The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-25
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effort to bring about an acceptable
adjustment.
THE railway executives who took
part in the conference sincerely regret
, that the representatives of the strik-
ing employees, altho definitely assured
the substance of all that they asked
for, were unwilling to agree to a set
Element except under conditions which
the railway executives were unwilling
and unable to accept.
1T is difficult to imagine any
fairer basis of compromise than the
ence and agreed to by the carriers
representatives.
1T must be assumed therefore, that
the present controversy cannot be set
tied by that method.
The following railroads partici-
pated in the conference and agreed
to the proposition submitted by the
carriers and declined by the striking
employees: Alabama & Vicksburg rail-
road; Baltimore & Ohio; Buffalo,
& Ohio; Chicago & Northwestern;
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chi
cago, Indianapolis & Louisville; Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul; Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific; Chicago, St.
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha; Ell PasO
& Southern; Erie; Hooking Valley;
Lake Erie & Western; Louisiana q
Arkansas; Minneapolis, & St. Louis;
New York Central; New York, Chi
cago e. st. Louis; Norfolk & Western;
Norfolk & Southern; Northern Pa
cific; Seaboard Air Line; Trinity &
Brazos Valley; Virginian; Wheeling
& Lake Erie, and Winstom-S Salem
Southbound."
Conference at an End.
(By the Associated Press.J
New York, Aug. 25.-Attempts to
end the rail shopmen's strike by sepa-
rate settlements with individual roads
failed today and conferences were
broken off.
head OF the committee of executives
who Wednesday decided to continue
negotiations with the mediating
brotherhood chiefs to see if separate
settlement were possible, and other
rail- heads are preparing to leave
town.
In announcing the breaking off of
negotiations, David Williams, head of
the eastern striRe committee, said:
Nothing else could have happened.
IF they'll quit fussing around, we'll
beat these fellows"
One of the brotherhood leaders said
after the conference that the media
tors had made every possible effort
to bring about a settlement, but that
negotiations had blown up. He in
dicated that there was no likelihood
at present that they would be re-
sumed.
Couldn't Find Way Out.
The break came after the brother
hood leaders. who right along have
maintained that the strike must end
because the public demanded it, had
spent two hours c9nferring with ex-
ecutives representing about 80 Per
cent CT the country's mileage These
negotiations looking toward individual
settlements began Wednesday night
after the association of railway execu-
tives as a whole had rejected any pro-
poSal- involving a surrender of the
seniority question After yesterday S
conference the mediators likened their
situation to that of bats, who could
not find their way out OF their diff
cultieS.
At labor headquarters, where it was
said the unions were prepared for q
fight to the finish. kilograms were be-
ing dispatched all over the country
calling upon strikers to renew their
struggle with redoubled vigor.'
I'VE know where We stand now,
said one leader. From unofficial
sources it was learned that the break
up came when labor men rejected g
plan advanced by the roads which was
regarded by executives as representing
a big concession