The Washington herald., 1922-08-10
URGE FINISH FIGHT
Bitter-Enders, Led by Lo-
rec, Refuse to Await As
sociation Decision.
EXECUTIVES FEAR
CONGRESS MAY ACT
Strike Leaders Said to
Favor Bill to Take
Over Railroads.

Developments in the rail strike
situation yesterday, were:
/. B. NJ. Jewell, head of the
striking shopmen, was informed
that $4,000 strikers in the greater
New York district have voted to
refuse President Harding's set
tlement proposal.
?. Eastern railroad presidents.
including L. F. Loree. decided to.
reject President Harding's plan.
3. mo telling where walkouts
will end" is ominous hint of
Brotherhood heads at Cleveland.
4. Preliminary conference of
shop crafts heads in Washington
postponed. Probably will be held
today. Big formal conference to-
morrow.
Favor Fight TO Finish.
NEW YORK. Aug. s.-Twenty-
five thousand striking shopmen IN
the Greater New York district have
voted to refuse President Harding'.
strike settlement proposal. accord
ing to a telegram dispatched to d.
n. Jewell at Washington today.
David williams. secretary OF the
central strike COMMITTEES. advised
Jewell that the men here are for
"a fight to a finish" the seniority
issue TO be decided on its merits
and not on a basis OF a compro-
mise.
Eastern railroad presidents rep
resenting the most powerful group
among the executives. have def
nitely decided TO reject President
Hsrding's second peace proposals
which contemplated ending the rail
strike by allowing the Railroad
Labor Board to decide the seniority
issue.
VIII Ignore General Action.
This decision. IL is understood.
will not be affected in any way by
the attitude Of the remainder of
the $50 first class roads at the gem
eral meeting TO he held here FRI
day. The bitter enders" Of the
Eastern group said today that the
action of the General Association
OF Railway Executives will not be
binding. and that no matter what
the majority OF the roads vote to
do with the Presidents plan. the
Eastern roads will refuse to sc-
cept it.
II have talked informally with
a number OF the Eastern executives
and I have found them all OF one
view-that the Presidents second
plan is simply his former one un-
der new guise." said L. r. Loree.
chairman Of the Eastern presidents
conference. They all favor stand
ing on the declaration made last
week when we refused TO displace
the men now at work in favor OF
the returning strikers"
Fear Action by ConEre...
One disturbing feature OF the
situation is the apparent intention
on the part OF President Harding
to demand mandatory Legislation
tied promptly. Both executives and
posed TO such legislation and want
to fight out the strike without gov
ernmental interference.
Inere Is. however. n EFOWinE rear
OF hostile public sentiment in both
camps. Railroad executives seemed
much relieved today to find the
strikers opposing. the Presidents
peace plans. At first they were
somewhat spprehensive about taxi
ing the lead IN rejecting peace
profers from washington twice in
succession and refused to commit
themselves publicly on the second
plan when II was first submitted
Add. s.0oo Men Daily, He Says
Loree said that all roads are put
ting on a total OF 5000 new work.
men daily, and that at this rate
normal forces will soon be built ur
all over the country. Eastern roads
have hlled the quota OF men asked
for by four Of the Southern coal
roads who were left short handed
by the strike. he said.
Strike leaders here said they
would favor q bill empowering the
President to take over the railroads
but were opposed TO legislation that
would limit the right to strike or
turn the Railway Labor Board into
a compulsory arbitration board.
The men are absolutely opposed
to any such un-American denial OF
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