The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-11
Eastern Roads Want To
Fight 1t Out, But the
Western and Southern
kAre For Acceptance of
Nan To Submit Senior
ity Matter To Railroad
Labor Board

LABOR bOdfQ
New York, Aug. 11.-(By The Asso.
ciated Press Two hundred trans
portation magnates representing the
biggest railroads in the nation, gath
cred at Grand Central Terminal to,
day to vote acceptance or rejection
of President Harding's latest proposal
for peace in the shopmens strike.
Fom the start a sharp division in
the voting strength was apparent, be-
ing so clearly defined as to be Sec
tional.
The Eastern division appeared un-
alterably opposed to the acceptance
of thu Presidents plan because it
provided that the question of return
ing strikers with seniority rights
would be shunted back to the railroad
labor board for final decision.
President FELTON, of the Chicago &
Nothwstern. acknowledge spokesman
for the Western and Southern lines,
was looked upon as a leader in the
movement to ratify the peace propos-
al. His group stands for ratification.
not because they have any more faith
in the decision of the labor board
but because they want the strike set
tied and their shops restored to nor
NAL. In addition they want the good
will of the public which, they believe
would swing to the strikers if the
decision of the railway executives
should again turn a deaf ear to Presi-
dent Harding.
These Western and Southwestern
roads have been hard hit by the
strike and their managers express
none of the desire for Finish fight"
apparent in the camp of the big
ger systems.
Their reserves of locomotives are
small; they have not surplus OF
care and their schedules have been
badly disrupted.
Delayed Passengers Entertained
Barstow, Cal, Aug. 11.-Passengers
held here by the refusal of members
of the Big Four Brotherhoods to move
trains through points where armed
guards are maintained on railroad
property were entertained last night
by a dance given for them by union
men.
Conditions in the West.
San Francisco, Aug. 11-(By The
Associated Press.) .)-Paralysis of the
entire western territory of the San
ia Fe system was the prospect fac
ing officials of that railway today as
a result of the sudden walkout yes
teTday of members of the Big Four
Brotherhoods, the engineers, firemen,
Conductors and firemen on several
far-western divisions.
The union men explained their ac-
ton was taken in protest against
armed guards on railway property and
against the alleged condition of GER
en- euipment.
lbers of the brotherhoods said
would no longer move trains
sInfough points where armed guards
were stationed. Their district Off
cials went into conference with Santa
, Fe executives lase night but no ba-
sis of settlement had been reported
early today.
Several passenger trains, deserted
by their crews, were stalled at points
in Arizona or Southeastern California.
Some were stranded in scorchingly
hot desert spots. One locomotive
was run into a turntable pit at San
Bernardino, California, blocking the
way into the round house.
At Los Angeles it was said that
further conferences were probable to
day between brotherhood representa-
tives and officials of the Santa Fe.
At Fresno, California, fresh fruit
shipper announced that his packing
houses were closing today because OF
rail conditions and for the present
no more fruit would be ordered from
the growers. He advised his clients
among the growers to dry their fruits
Several fruit growers in the Sar
Joaquin valley reported that they
were not accepting fruit and were
limiting their immediate. purchases.
Several hundred cars of fruit remain
unpicked in the San Joaquin valley
Report Bomb Explosions.
San Bernardino, Cal, Aug. 11.-(By
The Associated Press. .)-Twenty-threC
times bombs exploded at intervals
during a three hour period early to
day in the stockade of the AtchisoI
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad with
in 200 yards of the company's rounC
house, according to the sheriff's of
flee.
The bombs were buried in thu
ground and in exploding did no dam
age except for blowing much eartl
in the air, it was said
None of the guards on duty wer'
injured. One reported his hat blowi
off. More explosions were expected
momentsrily and no one was allowed
in Ehe stockade this morning.
Today's Meeting Important
Washington, Aug. 11.-Heads of al
railway labor organizations were Il