traitor spokesman who
made known the Presidents purpose
declared there was no ground for the
President to stand upon in advancing
any further pre- positions for settle
ment of the strike other than those
which have already been laid before
the management and representatives
of the Workmen.
The impression prevailed amOrg
the Presidents adyi ers that he woui!
in his statement to congress and
through congress to the country make
no suggestions rs to legislation, bus
the administration spokesman sai3
that depended upon events that occl"
within the brief time before he
speaks.
Troops to Guard Lines.
The President was stated as deter
mined that the only course the govern,
ment now could pursue was the path
it followed in the coal strike extern
sion of an invitation to the employers
to operate their properties and the fed
eral government, with the cooperation
Of the states. would stand behind them
in their efforts 50 far as they directed
to the serving of the public.
The President was described a3
having his back uD' and fully con
WINGED that nothing further could be
done through negotiations.
Rejection Made Public.
Leaders of the railroad labor organ
izations today mace pubic the rojet-
ton ct President Harding tiral offer,
but declared that attempt to mediate
the difficulty by direct dealings be-
tween railroad executives and heads
of the four brotherhoods were still in
progress.
The union leaders made public .
statement declaring that the exccu-
tiyes by their responses to the Pre5'-
dents final offer had also declined to
accept the Presidents proposition
and had mot even agreed to permit
all employees now on strike to return
to work
The statement. in addition to charg-
ing that the executives also had de-
clined to accept the Presidents propo-
sition. said the railroad arrangements
apparently intend to be the court,
judge and jury fer the trial and CON
viction of those employees whom they
do not intend shall return to work
7rainmen Leave Posts.
Green Bay, Wis, Aug. l5.-Train'
men and switchmen of the Chicago
Milwaukee and St Paul have left
work following disturbance late
last night Nonunion shOpmen
working on an engine which became
disabled late last night were stoned
by a group of strikers. The guards
fred into the air to scare them away
The trainmen and switcmen immedi
atelv left work saying they would
not work as long as armed guards
were stationed in the yards
Government Marks Time.
Washington, Aug. Is. Visible
activities here in the rail strike stu
alton here were confined today to 3
continuation of the mediation eff
forts of the chairmen of the big foul
brotherhood organizations in whose
hands the striking shop crafts have
placed their case.
These chairmen who late yester
day spent more than two hours IL
conference with President Harding
in which it was declared whole
basket full of propositions were dis
cussed" this morning, again went in
to conference with representatives o
the striking unions bit rwhat the
next development would be was still
purely a matter of speculation.
The only hint as to what might b.
expected came from l.. f. Sheppard
president of the conductors brother
hood and spokesman for the entir
group of union chiefs who said on
of the matters TO be considered tC
day. would be whether the labor me-
would ask for further conference
with all the executives to meet
committee. There was no intimatio