The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-08-01
THE STRIKE SITUATION

OHlteu states Railroad Labor Board
to adjudicate.
This is the essence of the COM
promise settlement drafted by Pres
ldent Harding and informally ap-
proved by the spokesman of the con-
tending parties.
The President has won his point
the Labor Boards supremacy
must be recognized by both rail-
roads and wOrkmen. The fact that
both sides have seen fit in the past
to disapprove the decisions of the
Board is regarded as the best proof
OF its impartiality.
! Governor Edwin P. Morrow, in
an Interview Saturday night en-
phatically stressed the fact that al
though Kentucky would at all times
do all it could to help everybody in
a threatened coal shortage, Ken
lucky and Kentucky industries
would be taken care of first in the
coal situation as it affects Kentucky
mines.
1--WE have another consideration.
We want to see, and 1 am interested
] in seeing, that while we are per-
forming this general public service,
we can and will take care of the
public utilities in Kentucky and the
companies that are engaged in the
manufacture of the essentials and
necessary commodities.
| Leaders of the striking railway
shopmen, returning from conferen-
ces with President Harding, eX-
pressed confidence that the walkout
would be terminated as a result of
meetings of railway executives and
union committees this week to con-
slider proposals submitted by Presi-
dent Harding. They also asserted
that the strikers will return to work
with their seniority rights unim-
paired, if they return at all.
II can't say word, boys, not a
single word" B. Nj. Jewell, head Of
the shop crafts organization, said on
his arrival at Chicago. He refused
to term the outlook hopeful or 9TH
erwise, but declared that it was. safe
to assume that the meeting of the
shop crafts policy committee Tues
day was called to consider proposed
plans for terminating the strike.
| Settlement of the strike appar-
emily rests with the decision of the
railroad executives. While neither
they nor the strike leaders have an
nounced what stand will be taken
on the Presidents peace program,
union leaders are of the opinion that
the plan will be accepted by the
| strikers.
Copies of the following circular
were distributed on the streets of
Paris Saturday afternoon:
| Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co.
Kentucky Division, July 20, 1922.
''To All Concerned:
GA number of shop employees
now in the service and number of
other men who wish to take service
with us are expressing the POSSIBLE
| ity of the seniority being interfered
with on account of publications ap-
pearing in the newspapers.
81 am directed to announce that
this company will undertake to pro-
tect the original seniority rights Of
all old employees who remained in
the service when the strike was call
ed, or who returned to service on
July 6, upon it's invitation, and that
all other men entering the service
since July 6, including those that
take service from now on. will have
their seniority rights protected from
date they took service or from date
they take service hereafter.
"W. e. HUNTER, Master Mechanic.
III. FEATHER, Master Mechanic.
Approved: J. A. MORRISON, Su-
perintendent."
Peace terms already have been
agreed to in the countrywide, rail
way strike and formal ratification
has been assured through President
Harding's efforts, it was asserted by
man in close official touch with the
situation.
All that now remains before the
strike, which has cost the workers
upwards of $4O,000,000 in wages.
passes into history, it was asserted,
| was the formal endorsement of the
terms of settlement by the railway
executives, meeting in New York,
and the strike leaders who will con-
vene in Chicago at the same hour.
! "The acceptance of President
Harding's proposal was a foregone
conclusion before T. Dewitt Cuyler
issued the call for the meet
| ing of the rail executives in New
York and Bert Jewell, head OF the
striking shopmen, summoned a SIM
| liar meeting of union chiefs for the
same date" this man, who has been
in closest touch with the entire sit
uation, declared.
''The rail executives will finally
decide to yield for the good OF the
country, sweeping aside the senior
ity ISSUE" he continued, "but their
gesture will give little consolation
to the men who walked out on July
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