The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-08-14
Answer to
Peace Plan.
Is Divulged.
Railway Executives willing
to Take shopmen Back
Pending Settlement of
Seniority Issue.
Unions Delay Decision

Washington, Aug lj.-tBy A. P.)
The railway executives of the
country tonight made public their
response 10 President Harding's last
strike settlement proposal, in which
u was stated that a majority OF the
executives in their meeting in New
York Friday, voted TO give striking
shopcrait workers their old jobs, II
vacant, or ii filled, similar work,
pending determination of seniority
by the railroad labor board
The executives committee which
came here Saturday and delivered to
President Harding their response 10
his last settlement proposal and
later met with chiefs OF the train SER
yce broiherhoods. lei Il be known
That no further conferences OF any
kind were planned.
The announcement was described
by one spokesman for the executives
a, meaning fight 10 the finish IN
the existing strike so far as the rail-
road arrangements were concerned.
OllOTS Wtlllloiu beSibiou
Union leaders, meantime. withheld
their rejection OF the presidents Of
fer while Warren S. Stone and other
heads OF the four brotherhoods re-
NAMED in executive session. IL was
possible, they said, that the brother
hood officials, who have acted as
mediators, might institute further
mediation attempts.
The reply OF the executives TO the
presidents peace proposal was made
public as the final basis on which the
executives would negotiate Tor a set
ilement. and it was added by their
spokesman, that any decision OF the
seniority question must be lett TO
the agency recognized by law, name
Iy. the railroad labor board.
There was morning conference at
the White House between President
Harding and a delegation OF railway
executives and a meeting OF the
leaders OF the striking shopmen, the
four brotherhoods and affiliated Of
ganizations at machinists headquar-
tiers. Secretary Hoover attended the
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Executives Hold Conference.
After an hours conference with
the president, the executives, headed
by +. Dewitt Cuyler, chairman. held |
a session OF All hour and half at
their headquarters, at the close oi
which a statement was issued. Inc
union and brotherhood officials, al
ter a session of several hours, an
nounced that adjournment had been
taken until Monday. =.
The statement issued by l. Dewitt
Cnyler. chairman OF the ASSOCIATION
OF Railway Executives, follows:
AT the meeting OF the railroads IN
New York on Friday, August IL,
1922, they, with practical unanimity,
responded favorably to the presi-
dents call that the seniority question
be left to the United States labor
board. .-..." i
Approximately three quarters OF
the mileage responded favorably to
his call that all striking shop crafts
men be re-employed and the balance
that all such strikers be re-employed
as far as practicable.
Resolutions Adopted.
The resolutions acted OIL by the
have been submitted to the
president.
The following resolutions were
adopted by roads having mileage
oi 1924 miles.
1.-The telegram of the president,
dated August 7. 1922, have been con-
sdcred and in response to his call
to the carriers and the striking
workers, the following resolutions !
were adopted;
Resolved that the proposal OF the
labor board TO the striking work
men TO return 20 work and to the ,
carriers to assign them to work,
leaving the disputed question OF /
seniority 70 the labor board and the 1
Of the transportation act /
ior decision being accepted, under-
standing as We do that such accept !
ance involves no surrender al the !
principles with respect 70 seniority II
adopted BY the carriers ON August |, !
1922, but recognizes that the pro. ,
posal oi the president involves the
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