Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-14


 Railroad executives who have repre- sentsd all their associates in negotiat- Ing over Saturday and today with Presi- dent Harding and railroad labor organi- ation heads for a compromise settle nent Of the railroad strike, left Wash ipEfon tonight convinced that the pres ent strike would be fought out to a f1n- lsh.
 The executives further indicated, through an authorized spokesman that they expected the government would not attempt further compromise in the sit uafion and made public the text of their nnEwer to President Hardings final set tlement proposal
 Union leaders. however, declared that mediation and compromise efforts would stin be continued with officials of the four hrotherhoods of train service men acting as a committee to go between the gtrikinE shop craft representatives on the one hand and the government or the railroads on the other. Meanwhile they withheld from publication the response uf the striking shopmen's chiefs to the presidents settlement offers. and also a statemsnt Of the policy which other rnions intended 10 pursue. though both had been prepared for the public.
 There was no statement from the White House or from administration sources as to any further course intend cd.
 Ar the heads of the railroad labor or ranizations remained in Washington agreeing to meet again at 10 o'clock to- morrow morning. Officers of the four hrothcrhoods members not now on strike. declared themselves a committee Of mediation. endesvoring to deal with the government and the railroad man nrernents in behalf of the eiEht unions which have definitely ordered strikes L.. E. Sheppard. president of the order CT Railway Conductors. in a conciliatory statement issued after the days confer snees. indicated that they intended to remain acting in that capacity until congress gets back into session.
 Almost 4s hours of meetings involving ths government. the unions and the arsilrczd officials operated to develop the sitaation as it stood tonight. Heads Uf the seven crafts on a national strike, B. M Jewell. their chairman, and E. H. Fitzreraid president of the railway and steamship clerks, who have strikes on tro railroad systems. remained away from the White House. while the broth srhocd officials took up the union case Saturday with the president. IL was known that the striking crafts had re- Iected the presidents final offer, though Inc document was withheld from publi- cation.
 2. Dewitt Cuyler, chairman of the Association of Railway Executives and a committee of railroad presidents took he answer Of the roads, which showed a divided attitude. to the president Sat urdzy Then after both groups had isft the White House maintaining si lence as to their purpose, the brother hood chiefs conferred with the rail exc -utives Saturday night and in the dis rsissions there appeared proposal t' leave the whole seniority question to ar bitratlon hy an independent tribunal while the men went back to work.
 This proposition was refused and Mir Sheppard declared tonight it had no originated with the brotherhood media tors
 All Of the railroad executives wen back to the White House today. spen hour with President Harding, ant then left the city. The union chief went into conference by themselves, ana were informed during it by Secretar. Hoover Of the action of the executives They had prepared 10 make public late r.wfements indicating a complete breal with the executives and the governmen bur after later separate sessions of tn brotherhood chiefs had been in progres fer several hours Mir. Jewell and F.. J Afanion president Of the Order of Raii way TeieEraphers and secretary tDDf tn associztion. of all railroad unions. sup pressed an these at the Instance of NIT Sheppard.