The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1922-08-10
Railway Executives Refuse to
Accept Presidents Plan as
to Seniority.
STRIKE SETTLEMENT FAILS
Federal and State Control Of Coal Dis
tribution Gets Under Way-chicago
Traction Workers ouit-Results
of Some Interesting Primaries
France Warns Germany.
BY EDWARD W. PIcKARD


NJ QUOTATIONS for the ending Of
~ the railroad strike were at least
temporarily halted again last week
when the plan Of President Harding
failed of complete acceptance. Opt
mistic prophets Of immediate peace
were COMPOUNDED.
AS expressed by himself, the Pres
ident's plan comprised these stipula-
lions:
First-Railway managers and work
men are TO agree TO recognize the
validity OF all decisions Of the rail-
road labor board and 10 faithfully
carry out such decisions as contem-
plated by the law.
Second-The carriers viii withdraw
all lawsuits growing out OF the strike
and railroad labor board decisions
which have been involved In the strike
may be taken, In the exercise Of recog-
uized rights, by either party to a rail
road labor board for rehearing.
Third-All employees now on strike
10 be returned to work and to their
former positions with seniority and
other rights unimpaired. The repre-
sentatives Of the carriers and the rep
resentatives of the organizations espe-
cially agree that there will be no dis
elimination by either party against
the employees who did or did not
strike.
The railway executives we're the
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accepted the first; agreed to the sec
ond with the understanding that the
strike be first ca.Aed of and that the
representatives OF the strikers pledge
themselves and the strikers against
violence in any form against the men
now at work and the property OF the
carriers; declared II was impossible
for them to agree TO the first sentence
Of the third proposal.
Having placed themselves In
strategic position by awaiting action
by the executives. the representatives
Of the striking shopmen met In Chica-
20 and voted, though with expressed
reluctance. to accept the Presidents
proposals. This was conditioned up
on recognition Of the union interpre-
tatiOn Of the plan. which, among other
things. would require the Pennsyl- /
vanla railroad to abandon its fight FOR
the. open shop. The shop crafts also |
Insist on the establishment OF a ma |
uonal board Of adjustment which /
would relieve the labor board Of all |
DISPUTES except those involving wages 4
Some roads have agreed to regional !
boards. but probably all Of them are
opposed TO one national board which 4
would prescribe uniform conditions re
OF needs OF various localities.
Seemingly the rail- executives are IN
dead earnest IN their refusal 70 aban-
don their stand on seniority rights.
They notified their local employees
and other workers that they would be
protected end guaranteed permanent
and went ahead With the
task Of filing the places Of the sfrik-
ers. In New York Il was said their 4
decisive stand resulted in a rush o.
applicants for jobs. Public opinion Is
widely divided concerning this attitude
n the railway executives. Many per-
sons feel that Il Is only justice TO the
men who have remained At work and
hose who have responded 20 the call
Tor workers 20 take Up the tools the
strikers laid down. Those who sym
,athize strongly with the demands Of
organized labor take the position that
he action Of the railway heads = a
,art Of a campaign to destroy the
lniols.
II was predicted In Washington that
President Harding would do nothing
rore in the matter at present. giving
he railroads an opportunity to prove
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