Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-12

wise credited in this paper and also the local news published
SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST -, 1922.
EVENTS OF A WEEK.
Following the rejection by the railway manag-
ers of President Harding's suggestion that striking
shopmen be restored to their former positions with
seniority rights unimpaired, the president proposed
to the two groups that the zen return to work with
the question of seniority, as we'll as all other ques-
lions, left to the decision of the Railway Labor
board. This proposal is now under consideration by
the strike leaders, and by the railway executives,
who have met in New York for that purpose.
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Among the railway executives there is a sharp
division of opinion as to the acceptance of this pro-
posal, and as this. is written no decision has been
reached. While there are individual exceptions it
appears that the representatives of the eastern roads.
generally are opposed to acceptance on the ground
that their pledges on this subject have been definite
~ made, and that they cannot consent to any course
which would create a doubt as to the fulhllment Of
those pledges. Among the western roads, on the
other hand, there is greater willingness to leave the
question of seniority to the decision of the labor
board. 1t is~stated that the eastern roads are in a
better position to cope independently with the strike
than are those Of the west. the latter being as a
rule, more remote from c%enters where independent
labor may be obtained, and being confronted, also
with the immediate task Of moving an unusually
heavy crop. @'i'
Representatives of the strikers have also been
in conference on the presidents ~proposal,1 but the
result of their deliberations has not yet Been an
nounced. 1t is assumed that they will be tenacious
OF their seniority privileges. and there is just now
the appearance of considerable left-handed, assist
ance from other railway labor bodies. There is at
present no talk of a "strike" by members of the old
er brotherhoods, but in several cases members of
those groups have declined to work on the ground
that local conditions were unfavorable. One rea-1
- aIron~oI f0~ ~ofne,1 - ~ - .. ~
dition of equipment which they are asked to take
out, and another that they have been subjected to
abuse and assault by guards employed to protect
railway property. At Joliet, Ill, several hundred
men have walked out as a protest against the en-
%ployment of guards following recent riots in that
city. .
For several weeks the country has been assured
that the~coal strike was just on the verge of settle
rnent, but no ettlement has been forthcoming.
Representatives of the contending factions are &C
tually engaged. however, in the framing of a wage
scale which. it is believed. will be accepted by both
parties, and very optimistic people predict the reop-'
ening of many of the mines on Monday.
Governors of five of the northwestern states
have been in conference seeking means to minimize
the effects of both coal and rail strikes. Steps have
been taken to cooperate with the federal fuel ad-
r1inistration in the rationing Of coal. and in North
Dakota Governor Nestos has brought about confer
ences of Ignite mine owners for the purpose of slim
ulating as greatly as possible the production of lig-.
mite for use next winter.
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President Harding is believed to have proposals
ready to present to congress for legislation relating
to the existing labor difficulties, and he has asked
congressman to be in session next Tuesday, presurn-
ably that such proposals may be presented. There
have been evidences of decided disappointment in
radical circles that the federal government has thus
far made no move in the direction of taking over the
railroads and coal mines. This is the pet p~roject.of
radicalism throughout the country, and radical lead
Sers have long advocated a course which would force
the naturalization of these industries by making
their operation by private agencies impossible. The
president is known not to be in sympathy with this
plan, and to have faith in the operation of industry
B individual effort and initiative, properly regulat-
ed wherever regulation is demanded in the public
interest.
=ss@ With industry of every nature h~ampered by
great strikes in two of the most important fields, the
country faces the task of harvesting and caring for
One of its largest yields of farm products. It is an
ssnpunced that for the fourth time the production of
corn will exceed three billion bushels. The wheat
will reach 8O5, 900, 900 bushels, which
while not Ia record crop, is a very large one. The
crop will be next to the largest in the coun-
@sJty's history. The peach crop is very large, and the
crop will be double that of last year. The
ssHasteld Of midst other crops is reported TO be above
abe average, and il all this the country has the basis
great prosperity if artificial distractions did not
Ind in the wayso its full utilization.
E&&@8M&sS n
sssssSsThe Republican national administration which
declared BY its opponents to have been repudiat-ss
recent state pririaries,, III e jjpicing III
primary returns from Ohio, where carn,i A.
81 &cdnpson, candidate for the Republican guberna-
II fSiia nonination; snpportedby M Harding admin,
~G1kstion, Ind advocating proper enforcement 81 pro-
$g5sbiticsi laws. defeated HIS Snezrest opponent BY 4
SNe2 of two 70 one. a sS3
sLate reports from Ipndon, where another Re
II n ha1 BEEN III progYess tpsreach al agereernent On
EGGenreD6xxAion And 1ftef economic mxttefsgfn.