Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-09
Maine Will GO REPUBLICAN
BY 100000 MONDAY, FORECAST
STATE CHAIRMAN PEACOCK
SEE HOPE GENERAL
RAIL settlement
IN SEPARATE PACTS

Washington. Sept. s-(By A. P.)-
On the basis OF personal reports to
certain administration leaders, a more
! optimistic view of the railroad strike
situation was apparent today in gov
| eminent circles than in the past
, week.
Several officials. who have been in
close personal touch with the strike
| developments declared that settle
ment OF the labor controversy en- a
number of roads was a "probable"
result Of series Of conferences
which they understood to in pro-
gress in Chicago.
The extent to which negotiation
might go toward affecting u national
settlement was not forecast in the
circles but the hope was expressed
! that partial peace with Key roads
might serve--as was the case in the
| bituminOus coal settlement-aS d
starting point for d general settle
ment.
| The Chicago meetings were said to
have been largely a result of efforts
on the part OF Daniel Willard, of the
| understood to have associated with
him representatives Of about $4,000
OF operated track.
Attorney General Daugherty in a
statement tonight said the govern
ment was not a party to any neSo-
ciationA between the railroads and
their employees but declared that
such negotiations would not be inter-
fered with the temporary restrain
| ing order issued at Chicago.
| 1.-THE government is not party to
| any negotiations between the rail-
roads and the employees, if any are
| in progress" Mr.. Daugherty said.
The suggestion that such neSotia-
tions would be interfered with by the
temporary restraining order granted
by Judge Wilkerson is in my judg-
ment wholly unjustified. The only
concern of the government is indus
trial peace and the restoration OF
| TRANSPORTATION. Any conference be-
tween the railroad executives and
their former employees to adjust their
| grievances is in the interests of in
dustrial peace and would not find any
obstacle on the part of the govern
ment."
There was no development today
in connection with the legal back fire
started by the International Brother
| hood of Electrical Workers-one
group of the striking crafts
! through a petition for restraining
order to prevent enforcement of the
governments temporary injunction.
Officially, the administration is do
ing nothing to further the negotia-
tons between railroad executives and
labor chiefs with a view to settle
| ment of the shipments strike. but
President Harding was said to be
fully informed as to what is tram
spring and is anxious to see ne
gotiations eterminate in desirable re-
suits.
While the rail situation was I'M
derstood not to have been included
in the subjects taken up for extend
ed discussion at today's cabinet
meeting, it was understood that some
reference was made to the status of
the governments injunction in view
of official statements that modifi-
cation of the temporary order would
not be opposed when the case was
called in Chicago Monday.
The cabinet was said to have dis
cussed briefly also the coal situation.
an administration spokesman later
expressing confidence that the House
and Senate conferees would quickly
reach a satisfactory agreement on
legislation designed to cope with the
present situation.
President Harding it was stated is
particularly concerned with the set
Ting up of machinery for ascertain
ing facts about the coal industry. The
President. it was said. believes that
establishment OF fact finding COM
mission, would be a great pro-
eressive step" and would prove to.he
most important in preventing future
suspension Of work in both tho titu-
minuous and anthracite fields.