The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-14
However, Union Heads
Are Still In Washington
and Are Said To Be
Willing To Arbitrate
/. the Matter of Seniority
Which Is the Sticking
|, Point

Cleveland, ohio, Aug. 14.-W. G.
Lee, president of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen, today in
structed tie two vice presidents
of the organization to 90 immedi-
ately up on the Santa Fe lines,
where illegal strikes of trainmen
are reported to be in effect and
trains marooned. instructions were
given the vice presidents to in
sist that all laws of the Brother
hood regarding cessation of work
be complied with and the member
ship continued at work.
TRAlNMEN GO OUT
Corbin, Ky, Aug. 14.-TweIve
hundred trainmen, members of the
Big Four brotherhoods employed
on the Cumberland division of the
Louisville and Nashville, left their
trains at ten O'Clock this morning
tying up the Great Harlem and
Bell county coal districts.
Tying Up Traffic
Washington, Aug. 14.-(By The AS
sociated Press 1.-The executives, hav
ing submitted their conditional ac-
ceptance of their plans to President
Harding and departed and with the
government marking time without in
timating what it would do toward Il
compromise, developments today in
the rail strike settlement parley lay
in the hands of the union organiza-
tions who still have before them the
suggestions of the president that the
railroad labor board be permitted to
settle the question of seniority and
which was the remaining bone Of con
tention in the matter.
In many quarters it was believed
the real key to the situation wa
held by the four brotherhoods who
held by the four brotherhoods and on
their attitude and the extent of their
support would depend in large man
ner the action of the strikers.
1t was said the shopmen's chiefs
had prepared a statement rejecting
the presidents refusal but the fact
that this statement had been withheld
from publication up to the time the
union leaders re-asSembled this
morning was taken to indicate that
there was still an inclination to re-
consider.
In that action was seen a possibil-
ity that no action would be- forthcom-
ing for a few days and some signi.
ficance was attached to the statement
of l.. E. Sheppard, president of the
Railway Conductors last night, that
the four brotherhood chairmen would
continue to act as committee of med
= iation, until cnngress gets back into
session."
. The executives answer to Presi-
lent Harding was delivered by T. De-
1t Cuyler, chairman of the railway
ecutives. who with other of the
nmittee representing the executives
Twas ing a long Sunday conference
with the president.
In a statement later Mr.. Cuyler said
the executives in their session in
New York Friday, had with practical
unanimity responded favorably to the
presidents CALL
Approximately three quarters of the
mileage represented, Mr.. Cuyler said,
voted favorable for a resolution pro
viding that all striking shopmen be
re-employed while the remainder de-
sired that the strikers be re-employ
ed as 500 as practicable.
The chief condition upon which the
majority voted acceptance, as shown
in his statement was that such ac
ceptance involves surrender of the
pricipals with respect to (seniority
plans adopted by the railroads August
/, 1922"
Also there was insistence that the
labor board pass on the relative sen
iority of loyal employees, who remain
ed at work nd new employees who
have since accepted service with the
strikers, who may re-eter the serv
ice.
The majority acceptance further
provided that striking employees bt
advanced to their old positions where
vacncies exist and where theii
old positions have been filled, othei
employment of the same class be Sc
cured for them.
The minority resolution provided
for work for strikers only where va
cancies exist.
When the executives left, the i'm
preston prevailed among them tina
the strike would be fought out to ;
finish and that the government woult
not attempt to compromise further
Union leaders, however said media
tion and compromise efforts would b.
continued.
There was no statement from tn,
White House or administration sour
ces.