The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-15
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Illinois Central, and Hale Holden. head of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincey, and others.
 Conference Is Heated
 The conference. according to some of those attending. was most heated. The railroad presidents and the union executives met separately and Chair man Hooper conferred with each group. The railroad representatives, conceded to some of the union chiefs demands. Others were refused and the. meeting ended when the union executives refused to discuss a settle ment unless all their requests were met
 According to MT. Hooper, the unions asked that the railroad can- eel the contract system of farming out shop work, restore seven rules which had been altered by the labor board, and restore the wages of ad- justment. The union representative also asked that seniority rights be restored to all strikers.
 The carriers, according to Mir. Hooper's statement, suggested that they would wipe out the contract system and agreed to establish re- gional boards of adjustment similar to those already in effect with train and engine service men.
 Executives Refuse
 The executives, however, refused to agree to restore seniority rights and maintained that wages and work ing rules both come under the juris dictlon of the labor board. They took the stand, according to MT. Hooper, that the shop crafts were at liberty to petition the board for d rehearing on these issues. The car- riers suggested that they participate in the hearing, and abide by the re- suit.
 MT. Jewell, however, insisted on satisfactory notifications of wages and rules before he would consent to terminate the strike. The executives declined to consider this matter ex- cept In connection with the board re- hearings.
 It was suggested as a preliminary, MT. Hooper's statement said, that the labor board reopen the hearing, held two weeks ago when the strike was threatened and when attempts were being made to avert 1t. Such hear ing with an intervening recess, MT. Hooper contended, would give time for negotiations. The intervening re- cess, Mir. Hooper contended, would give time for negotiations. He as- serted, however, that suca a hearing was useless unless there was pros- pect of reaching an agreement.
 Differences Fundamental
 After a full discussion," MT. Hooper's statement said. it was con- r1t efN AIxK atrt were fundamental"
 MT. Jewell, in his statement, did not discuss the issues involved in to- days conference, but asserted that they were fully discussed and no con clusion was reached. He blamed the financial controllers" of the rail- roads for failure of the executives and the shop crafts heads to get to- gether, asserting that the moneyed interests controlling the roads had embarked on an "anti-labor pro- gram"
 If the active operators of the rail roads were free to manage their property according to true manage ment policy, instead of being com pelled to follow banking dictation," i" his statement continued, peace would not be difficult to maintain on American railroads"
 k. E. Grable, head of the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees and Railway Shop Labor CTS, who held a midnight conference here last night with Mir. Jewell. left for Washington today, where 1t was said he expected to see the Presi- dent. He reiterated his statement before the labor board members last week that the 100000 maintenance n ar1Ir despite the fact that some of his men Lad joined in a smypatheitc strike with the shopmen.
 Might Force Strike
 For the carriers to force the main- tenance of way men to do the work regularly done by the striking crafts. a practice against which the labor board has ruled, might force a strike. he intimated.
 Senator Cummins of Iowa, one of the authors of the transportation act. declared that the rulings of the la Dor board were binding on both car riers and employees and could be en- forced despite the fact that the act provides no penalty. He declared the board did not act simply in an ad- visory capacity.
 MT. Jewell today c/pressed the opinion that the maintenance of way men would not join in the walkout.
 Following cabinet meeting at which the strike was discussed. of ficials at Washington close to Presi- dent Harding said the chief execu- tive was optimistic regarding the ability of Chairman Hooper to ef- feet settlement.
 One organization, the stationary tiremen. engineers and oilers, how ever. announced it's intention to loin the walkout of shopmen July IT, when Timothwy Healy. international president, sent out a strike call ar- fecting about 5000 men. At Toledo O., 1S0 baggage handlers, truck CTS and laborers at the union station quit work.
 Troops Called Out
 More troops were ordered if to- day to protect railroad property and employees. Soldiers were sent to Poplar Bluff. Mo, to reli>ye troops already there and Governor Davis of Ohio ordered troops mobilized for possible use in connection with the strike.
 Numerous court orders restraining picketing and interference with railroad property and employees marked the progress of the four teenth day of the strike. The Bal timore and Ohio secured an injunu, ton at Hammond. Ind, restraining strikers from picketing and inter- fering with trains. The Wabash se- cured a similar injunction at Little Rock. Ark. and the Kansas. Okla homa and Gulf secured like action at Guthrie, Okla The Chicago and Northwestern secured A restra,nir..