The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-08-16
PRESIDENT TO INFORM CONGRESS OF Y:
FACTS OF STRIKE SITUATION


Washington, Aug: 16 (By the Asso-
tiated Press. s).-Arrangements were
completed today for President Har-
dings appearance at a joint session of
the senate and house tomorrow, when
he will present to the federal legis-
lators and country the governments
position respecting the existing indus
trial troubles, particularly the rail
road strike.
Chicago, Aug. 16 (By the Associ-
ated Press).-Transportation tie ups
in the Far West began to unravel to-
day as the rail head and union lead
ers looked toward direct negotiation
for ending the strike of rail shop
crafts men. Railway executives here
are pessimistic over the success of
the peace parlays placed in their case.
Although conditions on the roads in
the far West revealed by breaks in
the strike of train crews, the general
situation remained in critical stage
reached many days ago, and the Pres :.
ldent's next expected move was to lay
the whole industrial crisis before con-
gress. Embargoes are lifted and trains
moved again over the Santa Fe.
Southern Pacific and Union Pacific
roads chiefly affected by walkouts of
the Big Four brotherhoods.
Washington, Aug. Is (By the As
sociated Press) and the
country will be informed within SO
hours by President Harding of every
fact in the railroad strike situation
as he views it,. and also, administra-
ton advisers said today, will be given
an expression of his determination
to give the full aid and protection
of the federal government to main
tenance of railway operations. There
is no room for further presidential
efforts to bring about compromise
settlements of the shopmen's strike,
high official at the White House
said, by negotiating between man.
agements and the unions although the
president does not wish to hinder at
tempts of officials of railroad unions
not on strike to mediate for their as
rsociates.
Meanwhile there emerged today
from the almost continuous meeting
~ the transportation labor. organize
-esonsF heads an invitation to the As
sociation> of Railway Executives to
o1nffottnrc fD,. sc>,
settlement of the shopmen's strike,
the five train. service brotherhoods of
engineers, conductors, t-ainmen, fire.
men and switchmen acting for the
striking crafts Warren S. Stone,
chief of engineers, expressed the be-
lief that the executives would confer
again, meeting the brotherhoods'
spokesmen by Thursday, and press
dispatches later confirmed his con-
clusion.
President Harding also moved to-
night to support the interstate COM
merce commission in enforcing safety
laws which will shortly require with
drawals of locomotives from service
oii iblPoI w WltA IIS
ter placed before him by Chairman
McChord of the commission, Presi-
dent Harding replied that he knew
Of nothing to be done except to in
sist upon enforcement of the law"
and said he trusted that inspection
forces would exert themselves to the
utmost in order to be able to pass
upon safe equipment"
Leaders of the striking railroad
unions now in Washington indicated
their disposition to await the new
peace efforts of their associates, but
made public their letter rejecting
President Harding's final proposals
for compromise settlement of the
strike. Through B. M. Jewell, their
chairman, he also issued a state-
ment contending that the railroad re-
,sponses to the proposal he'd been q
declination. The letter, in addition to
declaring the presidents proposals
"impracticable," asserted that the
strikers would not return to work un-
less assured of unimpaired seniority
status
A protracted session of the cabinet
and visits to the White House by
senators preceded the announcement
that the president intended to take
the country and congress into his
confidence through message. The
issuance of the correspondence on
safety of equipment also followed a
conference at the executive Offices,
where Chairman McChord and Com
missioner Atchison, and Chairman
Hooper of the railroad labor board
met with the president. 1t was the
presidents intention, high official
said, to incorporate in his message
the facts as he had learned them in
the industrial situation during weeks