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TOhEAK STRIKERS
PEACE PROPOSAL
R. R, Heads Summoned to Con-
slider Settlement Plan
KEEP SUGGESTION SECRET

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
Next and New Workers Last in
Seniority
New York, Arg. l9.-After summon
ing the heads of Is railroads through
out lhe country for Il meeting here
early next week. officers of the Assoc
citation Of Railway Executives Instruct
ed bruthprhOud chiefs who are acting
aS mpdia1urS in the shop men strike
to return next "Wednesday for an an
Swer To The proposals discussed i'll the
two-day meeting just ended.
1t WAS definitely learned that the
hr0t hrrhood chiefs had Submitted 10
the executives Il comprehensive" pro
poSa looking toward y settlement 1t
is the answer to This proposal that Tiie
executives will discuss Ill the hastily
called meeting Of the heads Il l4S
roads.
The brotherhood leaders, headed by
Warren :. Stone. president III Inc
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
We're, The first to file out of the confer
ence chamber. They FASTENED away,
presumably 10 confer again with lead
ers OF the stationary trades, |" WHOM
they reported during the recess.
\ statement issued Immediately
after the meeting by 7. Dewitt Guy
Ter, head of the Association al t:ill-
WAY Executives. said thar the confer
encp between road officials and broth
erhuod men had been adjourned until
some time next week and that lIritn-
W lille the executives committee Wrhld
consult with association members re-
gardin% the proposals placed before
them.
The conference between the leaders
Of the five train service organizations.
acting Us mediatorS. and Il committee
of railway executives has been adj
journed unril some day next week not
YET designated" said the CuyIer state
ment. Prior IL further conferences
the committee of railway executives
will consider further the suggestions
made and consult With their aSSOci-
ateS.'
Tile discussions which have taken
place have been marked by COM
mendable public spirit and frankneSs
On both sides, and this recess is taken
without any diminutiun Of this atti-
tude," concluded the statement.
Four of the leaders of the big broth
erhoods again Went into another con
ference with Bert NJ Jewell. SpokeS-
81, and tho
tive committee of the shop crafts. II
was said no statement would be forth
coming from the labor side until this
conference had ended.
1t was understood that while indi
vidual members Of both groups, exc
cutives and brotherhood men. were
willing to cOncede some points here
and there. both groups as Il whole
stood pat on what they consider the
fundamentals of the situation. Pre-
viously both sides had conceded semi
GRITTY To be the centerstone SO that it
was presumed this problem had prov
ed a stumbling block again.
While the brotherhood men laid GER
tain proposals before the other side
lOE consideration ny the tullIt i'b''H
of executives, il was learned that the
executives also had come forward
with proposals which the brotherhoods
will have to place before the striking
shop crafts
While not permitting themselves to
be quoted by name, several shop craft
leaders said after the conference that
they believed executives and brother
hood -men We're now not far apart on
their proposals.
The general impression prevailing
around the conference chamber at the
noon recess was that the cOnfereeS
had come down to cases and that some
definite program was under discussion.
In this connection were recalled dis
patches from Washington quoting Sen
atOr Watson. of Indiana, as Quilting
Il proposal for settlement of the semi
GRITTY question which he said he had
cleaned over the long-diStance tele-
phone.
This proposal, which could not be
confirmed here, was that loyal en-
ployeS should head the seniority list,
with strikers second and new employees
third--aS many of the recruits TO be
retained as possible.