Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-08-09

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Meanwhile, the leaders of an
union organizations in the trans-
portation field began to gather in
Washington for conferences to de-
termine the response which shall
be made to President Harding's S
latest offer of a settlement basis
for the seven railroad unions now
on strike and to determine as we'll,
according to statements of those
who will participate, what Joint or
cooperative action the labor forces
shall take in case the presidents
offer is rejected.
Rejection Is Urged.
B. M. Jewell chairman of the
group of officers of the striking
unions, declared that he had re-
ceived hundreds of kilograms to-
day from locals of the shop crafts
telling us to reject the president s
offer and not a single one asking
its acceptance"
Separate conferences between
Southern railway officials and rep
resentatives Of the striking shop
men on its lines broke up finally
today when the men declared that
only a national settlement of the
strike could be accepted by them
even though the railroad conceded
seniority rights to returning strik-
ers Fairfax Harrison, president
of the road later issued a general
notice to all employees that the
company considered it had more
than fulfilled its obligations to its
striking employees" and that its
duty was now for unimpaired
transportation service. "This we
will perform" Mr.. Harrison de-
clared.
Suggestions Advanced.
z Suggestions were. advanced that
congress might be asked to auth
orize resumption of federal con-
troll over the railroad systems
should President Harding find it
impossible to terminate the ctrike
satisfactorily, with the further pos
sibility that direct legislation
amending the transportation act
might be sought to make the rail-
road labor board decisions in wage
matters binding upon manage
ments and employees. p
There was also a proposal In
some quarters that jurisdiction
might Je given the board by law
over differences which arise dur
ing the strike. as did the present
seniority issue. -.
Cabinet members considered it
likely that the whole situation
might be put up to congress in
a special presidential message.
should prevailing difficulties con-
tinue to multiply, but at the
White House an administration
spokesman said the president
would not anticipate his course.
called to Meet Friday
Mr.. Jewell and w. III. Johns
ton, president OF the machinists'
association, in public statements
today, indicated that all the rail-
road union heads, called to meet
Friday, would pass upon the ans
wer the striking unions will make
to the presidents final proposal.
Giving out figures of the condi-
ton of railroad equipment, Mr..
Johnston asserted it would take
the railroads a year to get their
equipment back into shape, IL
the strike should stop right now.
They further charged that
strikebreakers were being "hired
in Europe, particularly England,
BY some of the roads, naming the
Chesapeake and Ohio as one such
road.
1--WE found at Huntington. w.
Va, men who had been brought
over for the purpose" Mr.. Johns
tom asserted, "and we have cabled
British labor organizations ask
ing that they spread the know
ledge Of these American advertise
ments. and intend also to cite
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