Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-29
Warning Factions Meet
With President Saturday
Morning
ULTIMATUM A w ATS
Labor Board Cites Leaders
In Rail Strike Set
For Same Day
United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, June 29.-ffeSluent
Harding has met with initial success
in his efforts to bring the coal opera
tors and union mine leaders of the
country together in hope of paving the
way for settlement of the coal strike.
Acceptances were received at the
White House today from many opera
tors invited to the peace conference
with the president here Saturday morn
ing All national and district chiefs of
the United Mine Workers will attend.
Harding, at the conference, will make
Il strong personal appeal that warning
factions get together and settle diff
culties.
Miners and operators will be told
that if voluntary steps are not taken IN
the near future to end the tie-up, the.
government, to protect public interest.
will be forced to take drastic measures
to end the dispute.
A compromise plan for negotiations
to settle the strike may be submitted
by Harding, as it is known such a pro
posal has been discussed by Secretary
of Commerce Hoover and Secretary of
Labor Davis with Harding.
Board Calls Union Leaders
CHICAGO, June 29.-The U. S. rail-
road labor board today moved to pre-
vent strike of 100000 shopmen, called
for 10 a. m. Saturday.
Officers of the unions which have
threatened to strike or are now taking
n strike ballot, and railroad executives
now meeting here, We're cited to appear
before the board at ] p. m. Friday.
The board, under authority given it
by the transportation act, will inquire
into the threatened interference with
transportation and take whatever steps
deemed advisable to prevent walkOut.
Union officers cited to appear in
clude heads of the maintenance of way
shopcraft workers, clerks, stationary
firemen, oilers and signal men 3 organ
iZations.
Settlement of the railroad dispute
which threatens to result in strike of
shop workers Saturday was in prospect
today, according to high officials in
railroad circles. Predictions were free.
ly made that the strike would not ma
terialize.
The general Belief in both union and
railway executive circles was that the
railroad managers would officially in
by its rulings forbidding contract labor
and with this promise the unions wOulds
either call off or delay the walkOut
Several union heads pointed out that
large percentage of the workers
voted in favor of strike because OF
opposition to the contract system.
Put Strike Up to Labor Board
Railroad executives today told shop
workers that the dispute which threat
ems to result in Il strike at 10 Il. m. Sat
urdav is between the workers and the
L. S. railroad labor board. The atti-
tude of railroad executives will he
hands off leaving the matter in the
hands of the board for settlement.
In circles close to the board conf
dence was expressed that an agreement
which would prevent strike will he
reached at a general conference of the
union heads.
Scores Anticipate Strike Call
Scores of maintenance of way en-
ploves in the West Chicago yards are
reported to be quitting their jobs today
following the strike call issued to 400,-
000 shoD craftsmen last night. shop
workers were ordered to walk ont at
10 Il. M. Saturday. Although the mais
tenance of way organization is voting
on Il strike, no strike call has vet been
issued by leaders of that organization.
The reports that men were quitting
their jobs have been strong evidence
that the shop crafts would be joined by
approximately 100000 maintenance Of
way men within a few days. A strike
call from the Detroit headquarters was
expected hourly.
Los ANGELES, June 29.-Strike
leaders who conferred with Los Angeles
railroad union representatives today.
will leave tonight for San Francisco
for further conferences with coast rail.
road workers regarding the nationwide
strike called Saturday. Representatives
here include s. A. Moedell, brother.
hood of trainmen; II. A. Jones, pres-
dent, and G. c. Hanley, executive
chairman of System Federation No. Ia.