Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-02

New York, Aug. /. (by the AS
ISOLATED Press)--The text of
President Hardings letter en-
bodying his proposals for the set
tlement of the railroad strike
follows:
~"I am writing to convey tol
YOU the terms of agreement, as
| understand them, upon which
the railway managers and united
shop crafts workers are to agree
preliminary to calling off the
existing strike.
"First--Railway managers and
workmen are to agree to recog-
nize the validity of all decisions
Of the, Railroad Labor board, and
TO faithfully carry out such de-
cisions as contemplated by the
law.
"Second-- The carriers will
withdraw all law suits growing
out of the strike, and Railroad
Labor board decisions which have
been involved in the strike may
be taken, in the exercise of
recognized rights by either party,
to the Railroad Labor board for
rehearing.
"Third--All employees now on
strike to be returned to work
and to their former positions with
seniority and other rights unim-
paired. The representatives of the
carriers and the representatives
of the organizations especially
agree that there will be no dis
elimination by either party
against the employees who did or
did, not strike.
" Seniority Restoration
"In view of the things said in
our personal interview" the text
of the presidents letter contin-
ued, i'it is hardly necessary for
me to emphasize my belief in
the wisdom of the railway man
ayers accepting this compromise
in order to bring the strike to an
end. I have made a very full APP
praisal of all the embarrassments
involved in making the seniority
restoration.
1T has seemed to me that
the proposition that the order OF
things on the day the strike be-
gan be restored, and that both
employers and workers agree
against discrimination toward Ell
Their those who struck or did not
strike, will leave to the managers
only the difficult problem of
dealing with the new men en-
ployed. 1t would be futile for me
to attempt to point the way of
most easily solving that difficult
ty.
Recognition of Labor Board
II have only attempted to APP
praise the situation from the lar
ger viewpoint. 1t seems to me
that such settlement brings,
first of all, the restoration to
normal operations in transporta-
ton for which the country is
calling. In the second place, ii
establishes definitely the full re-
cogniticn of the Railroad Labor
board by all parties concerned.
81 have not specifically stated
it in the terms of settlement, but
of course the abandonment of the
contract system in accordance
with the decision of the board, is
to be expected on the part of al
railroads. 1t is wholly unthink.
ttBtt THAI lilt l4dpOI DpotIt
can be mace useful agency Of
the government in maintaining
industrial peace in the railway
service. unless employers anC
workers are both prompt and un.
questioning in their acceptance
of its decisions.
81 think it is more desirable
than I know how to express tc
have established the unchallenged
authority of the railroad labor
board because we must do those
things which are necessary tC
bring about the recognition of suit
able authority to decide and enc
such disputes as a menace to the
continuity of transportation.
=. you are at liberty to present