Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-29

ciated Prees)-As the strike OF SVO,-
900 railway shopmen entered its nfth
week today the outlook for peace was
bright and the belief was expressed
the walkout would not last into the
sixth week. IS 4 y
Meetings were set for Tuesday both
by the rail chiefs and workeFs on
strike, at which the proposed plan Tor
a settlement was expected to be acted
upon. The conference OF rail- heads
will be held insNew York. Represent
atives Of thd strikers will meet in Chi
caeo in answer, to word sent last might
| by B. NJ. Jewell; head Of the shop
workers organization, to the ninety
general chairmen connprising the na-
tional 3agreement executive sa,oard:sAt
the same time notice was given to
fkWsnttsflve general chatrnen ofstne
tik4ng stationary firenlens ana oilers
Innipn by Timothy Healy head otstne
Tuesday to discuss settlement OF 0he
strike of that organization.
/ Plan Not PEblic.
! The presidents plans were MOI
made public. 1t became known from
auth horitative sources. however. that
embraced settlement of all strikers
grievances except the wage question,
which would be submitted to the Ia
| Dor board for rehearing. ss
Under the plan. as outlined, the
presidents stand for recognition. OF
the rights of men now at work would
| be carried out. Union shopmen who
did not strike would be placed atsthe
head of the railroads seniority Lists,
which means that they would be as
sured of permanent work. since in
slack times the workers at the loot
of the lists are the first laid OFF. Union
shopmen who went on strike would be
placed next on the lists and after
them would come the men hired by
/ the roads since the strike began. No
mention was made of the pension
4 rights and it was rot learned whether
this question had been concluded il
the presidents plan.
the labor board. the striking shopmen
to recognize the boards wage reduc.
tion decision and return to work with
| the assurance their case would re.
ceive prompt attention by the board
In addition the administration is un-
derstood to have assured the shop.
men it will make every effort to have
labor sections of the sch-Culnnfins
bill amended so the labor board may
be directed to fixe the pay Of the
workers on living wage basis.
While union chiefs and rail heads
were presumed to be on the verge OF
making peace. violence was slightly
increased in strike areas, reports in
dicated. . 44
| A temporary injunction was grant.
ed to the Great Northern to restrain
strikers from interfering with trains
or employees in Sioux Falls, Water
town, Huron, Aberdeen and Yankton,
S. D. /,
Washington. July 29.-Proposals for
settling the railroad strike drawn up
by President Harding and represent
ing the conclusions reached by him
after the extended conferences Of the
past 48 hours with labor leaders and
railway executives will be presented
to separate meetings OF representa-
tives of the. two groups next Tues
day-the railroad managers meeting
in New York and the employes' en-
voys in Chicago. :s3 /:
i Details OF the plan were still with
held last night but President Harding
was said to feel that prospects for an
early settlement OF the controversy
which has threatened to retard the
countrys transportation system.
seniority Issue Involved.
A major section In the presidents
settlement plan was understood 10 In
volve the seniority issue, which was
said further to be the, only section
IN the plan to have been identifed as
] among the, controversial issues be-
tween the railroads. ana their work
4 men. s4 a;Slly ifsi5s 81
). Another section would concede the
L right gof the strikers toga reshearfng
before the railroad labor board ON
Il thesSwAge issue and An0fh her would
u adjustment boards. NJ while Fourth
would require aban ndoqn0nt bys fAii-
u roads Of contEAeta with t0utsidos'
shops for srepair vor II n s3ss