Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-02
SUBMITS 5 PROPOSALS
TO SETTLE RAIL STRIKE
Harding Asks Restoration Of
Seniority and Other Rights
Unimpaircd.
WITHDRAW ALL LAWSUITS
Must Abide by Decisions or I.nhor
Hoard. President Statcs-InIcSs
settlement Is NcRchcd. Two sides
Must Negotiate Directly.
Try Associated rrcss. |

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NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-The text OF
President Harding's letter cmbodyinr
his proposals for the settlement Of
The railroad strike follows:
Il am writing to convey To Won
the terms Of aGrccmcnt.as | under
stand them, upon which the railway
managers ami united shop craft
workers are Ia agree. preliminary
to calling off tho existing strike.
FIRST. Railway managers and
workmcn are 10 agree to recognize
Tho validity of all decisions Of the
Railroad Labor BOARD. and TO faith
fully carry out such decisions as
contemplated by the law
Second. The carriers will with
Hraw all lawsuits growing out of
the strike. and Railroad Labor Board
decisions which have bee involved In
the strike may he taken In tho cxcr-
else OF recognized rights by either
party, to the Railroad Labor Board
for rchcaring.
Third. All employees now on strike
10 be returned to work and to their
former positions with seniority and
other rights unimpaired. The rep
rcSehtatiN"s OF the carriers and tho
representatives, Of the organizations
especially aErc" that there will he
no discrimination by either rar,y
against employees who did or did no,
strike.
Hrnifzcs R"nd'S Embarrassment.
in view OF tho things said i'm
our personal interview" tho text Of
the Presidents letter continued ~,
is hardly necessary for me - ON.
phasize my belief in tho wisdom of
tho railway managers accepting mis-
compromise in order la bring tho
Siihc 10 an end. ! have made "A
very iuil appraisal Of all the en-
"afrasSmcntS involved in making tho
seniority restoration
IL mas seemed TO mo that the
proposition that the order of things
on the day tho strike began bc re-
S'o'cu ana that both employers ana
W"rk"rS agree against Liscri,niun
w" 'oWaru either those who struck
or ala not strike. will leave to m.
managers only tho difficult prnbInu
OIL dealing with the new men ON
h.oEed. 1t would be futile for me 10
attempt TO point the way of most
easily solving that diilicultv."
have only ATTEMPTED IN an
praise the situation from the larger
VIEWPOINT 1t seems to me that such
Il settlement brings. first of all mo
cAtor"'l"h to normal operations i'm
rams noriat!on for which the countr,
c"i!inS' In tn" second place. /,
establishes definitely the fun 70
cogntion Of the Railroad Inhor
Soard by all parties concerned
wants Labor Hoard Rrrupnixod
'hliN II is mopc desirable. shan
KNOW now to express to have &c
'hh!iSh"d tho uuchalleugcd AUTHORITY,
or inc Railroad Labor Board hc.,usc
We must do those things which
necessary To bring about the recon-
"'ioh OF suitable authority to decidc
ana ehd such disputes as menace the
continuity OF transportation
nave not spcciIically stated /, in
'"' terms of settlement hut or
course. the abandonment OF Tho con.
tract system i'm accordance win ia
decision OF the board. is ,n h,
pec,'H ON TN" rart of all railroads
~ wholly unthinkablc tina, ,h,
h"ti'odd Labor Board can hr made =,
"Sciu' agency of the government, in
maintaining Industrial peaCa in ,ho
'iN"N service. unless EMPLOYERS mud
workers ar" both prompt ana nm.
questioning in their acceptance nf it's
decisions
fou az" ct liberty at prcscu, Tho
situate" as have outlined il Ia van
ana nope YOU viii convey Z, Tho
mem berS by deep conviction tina, this
"SP"'' must be brought 10 an early
examinations"
IN concluding his letter to the rail.
I""" ana executives. President Hard.
Ing said:
need hardl! add that have r.a-
son TO believe these terms will he ac-
''pt'd by the workers. If there Is
zoo" reason why the managers can
not accept. they will bc obligated 10
| "P'n direct negotiations or assume
'ul! responsibility for the situation. .,