Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-08-23
GREAT RAIL STRIKE
IS NOW IN SIGHT.
Quarrel Seems Sure TO Go to a
Finish Fight.
PRESIDENTS EFFORTS FAIL
Hope a. Immediately Ending War Is
Blasted When Goth Railroad Ex.
ecutlves and Union Officials
Turn Down FINAL Proposal

Washington. Aug. 14-Hope 81 I'm
med'utely ending the rain strike was
blasted here when the railroads and
the unions rejected President Hard
tng's third proposal Tor settlement.
After - DAYS 20 mediation and nego-
tIntIuu both sides declared there Is
M possibility OF arbItrating the ques-
ti~n az seniority aud are prepared 10
t-ht &c uuf Go q finish.
BUT Instead II having only the rail-
wuy shupmen Co deal with the rail-
roads now have nll 81 the railway
bruthorhn0ds nrgnysd against them.
They win support the shupmen on
question that they declare Co be the
'lIfe blood ~ unionism' and are quite
willing To- accept the def ~ the rail-
way executives for "A fight 60 q I'm
ish."
There was hope that the two parties
might ind "a common ground for AZ
tIfrutIng their T. .fferenccs. But when
the President had been told that his
proposal was untenable % the unions
and railroads alike. he telephoned OFF,
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Nued and they were az liberty % talk.
They revealed Tor the first time:
That neither party had M any time
remotely considered submitting their
differences 90 the railroad labor
board
Adarson Act PeeVes.
That the railroads are still chatting
under provisions 81 the Adamson act
and welcome IN opportunity 20 test
their strength with labor unions.
That the rain unions are confident
the time Is ripe Tor tie government 60
assume control 81 the railroads and
believe that this strike will demon
Efrute the necessity for o.
Dc also was revealed that the Presi-
dent knew that neither party would
Do fhe railroad labor board decide
seniority In FUN and last night offered
an emergency proposal that the whole
question be left Go an impartial tribu-
mai This tribunal was O. be named.
The railroads objected 10 this and re-
fused Ia huLge from the position out
supd ln their reply 60 the President
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clarel that they had no authority 10
consider c0unfer-propos1ls and that
unless the unions accepted what they
had o. offer the men could not get
their positions back.
Roads Defy Unions.
There IS only one real issue IN
volvrd IN this whole controversy" said
spokesman Tor the railroads 'The
striking shopmcn must recognize the
jurisdiction 81 the railroad labor
torrd Tie board already has ruled
that 81 It's decisions are ignored by
the calling 81 "A trike. the Efforts on
the part ~ the strikers 90 disregard
the boards decisions and intImidate
the government aEC the public viii not
be successful"
Railroad executives left immediate
~ for New York after making public
their refusal % accept the Presidents
proposal They saw the President for
an hour during the morning.
Following tlis they went 10 the Of
Zee % the executives here where Il
was finally decided 20 make their de-
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the Offices observers knew that the
truce plan had failed r. Dewitt Guy
Ier. chairman ~ the executives. who
has favored the Presidents plan.
showed plainly HIS disappointment.
Gen. W. ". Atterbury Of the Pennsyl-
vnnia. who has Seen irreconcilahle.
danced a Jlg while holding 20 the arm
~ 4. II. smith ~ the New YORK Cen
tral. and then did a FOX trot up and
down fhe lobby.
-It's ali over rs FAR rs I am con-
carned.- he said. I'VE are going back
now and run our railroads"
Tie rail officials declared that the
rolling stock 81 the country Is not In
the had shape which the brothe-hoods
declare % 20 be. II was officially
stated bv the railway executives that
they can operate the railroads Tor one
year with the equipment they have
and without any assistance from the
shopmen.