Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-24

|, and ohio, who was pointed out as the spokesman for, the railroads, announc- ed that negotiations with the Rig Five would be resumed tomorrow morning, at time and placa which he refused to divulge.
 Mir. Holden, who originally was nam cd chairman of the, solcalled minority 1 group of roads, declined to augment . Mr. WiIlard's statement.
 They jointly urged newspapermen to refrain from specnlating on the success of tonlght's conference. saying, If you want to see us ,settle the strike, just give us a chance"
 Last Weeks Negotiations.
 Following is the report of last weeks negotiations between the committee, of the Association of Railway Executives and the Big Five officials. and the res olution adopted today by the Associ- ation by a vote of 254 to 1.
 '-The committee appointed at the meeting of the railroads on August II having been requested by the chief of hcers of the five train service organiza- tions to meet them as med1tors, report cd to the meeting today that conferences in accordance with this invitation were held in the city of Washington on Au- gust I2 and the city of New York on
 August IT and IS.
 SiAt these conferences S position of the railroads, as reflected in the ac- ton taken on August Il, was fully dis cussed, but the committee has report ed that the officers of the train and en- zine service brotherhoods were unable
 to bring about an agreement on the
 part of the shop crafts.
 "At the conclusion of the conference
 on Friday, August IS, an adjournment was taken to enable the committee to
 report the result of the conferences to
 their associates, which report has been
 made today.
 After discussion, the following res
 olutIon was adopted
 sssResoIved, that the committee is authorized to meet the representatives
 of the train and engine service brother
 hoods again and state to them that the
 railroads adhere to the position hereto
 fore taken, namely that the striking
 former employees cannot be given prefer
 ence to employees at present in the ser
 vice, without doing violence to every
 principle of right and justBce involved in this matter and without the Erossess l breach of faith on the past of the rail- roads to the men at present in their
 service. Under these circumstances il
 becomes apparent that the railroads
 cannot consider any settlement of the present strike which does not provide protection in their present employment
 both to the loyal employees. who remain
 ed in the service and to the new employ
 es entering It."
 | "Resolyed further, that unless tht representatives of the; striking ,forrnei
 shop employees are prepared to accep that position. the railroads are unaph , to see wherein the efforts at 1nediat1qI
 by the chief officers of the brotherhood can harmonlze these fundamental dif ferences. l Resolved, that the railroads expres
 their appreciation of the friendly in
 tent and the earnest efforts that hav
 been made by the chief officers of tn , trai nand engine service brotherhood } to compose the present situation, ant l express their sincere regrets that tn 7 situation has not permitted a success ful termination of those efforts Counter-Proposals of BrOtherhoods. |. The following counter proposals, sui nahtsd by the Big Five broth herhood was considered at conference wtth tn
 minority. Of rail executives tonight A First All men to be reinstated I 4 the position of the class they crigfnall i hed on June 3Oth 1922, and as man
 of such men as possiHe are to be pt l. to work September 1st, at present rat : of pay and all employees who have bee s on strik to be put to work, or und' ' pay. not later than October 1et, mex s except such men as have been. provf ]. gufty of destruction Of railroad pro fl erty or convicted of crime ordtnai cases of assault and battery, the q r sult of personal encounter are to Il disregarded.
 Second: If any dispute arises as <, f. the relative standing of an employe l employees that cannot be otherwise a, h justed by the carrier and said ernp1oC
 or employees. the matter shall be refe l. red to the United States raiiroad lab Ia board in accordance with the transpo n tataon act of 1920, by the ofganiza+io ,e the employees or the carrier, in the 1 B. terest of any ernploye who may be a re grteved.
 ,s Third: No intimidation or upprezsi, n- shall be practiced or permitted m against any of the employees who ha e. remained or have taken service or f. against those who resume service u e. der tfhs understanding.
 W Fourth: An suits at law now pendt
 as the result of the strike to be wit drawn and cancelled by both parties. In a letter sent the Big Five, repl ne said:
 The carriers have carefully consI .. cred the tentative suggestions you ha 's :, today made.
 ,,, The use by you in this suggestion ,r the terms reinstated or to root of t 's dinerences between us.
 Ydl have reueatAdly explained n - our committee that this means an a< " nowaedgznent on the part of the carri, @ that the men returning to work unC As your proposition above quoted win
 ssnior to the new men employed sir V, July l. 1922, and to the old men V % remained in the service to the ext, ,t. that the returning strikers were sen ~, . on June 30, 1922 r As this aclznowledzned1r wcn or Doubtless control the decision of the V" Dor board on dispute submitted , Ia. oer Your second paragraph as to semi - ity and obliEe 1t to render a. decSs -. against the old men who remained [
 the new men who entered the serr. .h. we cannot accept it."
 cid DIED or HEART FAILURE .-H T