The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-07-28
3 PLANS ARE
TO GO BEFORE
STRIKE HEADS
All Hinge on Seniority Rights,
It is Said by Persons Con-
ferring with Harding
SENIORITY QUESTION
All Proposals Said to Hinge
on Various Methods of Set
Ting This Matter
(BY the Associated Pressl

loi iHliieuldLe eHulHB Oh Cne railroad
strike have been submitted to rep
resentatives of the railroad execu-
tives and labor unions by President
Harding, according to information
obtained today from administration
advisers, who talked with the execu-
tive.
Three proposals, all hinging on va
rious plans for adjusting the en-
ployes seniority rights, will be sub
mitted, it was said, to be executives
meeting In New York Tuesday, ana
to an employees conference in Chicago
to be arranged by B. M. Jewell, the
shopmen's leader
Outside railroad contracting, would
be abandoned by the railroads un-
der each of the three proposals.
One of the proposals, according
to those claiming to have informa-
tion of the presidents suggestion,
would be for the railroads to waive
the seniority question and take all
strikers back to work. Another was
said to be&to give "loyal" men who
have remained at work prior senior
ity rights over strikers and the third
was for separate adjustment Of the
seniority dispute by each road with
its own employees through joint COM
mittces to be appointed.
President Sees Hope
The president was said by his ad-
visers to believe that the three pro-
posals promised considerable hope
of strike settlement to have
declared that "more clouds had
passed away" in the railway situa-
ton within the past few hours than
for several weeks y
All administration officials ac-
quainted with the proposals appear
ed to share the presidents view that
a basis upon which the strikers
might return to work had been
worked out.
Jewell at White House
Soon after the nature of the pres
ident's proposals had become known
and after the cabinet session at
which it was presumed the execu-
tive had outlined them to his ad-
visers, Mr.. Jewell appeared at the
white house for another conference
with Mr.. Harding. The strike leader
who was unaccompanied, refused to
discuss the situation declaring "this
thing has come to the point where
we all can do good if we keep quiet :,
for a couple of days" The belief
was expressed that if further dis
cussion between Mr.. Jewell and the
president proved satisfactory, the
striking organization would convene
Immediately a general convention in
which a representative of each craft
on each of the railroads where the
strike is in force would be settled.
PEACE PLANS ADVANCED
Chicago, July 28.-Plans for peace
in the railway strike again today
seemed to be assuming more tangi-
Bile form and the hope was expressed
that the 100000 union shopmen soon
would resume work and submit their
grievances to the United States rail-
road labor board.
The announcement that a plan for
settlement of the walkout will be put
before the meeting in New York
Tuesday of executives of 148 of the
largest railroads, made by T. Dewitt
Cuyler, chairman of the association
of railway executives, after con-
ference with President Harding to-
gether with the presidents state
ment indicating he would ask the la
Dor board to grant the shopmen a re-
hearing was taken here to mean the
rail chiefs would be asked to leave
settlement of the issues involved to
the board.
While the conference at Baltimore
of Baltimore and Ohio officials with
their striking workmen was reported
to have progressed smoothly toward
an agreement, B. M. Jewell, head of
the shop crafts workers was within hold-
ing approval of separate peace un-
til plans for national settlement
had been thoroughly discussed. Mr..
Jewell would say nothing of his con-
ferences with President Harding, ex-
cept that 1--WE continued statements
of our views of the situation" It
was expected further conferences
would be held by the president with
rail executives and with representa-
tives of the strikers.
Seniority Denied
In view Of statements made by
some rail heads that striking shop
men must return as new employees, it
was pointed out that in case the rail-
way executives failed to agree on the
seniority question the men going
back to work could, if denied their
old places, take the dispute to the
labor board.
Twenty-six disputes involving wag-
es and working conditions on various
railroads were filed with the rail
board by E. F. Cradle, chief of the
maintenance mems union.
A statement issued by the western
railroad presidents committee on pub
lie relations declared rights of new
men must be respected.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul has established employment Of
fices at a number of points along its
various lines and opened an employ
ment headquarters in Milwaukee.
Shops of the Chesapeake and Ohio