The New York herald., 1922-07-22
Three Points Insisted On.

There is a distinct feeling among
officials that the stand-pat position
taken by the eastern roads and by one
or two of the western roads constitute
the only obstacle to settlement. The
differences have been really narrowed
down to point where the Administra-
ton feels there ought to be little diff
ficulty in the warning factions getting
together.
Three points are insisted on by the
shop crafts-first, the restoration OF
seniority rights; second. the retention
of pension rights as they stood prior
to the walSout; third the creation OF
national board OF conciliation and
adjustment While union leaders
stress the setting up of a board. IL Is
known that the strike would end II the
first two points were accepted by thu
executives. The feeling in Admins
tration circles Is that the claim Of tho
executives that this would work hard
ship on the men taken on to replace
the strikers is greatly exaggerated
What the union leaders mean by
board of conciliation and adjustment
is not quite clear. A delegation OF
union men who called on Senator
Cummins to-day indicated that what
they want is the restoration of the
board established by the Newlands
act Senator Cummins explained that
this body was superseded by the Rail-
road Labor Board and the setting up
of it would little more than parallel
the work of the labor board. 1t is
suspected that the demand for such
wi tr in, tha t,rre ,f
backfire on the Railroad Labor
Board.
The executives have declared that
they do not want any more boards,
pointing out that most of the roads
have their own adjustment boards to
deal with employees when these en-
ployees want to confer directly.
Union leaders who called on Senator
Cummins were H. e. Wills and F. A.
Burgess of the Locomotive Engineers;
Arthur J. Lowell of the Firemen's
Union. and w. II. Doak OF the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen.
The feeling at the Capitol to-day was
that the situation on the roads is
badly deadlocked. many believing that
it will have to be fought out until one
or the other side Is prepared to yield.
Administration leaders are ready to do
whatever is necessary to support any
move made by the President for set
tlement. Close cooperation has been
established. Senator Lodge, majority
leader of the Senate. conferred with
the President to-day to give assurance
of full support for any move the
President might think necessary. On
the other hand. legislation of any kind
to care for the present crisis is not
looked for or deemed feasible. In the
last resort the Administration is de-
pending on moral suasion and 1t will
be particularly applied, it is expected,
to the recalcitrant executives.
Watson's Statement.
Describing the position of the execu-
tives Senator Watson. who partici-
pated in the conference last night.
said: "The purpose of our meeting
was to get from the executives their
view on the strike and the means of
settling it. They told us that they
could not under any circumstances.
give way on the demand of the unions
that union men returning to work be
given their old places of seniority.
THE railroad heads told us that out
OF the 100000 men who went out from
100000 to 100000 places have been
filled. When men came to take the
place Of the union men they were as
sured that IL the union men came
back to work they would not be dis
charged.
They made this promise on the
strength of the decision of the Rail-
road Labor Board. and they don't in
tend to deviate from 1t. they told us.
AS matter of fact It Is hard to see
how they could deviate from 1t.
These facts were related to the
President this morning He did not
think 1t wise to call the railroad heads
into consultation as that would have
involved a conference with the
strikers, and the President did not
say whether any good would come
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