New Britain herald., 1922-07-28
One Plan Would Take Back All Strikers, An-
 other Would Favor "Loyal" Workers, Third For Separate Agreements. 4.

Washington. July 2s (By Associated Press).-Three proposals for imme. diate ending of the railroad strike have been submitted to representa-. tives of the railroad executives and labor unions by President Harding. according to information obtained to-i day from administration advisors who talked with the executive.
 The three proposals all hinging on various plans for adjusting the em- ployes seniority rights, will be sub. mitted, it was said, to the executtves' meeting in New York, Tuesday, and to an employees conference in Chicaxo to be arranged by B. M. Jewell, the shopmen's leader.
 High Spots of Plans.
 Outside railroad contracting, 1t was said would be abandoned by tho railroads under each of the three pro- posals.
 One proposal, according to those claiming to have information of the presidents suggestion, would be for the railroads to waive the seniority question and take all strikers back to work.
 Another was said to be to give ''loyal men who have remained at work prior seniority rights over strikers.
 The third was for separate adiust- ment of the seniority dispute by each road with its own employees through joint committees to be appointel
 Clouds Roll By.
 The president was said<oy his nd. visers to believe that .t,.e three pro- posals promised considerable hope of a strike settlement and to have de- olared that more clouds had passed away in the railway situation within the past few hours t'an for several weeks Rehearing Is Desired. Rehearing by the railroad labo. board of the shopmen's wage aues. ton was said to be embraced in all three of the proposals. One pro- posal 1t was said also contemplated that both employers and employees agree that hereafter the boards rul. ings be observed without question.
 The Seniority Problem.
 The president had suggested with reference to seniority, it was asserted. that as an initial step under one pro- posal, the labor board be given com. plete Jurisdiction over the seniority controversy.
 If this could not be agreed upon it was said, the president proposed as substitute, the plan for settlement by the executives and employees of each separate road, through joint committees composed of three renn- bers representing each party to the controversy. In event of disagree- ment of such committees 1t was pro- posed that the question then be taken to some form of arbitration tribunal.
 Ready to Fight.
 New York. July 2S.-John J. Dowd. chairman of the eastern strike com- mittee of the rail shop crafts today wired Bert NJ. Jewell, national direct- or who is in Washington to confer with federal officers that I've are pre- pared to fight and win if the eastern executives will not negotiate"
 StdlcllcHlS eIldHdllnR rom fdlls road officials in this district relative to the number of strikers who have returned to work are absolutely un- reliable Dowd's message read.
 There are over 1000 more men out now than on July 1 Less than one percent. of those who originally walked out have returned and trans. portation is seriously disorganized as it has been at any time since the strike began"
 Executives ASsailed.
 Charging that w. w Atterbury, vice president of the Pennsylvania road, and his clique are playing for victory by annihilation and collective as we'll" the message con- tinued:
 We urge you to continue your ef- forts for a national settlement by peaceful negotiation We urge you, however. under no circumstances to allow a settlement which will permit such roads IS the Pennsylvania. New ' York Central and Erle to make head way in their un-American campaign gainst unionized labor and bona fide