The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-31

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5. tcont1noe,d 4rans p.se one,
in doing SO express the personal
belief that they ought to be adopt
ed
The influence of Mr. Cuyler and
Mr.. Atterbury Is counted upon by
| the administration to have a large
Influence at the railway executives
meeting
Admin stration leaders said they
expected spirited debate in tomor-
rows session OF the executives but
that the final result would be ro
| luctant acceptance Of the Presi-
dents proposals. It might he ac-
cording to administration advisors
that the executives would go on
lrecord as against accepting the
proposals and yielding to the union
| demands for waving the mems
seniority rights. but place them
| celyes in position Of yielding un-
der protest to a virtual order
from the president At the same
thine 1t was thought probable that
I the executives would take action
| declaring that the President and
not they, Themselves We're respon-
sib1 for waving the seniority
question.
PHILADELPHIA, July ST.
dewitt Cuyler, head of the rail-
| road executives organizations said
to-day that sit is not true" that
| the railroad employers had given
lassurances that they would sup
1 port President Harding's pro-
lposals for an imm edate ending of
| the strike.
CHICAGO. July s1-lBy the
Associated Press Strike lead
4 ers we're arriving from all parts
of the country today for Tuesdays
meeting called to consider Presi-
/ dent Harding's plan for set
Element of the railway shipments
strike and hopes were expressed
| that the men would be back at
work before the end of the week:
| The position of the striking shop
employees was expressed by "A. O.
I. Wharton, labor member of the
United States Railroad Labor
| Board who declared. If either
the railroad executives meeting in
New York Tuesday or the shop
crafts policy committee meeting
in Chicago should reject Mr.
Harding's peace proposal, the
group that rejects it would face
full responsibility for continue
ton Of the rail strike and all that
mi phtsreSIlt there from.
The union leaders. however. ex-
pressed the belief that the peace
plan would meet With the strong
est possible opposition from rail-
road executives attending Tues
days meeting in New York at the
! call Of It. Dewitt Cuyler- They
expressed the belief that the
presidents plan would be accept
ed finally, but only after bitter
struggle based on the refusal Of
many roadside consent to the re
storation Of seniority privileges to
the strikers.
A member of the labor board
Asserted, however, that the gem
eral outlines of a settlement had
I been agreed to last week at con-
| ferences between President Hard
ling and Mr.. Cuyler, Bert M.
Jewell, head of the striking shop
crafts.
Ell peace had not been in sight
on both Sides he declared,
neither would have consented to
the separate meeting to consider
a peace proposal submitted by the
president of the United States, be-
cause neither could afford to sbe
placed in the position before the
public Of bearing the responsible
! ity for continuation of the walk
out through rejecting the presi-
+, dents plan.
The seniority question, which
arose after the beginning Of the
strike, he declared, was not as for
l1ntdable as it appeared at first
sight He asserted that a satisfac-
tory solution of the difficulty
| which would fully protect the right
of the strikers and the new men
I and yet would yield full Justice to
those who by remaining at work.
had helped to keep the nations
commerce moving would be found.
One of the plans under consider
alton, he said, would return penis
! ion privileges and seniority rights
to the strikers, but would rank
them on the list behind those who
| remained loyal, and the new men
to receive the new rank to which
they were entitled TO by actual;
service.
He said that this would not con-
flict with any promises made TO
new employees and would beH1n line
\ with settlements rea ched in other
| railway strikes
In railway circles, it was assert
ed that any settlement would insist
on areturn to work by the men I'M
der the reduced wages put into eff
| feet by the labor board on July Il,
pending a re-hearing. The question
of NATIONAL or regional adjustments
| boards, it was said, might be put
before Congress, wh:Ye the roads
youId Weld IN the main grievance