The New York herald., 1922-09-08
MEN GU IO WORh
Thousands Of Shopmen
Return as Leaders
Ask Best Terms
Obtainable.
FUNDS RUNNING LOW
Jewell Meets Aids To-day
Preliminary to Session
7 OH Monday.
ASKS A SEPARATE PEACE
Leaders Think Injunction
Turned a Winning Strike
Into a LOSER
ASKS A SEPARATE PEACE

Special Dispatch TO THE New York HERALD.
CHICAGO, Sept. 7.-Returning to Chi
cago where the ninety members OF
the railway shop crafts policy COM
mittee have been summoned to meet
Monday, Bert NJ. Jewell. chairman Of
the strikers executive council, was re-
ported tonight as bringing fresh hope
Of settlement with the railroads. He
will reach Chicago tomorrow.
1t has been reported day after day
that while in the East Mr.. Jewell
discussed peace terms with railway
executives. among them President
Willard Of the Baltimore and Ohio.
Spokesman for the strikers and for the
railroads denied the rumor.
Nevertheless the call for the policy
committee meeting. summoning gen.
eral chairmen of the striking unions
| in all parts of the country. followed
close In the wake OF rumor and seemed
to substantiate it.
| There also persisted here to-day the
belief that separate agreements with
fifty-two railroads operating total OF
$4,000 miles is a possibility
| There Is strong probability that the
national officers of the shop crafts
will approve any kind of settlement
| plan proposed by Mr.. Jewell. Alarmed
at the reports announcing that their
men are returning to work by the
thousands, several officials of the
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vailed upon President Chairman Jewell
to make separate peace with individual
roads upon the best terms obtainable.
Jewell Anxious to Sign.
| Mr.. Jewell, who has committed him
self several times since peace negota-
| tions were started to a national settle
ment or none. IL was learned to-day,
is anxious to sign up with the fifty
two roads in the hope that the rest of
| the railroads in the country will fall
into line.
| 1t was learned from one OF the
attaches OF Mr.. JEWELS Office that no
stone will be left unturned on Monday
TO rirg the curtain down on the strike.
This injunction move last Saturday by
the Government turned a winning fight
| into a loser commented the union Of
| fetal. Hundreds OF our best men have
| gone back to work and the boss CIR.
! JewelD wants to save what he can for
| the rest OF the boys before IL Is too
| late. If we can put over a settlement
with the rest OF the Eastern roads I
! guess the other roads will come along"
| Another reason for Mr. JEWELS seek
| ing peace with the railroad executives.
II also was learned, was the fact the
| funds OF the organization are running
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| their fight against the railroads. So
| far they have financed themselves.
| Contrary to popular belief. Daniel W.
| Willard. head of the Baltimore and
| Ohio Railroad, played a minor part in
the recent Eastern conferences In which
Mr. Jewell figured. 1t was another
| executive head of an Eastern road who
consented TO reopen the peace negotia-
| tions.
| Favors Maxim um Orcr.
! II was reported here that next Mon
day Mr.. Jewell will trty to gain per-
mission from the committee to accept
the maximum offer made by the fifty
two railroads. which propose giving to
| all their striking employees work at the
same class OF labor they were doing be-
fore the strike. and at the same time
/
the railroad or who accepted jobs In va
! cancies caused by tho walkout.
| out Of the maze of rumors and contra
| dictions regarding the possibility of par
| tial settlements Hale Holden. president
az the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
Railroad. fla.ly declared that his road
was not involved In any conferences on
settlement plans and that he knew moth
ing OF any such proposals.
President Jewell II was announced.
will hold a special conference with his
| lleutenants tomorrow to map out pre-
limnaries incidental to Mondays meet
! ing.
The meeting OF shop craft leaders was
called for the same day ret by Judge
wiIkerson for hearing the Governments
application TO make the Daugherty In
y junction permanent.
Legal representatives OF the Govern
ment and the unions were preparing for
the court fight. While the Government
Il expected to pursue It's course Of seek
ing to enjoin permanently any interfer-
ence with railway operations or with
railroad property, tho unions counsel
will ask that the temporary injunction
be set aside and propose TO oppose a per-
manent restraining order.
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