South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-24
MAJORITY VOTE
TO STAND PAT
ON SENIORITY
Jewel, Spokesman, Says Asso-
citation Votes Lockout TO
Smash Unionism.
'25 EXECUTIVES SPLIT
This Group Debates New Sug-
gestions of Brotherhoods
for Strike Cessation.

NEW YORK. Aug. 23-C By A
PA majority group OF the Asso-
citation OF Railway Executives today
rejected the proposals OF the big
five train service brotherhoods that
the carriers end the nationwide
shopmen's strike by reinstating the
men with seniority unimpaired and
B. NJ. Jewell. official spokesman FOR
the strikers. declared the association
has closed the door 10 peace and
voted for a lockout 20 smash union
ism.
At the same time splitting away
from the majority. was a group or
25 railways. principally western
lines, which debated a new sugEes-
ton OF the brotherhoods that indi-
viGuaI settlements be effected This
minority. while processing 70 stand
with the majority in readirminE the
stand on seniority, still indicated
that it desired 10 hear further re-
garding the individual settlement
suggestion.
Hale Holden. president OF the Chi
cago. Burlington and Quincy. who
attended a meeting Of the minority
held in the Yale club joined with
members Of the majority group in
denying that there wa9 any split
There is no question Of a split"
he asserted The railways are all
standing pat on seniority and any
individual settlement will have 20
be made in the light OF that under
standing"
Summary OF Proceedings
The days proceedings may briefly
be outlined as follows:
THE association met as a Whole
this morning, and a, most unani-
mously decided 10 continue its stand
against restoring the strikers with
their ranking unaffected and direct
ed It's committee which met last
week with the brotherhood chiefs 20
draw UP a resolution en- bodying this
decision.
2-The committee submitted the
resolution after the noon recess and
after its adoption left for the grand
central station and transmitted the
III et5sa ge 10 the committee represent
ing the running trades. who have
stepped into the shoes of media-ors-
These medlators. before going into
conference. issued a statement as
sorting that the strike must be set
ted because the public demanded
T. and setting forth that the crews
who now operate the trains form
that part OF the public which knows
best why a settleme tent must come.
3-The brotherhoods then ad-
vsnced another proposal. g. e.. that
the strikers be "relnstated in the
position OF the clubs they originally
held on June So: that all be re-
stored not later than oct. !. and
that disputes which might arise over
seniority rights be referred 20 the
railway labor board Later 80 was
suggested that settlements by tndf-
v.dual roads be made on this basis.
THE committee representing
executives and the big FIVE departing
by a back stairway to elude news
paper men. then repaired 10 the
Yale club and the brotherhood chiefs
addressed the whole membership o.
the association
5-The mediators then withdrew
and departed for the Hote Wood
stock for a conference with shop
craft leaders which lasted into the
evening
s-The association adjourned It's
meeting
Members Of the minority
ed and this evening held another
conference with brotherhood men.
for The purpose. they said Of testing
the good faith Of the big Eve regard
ing the separate settlement sugges-
ton.
Jewell Gives Views.
When the mediators and shop
craft leaders meeting late today adj
iourned AIr Jewell issued "A state
ment which read:
The Association Of Railway Exc
cutlves mas closed the door The
unions have offered every conces-
sion within reason 90 end tire strike
and 20 save The public from a
breakdown Of transportation. but
the association made none on the
contrary. e has since the strike be-
gan raised an ertlreiv new ans ire
levant issue OF tt- owu--=e1 iority--
and by i,s refusal go -eceda from
It's position. has made d settlement
impOssI bic ar this time The re-
sponsibnity FOR wha VIII happen
now rests wholly UPON e.
The shop CRATE employees voted
in June FOR a strike 20 establish a
living wage and decent working
conditions The Association 81
Railway Executive have now voted