The Idaho recorder., 1922-08-18
hallway Executives Refuse to
Accept Presidents Plan as
to Seniority.
STRIKE SETTLEMENT FAILS
Federal and State Control of Coal Dis
tr'bution Gets Under Way-chieaeo
Traction Workers Quit-ResuIts
OF Some interesting Primaries
France Warns Germany.
BY EDWARD W. PIckARD

NJ EGOTIATIONS for the ending OF
the railroad strike were at least
temporarily halted again last week
when the plan of President Harding
tailed Of complete acceptance. Opt.
mistic prophets OF immediate peace
were confOunded.
AS expressed by himself, the Pres
idents plan comprised these stlpula-
tions:
/ First-Railway managers and work.
men are TO agree to recognize the
validity of all decisions of the rail
road labor board and to faithfully
carry out such decisions as contem-
plated by the law.
Sccond-The carriers will withdraw
all lawsuits growing out of the strike
and railroad labor board decisions
which have been involved in the strike
may be taken. In the exercise of recog-
nized rights, by either party to rail
road labor board for rehearing.
Third-All employees now on strike
to be returned to work and to their
former positions with seniority and
other rights unimpaired. The repre-
sentatives Of the carriers and the rep
resentatives of the organizations espe-
cially agree that there will be no dis
elimination by either party against
the employees who did or did not
strike.
The railway executives were the
first to act on these proposals. They
accepted the first; agreed to the sec
ond with the understanding that the
strike be first called off and that the
representatives of the strikers pledge
themselves and the strikers against
violence in any form against the men
now at work and the property of the
arreTS; declared it was impossible
or them tn agree to the first sentence
# the third proposal.
Having placed themselves in n
strategic position by awaiting action
0y tie executives, the Representative es
If the striking shopmen met in Chica-
20 and voted, though with expressed
eluCtnnCe, to accept the Pres dents
proposals. This Was conditioned up
III recognition of the union interprp
tation of the plan. which, among other
-hingS, would require the PennSyl
rania railroad to abandon its fight for
he open shop. The shop crafts also
insist on The establishment Of ma
ioual board of adjustment which
vouId relieve the labor board of all
disputes except those involving va"e>.
Some roads have agreed to regional
boards. but probably all Of them are
opposed to one national board VIII ch
would prescribe uniform conditions re-
gardIeSS of needs of various l"CaiitieS
Seemingly the rail executives are in
dead earnest in their refusal To ahau-
don their stand on sen ority rights,
They notified their local employees
and other workers that they would be
protected and guaranteed permanent
employment and went ahead with tn"
task of filling the places of the Strik-
ers. In New York il was said their
decisive stand resulted In rush of
applicants for jobs. Public opinion Is
widely divided concerning this attitude
of the railway executives. Many per
sons feel that it is only Justice to the
men who have remained nj work and
those who have responded to the call
for workers to take M the tools the
strikers laid down Those who sym
pathize strongly with the demands of
organized labor take the position that
the action of the railway heads Is
part of campaign Ia destroy the
unions.
1t was predicted in Washington thai
President Harding would d" n'thl'@
more in the matter at present g.'ln2
the railroads aa upp"rrnniii T" pro-
that they could operate e"ectI'e's