Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-09
condition of industrial slavery for rail.

condition of industrial slavery for rail
way employees.
Let us assure you again we wan
no compromise, and we urge that th'
| fight be fought to finish right nov
on it's merits and the present Admins
! tration in control of our Government b,
| forced TO show whether it stands fo
real Americanism or the brand o.
Amcricanism reported by few hard
! boiled railroad officials who would wrecl
our entire country in their lust fol
| power
Mr." Jewell and other union officials
also took occasion to lay before the In
Dor department protest against the al
| lescl importation of strikcbreakers from
Europe by railroads. in defiance of i'm :
migration laws. The immigration au >
thorities said the complaint had not
been verified
Secretary Davis at the labor depart.
mcnt was visited by II. 4. Wills, W.
n. Doa kand Arthur J. Lowell. Wash
ington legislative agents, respectively.
of the engineers, trainmen's and fire.
mems and cnginemen's brotherhoods.
and by J. =. Noonan. president Of the
brotherhood of Electrical Workers,
members of which now are on strike.
Participants in the discussions MAIN
tanned silence afterward
Mr.. JcwCll's statement on condition
Of railway equipment said that reports
of tn" American Railroad Association OH
repaired locomotives and ears since the
strike were incomplete and were lone
OF the many examples of the methods
by which the railroads are attempting
TO deceive the people and to lull them
into sense of security regarding the
railroad situation.' Further it was de.
Clnrcd Federal inspection and safety
appliance laws are not being complied
with during this strike and virtually
no proper inspections are being made
President Harding had a lengthy
conference during the morning with
Senator Underwood. of Alabama, but
the nature Of the discussion was not
disclosed.
House leaders who have returned to
Washington preparatory to the meet
ing Of the House next Tuesday con-
tinucd in the dark as to the reason.
impelling the President to ask that a
full attendance Of members be on hand
at that tim" and that the House meet
from day to day instead of taking
three. day rcceSseS as had been contem-
plat"I. The suggestion that the Prcsi.
dent might ask for authorization to take
over operation Of such roads rs were
unable TO operate and serve the public
needs still today found greatest favor
among those inclined to speculate on
probable action by the Executive.
New York, Aug. 9.-(By A. P.l-
l'aVil Williams, secretary of the East
orn Strike Committee. issued state
ment today explaining the purport of
the telegram sent to Il. NJ. Jewell.
urging him not TO accept President
llarding's proposal. He said:
The purpose of the telegram was to
set Mr.. Jewell straight on the atti-
tudn Of strikers in the Metropolitan dis.
trict toward both the Railroad Labor
Board and the Administration.
Our men have been disturbed by re-
reports that Mr.. jewell has reached
some secret gentlemen agreement with
President Harding which commits us TO
an acceptance Of the Harding plan. We
do not propose to be bound by any
understanding which provides that we
shall be put at the mercy of the Labor
Board III the disposition Of seniority
rights.
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