The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-15
|lILVAY UNIONS
|OT ON STRIKE
by MEDIATION
J Attempts Back Before Presi-
|deut and Will Again Approach
Rail Executives.
LcSENGERS WERE NOT
MAROONED ON DESERTS
uthern Railway, Hitherto Neu-
trail, viii Employ New Men in
Order to Run Trains.
av rhe Aasoelayea Preaal

rAsHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Heads of
road labor organizations not on strike
their attempts to mediate the strikes
sbopmen and other crafts in transpor-
on service back before President
riding today and after a two and one
hour white house conference, declar-
they Intended to re-approach railroad
scutives,
E Sheppard, president Of the Or
Of Railway Conductors, and spokes-
for the entire group, declared on
yng the white house the striking un-
would leave ''thsir case in the
aB Of himself and his associates,
Ne as to the sporadic walkouts of
herhood members in various parts Of
country he said "the president does
intend to make any issue against
VINO leave unsafe engines"
Meet With President.
H.. Sheppard, like the other union Of
ais refrained from specifically indi-
ng what basis was being considered
iurther compromise attempts. The
|eune with the president was arranged
secretary of Labor Davis, after all
union chiefs, including those on
ke had been in one Of their general
latlve sessions to consider policy.
|7t has been much the same story, we
e been discussing the whole situation
m TOP to bottom, and now we are go
to look for somebody to give us help
NJ mediation attempts" Mr.. Sheppard
,Iared. THAT means some railroad eX-
utlves not so tenacious of their points
those we have seen. We shall talk
Or the matter OF who might help with
the union officials tomorrow.
Treat All Alike.
We have found the president determ-
d to give the workers the same con-
|oration as the employers. We do not
Ederstand that he is going to make
rtber advances to the executives.
The situation as to local walkouts OF
her crafts ia clear. It's all newspaper
k that people have been 'marooned IN
Ie deserts. Our men have taken every
lain into the terminals, an dthe passen-
H-s have been left at places where rail-
lad men live
Strikers Have Rights.
All discussion now relates to the run
mental rights OF men who are on
l1ke The railroad labor board taxes
h positIon they are not entitled to con-
Edsration. Lots of lawyers hold with US
lat their rights are only suspenoeu'
eve made q basket full Of propositions
IN -, al ~ fARTO.'
R,yertiuR 10 the policy of his own
rlon, Mr.. Sheppard said that "officers
OUT order are on their way to get men
sck at any points where walkouts arc
|ot Justified"
Our orders are that men are to stay
work. unless their lives are endanser-
n" he added. "and to make an honest
Port to maintain transportation serNioe'
ith equipment that is safe"
An announcement of similar nature
g made by w. G. Lee. president of the
|Uherhood of Railroad Trainmen' our
hs the day in Cleveland.
Southern Takes on New Men,
arssentatives Of the railroad manage
rnts apparently were not involved IN
B. continued union mediation efforts
,i Fairfax Harrison, president OF the
Eouthern Railroad, issued stateHaeA'
nn the roads general headquarters
at his company would now attempt TO
'ak the strike by employing new men,
king apart from all other railroads. the
|'aihern, ne said, had hitherto tried TO
operate our property that our men
'id honorably return to work" but had
m unable to effect compromise.
We must now turn to employing 9TH
r for the road must rum" Mr.. Harri-
ID concluded eff 1t means war to run
2e southern Railway, then let us have 1t
E'F-not later"