The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-22
STILL HOPE FOR
SETTLEMENT OF
RAIL SITUATION
ShOpmen Attack No Peace Talk
of Certain Executives.
Say Talk Comes From Group
Favoring Open Shop Plan.
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No Settlement of Shop Strike
Was an Early Forecast.
Third Nation Wide Conference
in a Month Is Ready
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New York, Aug. 22.-Assertions of
L F. Loree. chairman of the eastern
presidents conference, that talk of
peace in the rail strike was all 'bunk''
were attacked by the eastern strike
committee of shopmen today in a tele-
gram to Bert NJ. Jewell and president
of their union at Washington.
1.-The Loree group of eastern rail-
road executives, insignificant in num-
bers but backed by the vast power of
the Morgan-Gary open shop interests,
is seeking a desperate eleventh hour
attempt to scuttle the strike settle
nlent," said n telegram dispatched
by John J. Dowd, chairman of the
Metropolitan district strike commit
tee.
Both sides in the negotiations were
pledged as you know by their respec-
tive mediation committee to refrain
from comment that might embarrass
the conferences. Last evening Mr..
Loree deliberately violated the agree
ment and arrogantly attempted to
wreck all settlement progress when he
gave a statement to the press in which
he called the peace Talk Bunk and
openly belittled the exercise of the ma
jority of the executives to reach an
agreement with the union mediators.'' -
May Not Reach Settlement.
New York, Aug. 22.-Unless there is
a decided change of opinion in the
meantime. theT will be no settlement
eff the railroad shopmen's strike at
tomorrow's conference of railroad ex-
ecutives OF the country here. This
was agreed to by the spokesmen of
both the executives and the men to-
day.
Following a series of conferences
among executives arriving in advance
for the conference, John G. Walber,
executive secretary of the Bureau of
Information of Eastern Railroads,
made the announcement that the rail-
way heads were determined to stand
pat on their refusal to restore strik-
ers returning to work their full SEN
iority rights. Mr.. walber added that
he 'didn't look for any settlement as
a result of tomorrow's meeting.
New York, Aug. 22.-The shop
crafts strike entered another phase
today when rail presidents from west
ern states began to arrive for tomor-
rows conference of the association of
railway executives. where they will
posed by the big five brotherhoods as
a practical means of settling the sem
iority question and ending the strike.
This will mark the third nation
wide assembling of rail chiefs within
the last month. Officials today pre-
Guiding POI class one lines with more
than 100000 miles of track, will be
represented when the conference be-
gan. Heads of :he sixteen rail workers
unions, including the big five of the
running trades and others of the sta
tionary crafts were expected to re-
assembl here tonight.
Harding Is Hopeful.
Washington, Aug. 22.-President
Harding, altho hopeful of. success for
the New York rail strike conference.
was said at the White House today to
be unready to take any other steps
than those stated in his recent address
to congress. The declaration to con-
gress that the laws would be en-
forced and the rights of workers to
enter railroad service guaranteed, 1t
was added. will remain as the final
government statement until there is
a change in the situation.