The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-07
PLAN CALLS FOR N
SHOPMEN RETURN
TOFOREMER JOBS
Would Then let Rail Board Decide
Seniority Question and Pledge
Strikers and Executives 10
Abide by Ruling.
SAYS SENIORITY ONLY
DIFFERENCE NOW SEEN
Calls on Carriers 10 Take Men Back
and Reopen Wage Question
Under Direction OF Board;
Leaders Given Message.

Washington. Aug. Z. - President
Harding In now move to end tho
nationwide railroad strike today pro.
posed that the seniority question:
the chief obstacle TO settlement
be submitted to the railroad labor
board for determination.
The president appealed TO tho
striking rail workers to return TO
work pending this decision.
Harding also asked that the rail
executives agree to taking the work
ors back. leaving the seniority ques'
ton to be decided by the govern.
ment labor tribunal.
Gives Plan TO Leaders.
Harding communicated his now
plan personally to Bert NJ. jewell,
leader OF the strikers. in a confer
cnce at the white house and TO T.
Dewitt Cuyler. chairman of the AS
sociation OF Railroad Executives in
New York.
Harding pointed out that tho ok
ecutives had accepted the first prin'
ciples Of his compromise plan and
that the strike leaders had accepted
all three.
The presidents announcement to-
day OF his new proposal confirms
the exclusive announcement by tho
United Press Saturday that the ex'
ecutive had suggested to the strik'
ers leaders that the seniority ques-
tion be submitted to the labor board
for decision.
Here's HarIng's Message.
Harding handed the following
message 20 y. NJ. Jewell, leader of
the strike:
"I had your communication IN
which you and your associates,
speaking for the striking railway
shopmen, pledged your agreement to
the proposals which | submitted to
the railway executives and your or
ganizations for the settlement of
the pending railroad strikes, Inas'
much as | am acting as voluntary
mediator, seeking the earliest possl-
bic settlement, | confess to you the
same disappointment which | have
conveyed to the executives that the
terms were not unanimously ac'
cepted.
"As you arc already aware, tho
executives of tho carriers declared
their inability to restore seniority
rights unimpaired 1t is exceedingly
gratifying, however, that in respond
ing to the terms which were pro-
posed that both the spokesmen for
the carriers and the spokesmen for
the employees have pledged that they
will recognize the validity Of all de-
cisions by the railroad labor board
and to faithfully carry out such de-
cisions as contemplated by the law.
Seniority Feature In Way.
"Moreover spokesman for carriers
and employees have approved the Sec
ond paragraph of the proposal and
in their approval have agreed that
railroad labor board decisions which
have been involved in the strike may
be taken, in the exercise of reeog-
nized rights, by either party TO the
railroad labor board for re-hearing.
"Inasmuch as the employees have
agreed to all the terms proposed
and the executives have agreed to
two of the bases of settlement ana
rejected the third, there remains
only the question of seniority Cow
cred in paragraph three in dispute
to bar settlement,
"Mndful of the pIedge of both the
, executives and the striking work
men to recognize the validity Of all
decisions by the railroad labor board
am hereby calling on the striking
workmen to return to work, calling
upon the carriers to assign them
work, and calling upon both work
men and carriers, under the law, to
. take the question in dispute to the
> railroad labor board for hearing and
' decision and a compliance by bott
with the decision rendered.
warren G. Harding"
2.