The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-17
FARDINC MAY
WITHHOLD HIS
STRIKE VIEWS
,,,,s Union's Chiefs and Rail-
mad Presidents Can Reach
Mutual Agreement.
EyI0RITY DEMANDS
NOT TO BE MODIFIED
resident Confers With Lodge
concerning Congressional Leg
isIatiOn.
(ev The Associated Press)

(sv The Associated Press)
wAsFINGTON, Aug. 16-Agreement
tween railroad executives and rail-
s5 labor organization leaders to hold
otber conference tomorrow in New
ork 10 seek a settlement of the shop
sa's strike it was said today, had
suited in President Harding ques-
rg.rg the desrability of making his
pected report to congress and the
vptrv on the strike situation within
-eu few hours. Plans for the
l,sDaon Of his communication to-
brow AZ a Joint session of the house
4 senate Consequently We're under
bod to be OF the verge of a revision
hight as the president was represent
as geing desirous of withholding his
ement Of the case if the unions
.ets and the railroad presidents
Id hold out any prospect of a NUT
s ay satisfactory agreement.
All Go To New York
Heads OF the seven railroad organi-
TONS on strike met today with the
als Of unions not involved in the
.royersy and after some delay
j he'd a decision to take almost the
IRE group to New York for the dis
ssons with the executives. Though
acers OF the five organizations of
n service employees, the engineers,
.smen conductors, brakemen and
'Chmen, will be the only ones act
r TO meet with the committee of
way executives. Their chairman,
uen S. Stone, declared they desired
be at hand all the strike leaders and
Eokesnen for all the other rail-
d unions.
Bone objection to this plan develop
among the strike leaders, but they
ally arranged to send most of their
! bun. including 3. NJ. Jewell, their
kirmau to New York and to call in
concerned in case settlement pro-
'sals emerged from the discussions.
stone and the brotherhood Off
Is who will meet with the rail ex-
hives declared they were not taxi
any prepared proposition to the
betting with the managements.
wouldn't be fool enough to put
in the newspapers if 1 had one,
way" Mr. Stone remarked.
Seniority Again
/ E. sheppard, president of the
der Of Conductors, said the demand
thc strikers for full seniority status
case Of their return to work could
he modified. and the views of the
Ike leaders appeared to coincide en-
i ty with this position. The senior
IIquestton has been the crucial issue
4 the strike situation ever since the
4 hnization now out of service agreed
! order their men back pending re-
lring before the railroad labor board
tlvaga cuts which went into effect
Iresident Harrison OF the Southern
ilway who announced early this week,
Pr attempting unsuccessfully to deal
larately with the striking unions on
basis Of granting them the seniority
Nand, that the Southern would pro-
Nd to employ outside men, issued
Rement today declaring that "people
over the south now demand that this
ke he fought out. Public opinion
I'd restore normal transportation he
d. but If it supports the determine
Of the striking shopmen to disre-
pa the tribunal set up by congress to
ITEM Justice, and agrees that they
write their own pay checks, then
ra may he a resumption of work on
basis, but freight rates must be
Pin Increased
Confers With Lodge
resident Harding who was understood
ne nreoaring his message to congress, |
discussions concerning it during the |
with Senator Lodge, the republican
4er IN tie senate. 1t was considered !
'0, advisers say, that he would not
ueS legislation to deal with the rail
}" although it was regarded as prob !
ne would assure congress that such |
''leFt would he made II the situation |
'sssta.a7
was .a.1 TO he his intention to eX-
10 whole industrial situation in |
Sat ot steps taken by the admins |
WI WITH eference to the strikes and |
.'S 'oNs'derod probable that he would |
eS denomination to give federal |
''4 protection to efforts to keep the
'''S running. This determination, |
''' suggested, inclined him to delay |
"o"oun"omcnts for few hours at
'sSt they affect the continued ef-
'' non striking unions to mediate
The strikers.
D., Good Freight Movement
D''0 jmffic Is continuing to main
n TAR Volume, according to reports
f..r. .'>~'''ation of Railway Executives
\. ''N week ending Aug. 5th. S51 ,S51 |
,.'.S loaded with freight. This was
W '' a neducdon of S,SS2 cars from
~ previous week, but an increase of
40, I'd over the corresponding week
IA IN July 81, the association also
IN ~ were We're 174,927 surplus freight
,r.a N good repair on lines immediately
s,. ''e 'or service. This was a de-
r,..,,. -H,895 cars from the number