Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-08-18
RAIL MEN TO
HOLD FARLEY
Executives and Union Chiefs to
Open Conference Tomorrow
Morning.
HOPE SEEN FOR ENDING TIEUP
President VIII Not Take Matter Be
fore Congress if There Is Any
Promise Of Early Success Crown
ing the Direct Negotiations.


Washington, Aug. 16.-The rail shop
strike viii be settled, if at all, in di-
rect negotiations between the unions
and the executives here
Warren S. Stone, chief of the engi-
neers and spokesman for the striking
shopmen, sens a message to Z. Dewitt
Cuyler, chairman Of the rail execu-
tiYes. asking him to name committee
to negotiate strike settlement
Within one hour Mr. Stone was able
to announce an acceptance of this plan
and that the conference would open
here tomorrow morning.
Practically the same committee of
executives which on Sunday definitely
rejected the shormen's concessions
will meet the officials of the nine non
striking rail brotherhoods. The strik-
ing shopmen viii not be in the confer
ence except by indirect representation
Case of All on None.
This development followed fast on
the failure of the rail unions to ar
range conferences with certain liberal
rail executives in an effort to arrive
at Independent settlements AS was
the case with the shopmen when few
roads offered to settle, the railroad ex-
ecutsves announced that II is case Of
all or none" and this prompted the
telegram to Mr.. Cuyler.
Prior to definite assurances that the
contendlng factions would meet at the
round table and make an honest effort
to restore transportation, the Presi-
dent planned to take tile situation to
congress.
II was believed in circles close to
the White House that he will not do
so If there is any promise of early sue
cess browning the direct negotiations.
The President himself declared he
could not say what he would do In the
matter until 30 minutes before he
would appear before congress- Events
are moving 50 rapidly. he pointed ont,
that any plan now feasible might have
to be changed at a moments notice
He said that aside from q general
review of what the government had
done TO bring about restoration of
normal transportation he would make
certain recommendations These, it
was learned. would have to do almost
entirely with the orderly operation of
trains and not with any immediate
legislation for federal control.
Brotherhoods concIliatory.
A significant development. according
to officials, is the concilIatory attitude
OF the railroad hrotherhoods not on
strike who are handling the situation
for the shopmen. 1t was pointed out
that although the brotherhoods have
adopted a policy of supporting the
shop crafts to the limit, to the extent
of refusing to haul defective equip
ment, they have vet to put this policy
into effect.
A statement Of this policy was deliv-
cred TO the President along with the
rejection by the shoptnen of the Presi-
dents second peace proposal. But it
was not made public
Following long consultation of rail
union leaders 1t was to be made public
later. but its publication now has been
Indefinitely postponed. 1t was said
that the hrotherhoods have adopted
this course for the reason that they do
not in any way wish TO aggravate the
situation until every avenue leading to
settlement has been explored.
The stirling shopmen made public
their rejection of Mr.. Harding's pro-
posal at time when efforts to get the
executives TO confer seemed doomed to
failure