The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-15
HARDING WILL
GIVE CONGRESS
STRIKE STATUS
Announcement Made After
Labor Unions Make Public
Rejection of Proposal-No
Hint of Suggestions.
TO STAND ON PLANS
(Ev Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1o.-President
Harding will place the rail strike situ-
alton before congress and the country
within 48 hours, it was officially an
ounced today at the White House.
The announcement came after the
president had conferred on the strike
situation with his cabinet and with
leaders in congress, after labor union
organizations had made public their
rejection of the presidents last set
tlement proposal, together with the
statement that chiefs of non-striking
unions planned to continue their me-
diation of the rail strike controversy.
The impression prevailed among the
presidents advisors that he would, in
his statement to congress and through
congress to the country, make no sug-
gestion as to legislation, but the ad-
ministration spokesmen said that de-
pended on the events that occurred
in the time before he speaks.
Peace plans Exhausted.
Spokesmen who made known the
presidents purpose declared there was
no ground for the executive TO stand
upon in advancing any further prop
osition for settlement of the strike,
other than those that already have
been laid before the management ana
workmen represented.
Chairman of the Big Four brother
hood organizations, in whose hands
the striking shop crafts have placed
their case, and who late yesterday
spent more than two hours in confer
ence with President Harding in which
II was declared "a whole basketful OF
propositions" were discussed, this
morning again went into confertnce
with representatives of the striking
unions but what the next development
would be was still purely matter Of
speculation.
Consider Conference
The only hint as to what might be
expected came from L. E. Sheppard
president of the conductors brother
hood. and spokesman for the entire
group of union chiefs. who said one OF
the matters to be considered today
would be whether the labor men would
ask for a further conference with al
the executives or to meet committee
There was no intimation of what pro
posals would be made if a meeting Is
arranged
CHICAGO. H., Aug 15-Few de
velopments had changed the nation:
grave railroad situation today.
Efforts to settle the shopmen''
strike and end sporadic walkouts b!
train crews bore little fruit. TIT
I L. S.cr ann =
ent break in the coal strike, got httl'
encouragement in tht rail crisis.
Replies of the rail unions to Presi
dent Harding's latest proposals TO
peace were deferred pending furthe
conferences of union leaders at Wash
ington. Union officials arranged t
meet again with spokesmen for the ad
ministration. Although the rail strik
was expected to occupy considerabl
attention a. today's cabinet meetint
President Harding indicated no inter
tion of going Immediately before cor
gress with the situation. The housi
rarorvenes today after a recess sine
June 80.
Strike Called of.
Althoughout little progress wa
made toward ending the walhout G
big four" transportation brother
hoods on the Atchison, Topeka & Sar
ia Fe. the strike of the Union Pacifi
was called off and four eastboun
trains left Immediately for Chicago
Santa Fe trains stalled for severa
DAYS at desert towns in California
Arizonia and New Mexico were move
westward. Although movement c
these trains brought relief to maroon
cd passengers, Las Vegas, New, n
manned isolated.
An ultimatum to big four" brothe,
hood chiefs from A. o. Walls. yic'
n-csident of the Sante Fe intensifie
the situation on that road. Mi Well
said if Sante Fe train crews refuse
10 return to work, the roads only d
Tentative would be to employ other
IN fill the vacancies. HIS demands fc
oxnlicit answers On the attitude {
brotherhood officials brought "A r
snonse from w. q Lee. president {
The trainmen's union, that vice-pres
dents of the union had been ordere
n enforce working agreements.
Willing to Man Trains
Emit growers and shippers
worth central Washington announce
their Willingness to man trains IL
moving the $25,000,00O fruit crop
the district.
A passenger train manned by no
union crew was operated over tf
Cumberland Valley division OF t
Huntsville and Nashville railToa
which had been tied up by the strik
OFFICIALS announced intentions OF co
tinuing transportation especially
lines connecting with the Kentucl
coal fields. Officials of the Southel
railroad said immediate steps wou
he taken to reopen the company
shops at Coster, KY.
"Big Four brotherhood trainmen
four railroads at Muskogee, Okli
threatened to join the strike. Loc
chairmen at Memphis, Tenn, refuse
to authorize a walkout of crews {
roads entering that city.
Disorders in connection with the rs
strike abated again during the past
hours. but a non-union shop work
AFT Tacoma, Wash, was stoned al
= beaten by a crowd said to have be-
strikers from the Northern Pacif
shops.
A woman was mysteriously sh
zen she rode past soldiers encamp'
near the Chicago and Alton ra1lro;
shops.