The New York herald., 1922-07-21
SENATORS SEEKING
TO END Rail STRIKE
Hold Conference, Lasting Till
Midnight, With Rail
Executives.
B. &. o. MAKES OvERTURES
Says 1t Is Now Ready to Con-
fer With It's Men-Other
Direct Parleys On.

Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c., July 20.
Chairman Cummins of the Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee held a
long conference tonight with the pres
idents of group of railroads to dis
cuss possible legislation to end the rail-
road strike.
When the conference adjourned sine
die at midnight it appeared as though
nothing definite had been accomplished
in the direction of a settlement. Chair
man Cummins issued a statement stat
ing the purpose of the meeting, but he
refused to discuss the outcome except
to say that he was always hopeful"
Mr.. Cummins said he had been in
conference with President Harding be-
fore the meeting. The other Senator's
attending the conference, also men,
bers of the Senate Interstate Com
merce Committee, we're Kellogg
I anu w dtoOI tlhN.J. iiCiC IL,
Senator Cummins's statement:
Senators Kellogg. Watson and my
self had conference with Eastern
railroad presidents this evening to
talk over the strike situation and to
ascertain the exact issues between
the roads and the strikers. We
wanted to discover whether there is
any legislation that would remove the
difficulties in the way of an adjust
ment. We discussed the whole situa-
tion fully and frankly. s%
THE views of the shopmen already
have been fully disclosed ht Chicago
The object of the conference was
solely to secure information upon this
very vital subject
The railroad leaders attending the
conference, none of whom would dis
cuss the outcome, were l.. +. Loree
of the Delaware and Hudson, e. ].
Pearson of the New Haven. f. H. AL
fred Of the Pere Marquette, Presi-
dent Atterbury OF the Pennsylvania
system and De Witt Cuyler of the
Association of Railway Executives.
CHICAGO. July 20 ASSOCIATED Press)
With all peace negotiations in the
countrywide strike Of railway shopmen
apparently at a standstill to-day. atten-
ton was directed tonight TO the possi-
bility of Government Intervention and
to the action of individual railroads in
seeking separate settlements with their
men.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
posted notices to-day that since the Chi
cago Cancellation efforts had failed 1t
was now ready 10 confer with It's men"
In an effort TO settle the differences and
expressed confidence that an agreement
could be reached. Roads of the North
west are reported to have been nego-
tiating for a settlement for ten days and
Southern railway was said to-day to
be pursuing a similar course.
C. and o. Clerks Strike.
b. NJ. Jewell. head of the shop crafts.
III past lltS S'ot
any settlement must be on a national
basis. although he has encouraged his
general chairmen to confer with the
carriers when the roads requested such
conferences. At strike headquarters to-
night 1t was said that Mr.. Jewell might
have a statement tomorrow.
A group of new shop employees at the
South Chicago shops OF the Baltimore
and Ohio also quit work and 1t was an
nounced that clerks on the Chicago and
Northwestern road were awaiting the re-
suit of conferences between George A..
Worrell OF the clerks organization and
Frank Walters. general manager of the
road.
The unions presented compromise
proposition after the clerks had voted to
strike and the road officials promised
an answer tomorrow. IL the answer is
unfavorable. union leaders said. the 1900
members OF the union would quit work,
as strike sanction had been given.
Many trains were added to-day to
the list of those annulled by various
roads because of the coal strike and
shopmens strike.
Troops were sent to Harrington, Kas..
ana to Rocky Mount. ". c.. and Aber-
deem. NJ c.. while original plans to re-
move troops from Waycross. Ga. were
abandoned when local authorities said
they were still needed
Soldiers also were ordered on duty at
Concord. ~. III.
Disorders during the day were con-
fined for the most part TO foggings ad-
ministered to kidnapped workers by
strike sympathizers although two Penn
sylvania Railroad patrolmen. a car in
spector and constable. were shot south
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