New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-14
Hope Revived
For Early Peace
In r. all w ar
Chicago Observers Predict
Settlement Will BE Under
WAY Late Next Week:
Sc. Paul Farley Resumed
Jewell Denies Bolshevism
Men Not Fighting Federal
Government, but Seeking
Justice, Declares Leader
By Gilman Parker

} By Gilman Parker .~
j CHICAGO, July 13.--Peace was seen
here tonight lowering on the horizon
Of the railroad shopmen's strike, with
Some watchers holding the belief that
the controversy will be or the way to
! y settlement before the end of next
week, possibly sooner. The belief is
based ON developments to-day.
One incident was the resumption at
st. Paul of a conference Of representa-
| tives Of the strikers in that part of
/ the country with executives OF the
I Northwestern railroads. At this meet
! ing r. A. Henning head Of the six
: shopcrafts of the district, was chief
spokesman for the strikers. Mr. Hen
: ming on Tuesday, after talk in Chi
cago with B. NJ. JewclY supreme head
+ Of the strike, made public FIVE points
/ for a settlement with the Northwestern
roads on which the shopmen were
ccrding to him, the roads we're not
| averse.
! Jewell Sanctions Negotiations
1t is believed that the St. Paul con-
ference was resumed mainly on the
GIVE points" basis. Moreover. 1t is
held as certain that the meeting has
received the full sanction Of Mr..
Jewell.
1 AS to the unyielding statement issued
! yesterday by Samuel NJ. FELTON,, presi.
dent of the Chicago Great Western, and
! four other railroad executives, inviting
the shopmen to tell their troubles to
the Labor Board and virtually slam
ming the door on any opening Of nego.
I tiations, it was pointed out in author
tativc quarters to day that this posi-
( ton was not nearly rs important az It
! first appeared.
unquestionably is leading figure
among Western railroad executives, and
is we'll informed as to most phases of
the situation, it was declared also that
the heads OF many Of the other roads
OF the country are not wholly in accord
with his views, and that they are in
clined at least to be receptive to other
ideas rather than carry their own to
extremes. Also, it was held, the Chi
cago Great Western was in better
position to meet the strike when 1t
lines, and consequently has not suf-
fered as much.
The most hopeful sign of peace was
statement issued by Mr.: Jewell by way
of reply to Mr.. FELTON, and his fellow
executives.
This document begins by waving the
Stars and Stripes and concludes BY
averring that the shopmen are going to
keep right on striking, but, sand
w:ched in between these belligerencies
there appears the following paragraph:
Let it be said now and for all time
that the strike will not be called Off and
work until justice has been secured.
The railroad arrangements can, if they
wish. settle this strike"
Earlier Statement Emphatic
Some days ago Mr.. Jewell issued a
statement in which he declared unequiv-
ocably that the only way in which the
strike could be settled was that the
railroads agree to the full demands Of
the strikers; /. e., maintenance Of the
old wages, restoration of certain work
| ing rules, and abolition of the contract
ing out Of work. Now, however, he
bases the pathway to settlement on
Justice"
Earlier in the day Mr.. Jewell sent o
telegram to President Harding in which
he criticized the latter's strike proc
| mad
acted on incomplete information" and
blamed the railroads and the Labor
Board for the entire situation.
No further steps toward peace on
the part of Ben W. Hooper and his
fellow members of the Labor Board
We're. officially announced. They passed
the day In comforting on possible m owes
in that direction and in holding them
selves in readiness to act.
There Is strong belief here tonight
however, that inasmuch as the Presi-
cent mas taken hand in the problem
through his proclamation and the re-
eeipt Of the Jewell correspondence. the
real move for settlement will come
from Washington, possibly after the
fashion of the Presidents call on the
miners and operators to settle the coal
strike.
JEWELS Protest
MIR. Jewells telegram to the Presi.
dent said:
" appears from your proclaim alton
CT July ii that incomplete informa-
nation has been furnished you concern.
ing the present dispute between the
railroad operators and employees.
Ninety-two railroads have violated
transportation acts or decisions of the
Kaliroad Labor Board in l04 cases
1"ese 'h"oiVed NOT only contracting out
work in shops. but also wage decreases
interpretations Of rules and right Of
employees to elect their own represent.
atlves. When the Pennsylvania Railroad
refused to comply with the boards
rulings Federal Judge Page held that
the boards position on wages or rules
was only advisory. The railroads have
refused ever since the passage of the
transportation act to establish ma.
tional boards of adjustment described
by the Labor Board as the central
part Of the machinery to decide dis.
iputes between the carriers and their
employees.
"The railroads have MAIDS all nara.