Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-15
Refusal Of Number OF Lars-
est Systems To Accept De-
velops Considerable I'm
certainty Regarding The
Effectiveness OF Program;
Unions To Allow Men To
Return At Once. !

Unions 10 Allow Men 10
Return AT Once.
Chicago, Sept 15.-(Ry The Assoc
ciated Press.)-Refusal by number
OF the country's biggest railway sys-
TENS to enter in the Warfield- Willard
Jewell plan for ending the shopmens
strike on the basis of separate and
individual agreements developed an
element of considerable uncertainty
today over the scope and effectiveness
OF the peace program while some "a
the larger. systems had flatly rejected
the plan, others, notably the Chicago
and Northwestern and the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul. had virtually
completed arrangements for restoring
strikers to their former Jobs under
terms of the separate settlement plan.
Negotiations were. In progress with
several roads in an effort by shopcraft
system federation officials to effect
additional settlements through ratifl-
cation gof.the plan.
Would Ask Reconsideration.
. Strike leaders were said to be in
tent upon addressing communications
to some of the unwilling roads, asking
them to reconsider their rejections.'
Among the larger systems said to
have closed the door against the set
Element plan today were Pennsylvania,
Union Pacific, Norfolk and Western,
Southern Pacific, Chicago and Alton,
Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific,
Northern Pacific, Great Northern,
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas and subsidi-
ary lines.
ss Fifty Accept. 90,
About fifty roads were generally
understood to have accepted the set
tlement proposals with the Baltimore
and Ohio, Chesapeake and Ohio, New
! York Central lines. Southern seaboard
Air lines Chicago and Northwestern
and Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
among the larger systems In the
agreem ent 5}F'tssEsG s.yE ~
w. Fl. Finley, president Of the Chi
!. cage :,,d Northwestern,s and g., -.
Greer, vice. cespresidant@uft the Chicago,
I Milwaukee and st. Paul, expressed the
+ hope; many of their she opnien would
be back on their. Jobs today orr to-
night over the entire systens The
Northwestern employees, about 2,O0OO
shopmen and the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul about 5000.
Meanwhile Atty Gen. Daugherty's
4 staff of lawyers in the injunction pro-
ceedings before Judge Wilkerson,
speeded up efforts to complete their
evidence tomorrow. a-.
~ New Disorders.
New disorders including the bomb
ing Of the home of VIM. G. Brabazon,
81 =, ~, fho, 1.NIljHV1I1e
and Nashville railroad shops at
Boyles, Ala, q suburb Of Birmingham
Five members of the household were
at home when; the house was wreck
ed but all escaped injury
: Can Return at Once. u
No obstruction will be placed In the
, way of shopmen returning to work on
the railroads parties to, the settlement
system federation chairmen arrange
for resumption, B. M. Jewell, head OF
the railway employees. department OF
the American Federation of Labor
said today in denying statements by
Fred w. Rausch, union leader at To
peka, Kans. Rausch said last night
letter signed by Mr.. jewell directed
that no man would, return to work un'
till all the roads had signed the agree
ment.
out before the settlement agreement
were reached" Mr.. Jewell said, 'bu
I it does not apply now"
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 15.-Warnins
was given by administration oflcial'
Thursday that the country must re
cover from the recent industrial up
heayal before economic benefits flow
Ing from the settlement Of the rail
n road strike can react fully upon ma
t;onal business conditions.
5a Secretary Hoover took the view
that although the country now is Uni
4 doubtedlya better of than; 1t wat
Z. q year ago. it will probably .be si'
months before hign plane OF pros
perity Is attained, while Secretar!
Mellon, arhoughj considering th'
business outlook very good. recog
nized as forestaNing immediate com
nnercial expansion, the Limitation I'm
nosed upon transportation, facilities
~ car shortage and possible in
adequate labor supply: 3s.
"a Tha greatest loss as a result or 1thl
strike will be borne by the farmers
according to an analysts sof the stua
tion by Secretary Hoover. In which
economic wound received sby tn
i. country should be quickly. healed.
Secretary Mellon was said to Tore
4.as some hindrance i to fimmediat
~ economic recovery through sshortaS
~ transportation equipment and pos
afhle labor shortage. tx !.
In contrast with the views OF ~
two. cabinet associates, however. Sec
rotary Davis Of the LABOR departmen. ssI