The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-08-19
BROTEERHOODS
MAKE PROPOSITION

New York, Aug. 18 (By the Asso-
ciated Press).-The FIVE great rail
road brotherhoods, which have step
ped into the nationwide shopmen's
| strike as mediators, today offered to
the roads what they term practical
proposition for peace, and the roads
took the proposal under consideration.
Neither side would officially dis
close the terms of the proposition.
In some quarters close to the con-
ferees, it was said, that acceptance
of the proposal by the executives
would result in the immediate return
of all strikers to their old jobs with
full and uninterrupted seniority and
pension rights, and retention of men
hired since the strike.
The proposition on the other hand
was outlined in ether quarters as pro-
viding for restoration of strikers as
rapidly as possible. with seniority
rights to be adjusted ultimately to
the satisfaction Of all.
The proposal in these quarters was
understood to be on the basis Of
gentleman's agreement which those
close to the conferees said would give
due respect to the rights of the new
men. This agreement, it was said,
would assure jobs to both the strik.
ers and the so-called new men, since
railroad and brotherhood officials have
stated that they could use $50 per
cent Of their normal shopcraft forces
to prepare for the resumption of coal
mining and the transpor. alton Of =,
bumper crop.
The ggtleman's agreement, it wA5i
understood, would provide that the
question which will arise at the end
of the busy fall season would be ham
died as it has been in other years
according to the usual wedding out
process.
The whole plan, it was unofficially
indie ated, would mean that without
any apparent surrender by either the
railroads or the shopcrafts, the strik-
ers would not suffer any more in tn,
long run than would be usual after
an industrial struggle of this kind.
A committee of nine executives, ap-
pointed to meet the brotherhood men,
listened to this proposition, hastily
summoned a general meeting Of the
representatives of l4s roads, which
probably viii be held uhsx5Sl Ss ~ s.
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1t was revealed tonight that a pro-
posal which, to use the language in
which it was expressed by several of
the labor leaders, would assure the
strikers of all their seniority rights,
unimDaired without neCeSsitating
stand for protection of loyal and new
mem" was virtually accepted by the
rail chiefs when yesterdays confer
ence ended.
The executives. il was declared, had
fully accepted such solution of tn"
seniority question, in behalf of the
full membership of the Association
of Railway Executives, whom they
represented.
The agreement, it was IA, was
the basis upon which Mr.. Cuyler, in
long distance telephone conversa-
ticn with Senator Watson of Indiana
as represented by the senator al
Washington, said that prospects for
an early settlement were bright.
Later, however, Senator. Watson
reported a telephone talk with >'r.
Cuyler after today's conference was
begun in which he was said to have
declared that prospects were not so
bright. Labor leaders asserted NJ.
Cuyler's optimism vanished when 9th
er members of the executives com.
mittee announced they had rcconsid-
cred and were unwilling to commit
themselves to such settlement.
While the committee was willing 10
accept in behalf of it's members, they
hesitated to commit the whole mem
bership of their association, it was
said. This was the reason put forth
by labor leaders for issuing a call
for general meeting Of the associa-
tion next week.