Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-08
GREAT CONFERENCE Called
TOPASS ON HARDING PLAN
CONTINUED from Frs, ra.o,

ing shop crafts unions and tho sta
! 'ionary nrcmcn ana oilers 20 meet us
h"r" Wednesday OF this week
We have also urgently requested
by telegraph and telephone that
conference OF all executives Of rail
road labor organizations u" hold IN
Washington Friday. August II
Forcshndons General WnII>out.
| We have requested this conference
| because we recognize thu, railroad
employees not now on s,rik" viii. IN
defense OF the travelling public and
| themselves. necessarily havc to de-
| cline TO operate tho defective loco
| motives and cars now IN service
Il, Is clear to any unbiased person
mat railroad equipment - growing
more unsafe each DAY, and relief
must be had through an honorable
settlement. Employees now on strike
ar" firm in their position. and viii
confirm" 50 as long as the Associa-
ton Of Railway Executives declines
20 accent reasonable terms OF agree
m"nt."
In their message to Ny. stone tho
thr"" uE!n" "'!ic.ais emphasized their
confusion that The government, hae
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mo conx,r,c,Iyo ,-o,,.,'
urouosoh" 10 ,ni,,.
and that unlees the, railroad en-
rloyes can offer additional counsel
ana advice, tho 1.-Two. and safety Of
employees ana travelling public. al
ready endangered by tho continued
use Of defective railroad equipment.
VIII 10" Imperfect to a greater "xten,
renewing that tho chief executives ~
'"'h OF IN" standard railroad labor
.'""S' "s result OF their
eAper iehce' broad public
,,,..-a, ''S're for IN
,yj.b 49,, ~ '"h'orcna"
s,-,,r,,, NJ Nn'h crafts
,,r, az" naE!hS 'or us
oro.orya,inr -, 80, " pubic
and a, ho,o,,,lo ''"S'FF
for the uanag.- I -,
we'urgently recommend ina, -,
chairman Of the railroad orea,,,
lions wire each chief erAcn,1,..
1ucst!ns him TO attend conference =,
Washington Friday, Angus, II
10 Not Look fo, s,-u
we 10 no, exroc, I'M,
ton viii be suggested =, ~
eral conference" s.,1 ~
sp"Hhlug FOR mis- ,ssoc,,,
planning tn. purposc .. -, 81, a..
We do consider tina, =, ~, -
be necessary for o,bor on.,,
r.erro >, '''.oEes TO
mon,." Mr.. Jewell sccIa-oa
three men who received ,ho pre-,
dents communication and a,,.,d.,
tho White House conter.nc. u.o,,,
not be empowered ~ e,y.
ton or acceptance 70 tba ,
until heads OF all N. s.ro -,,."
unions have arrived -.
body ought n &c, TO a. -
federation Will acc.n,.
The telegram 10 NJ Saw
"as repeated. IN mar. ~ NJ
also declared the s,r,ki,r
made the only conce.s,o,
FOR set,lemcnt and assa-,..
ran executives "oby,o,.,,.
under direction Of ,hos. who e,sr
c!sed the financial con,-o,
III" Ia Dor policies az
dated tho promis. e,v.,
chairman to the pree,do,.
ned tho snok.sm
peonIo" IT,, "e american
~, -, reputation
p,ov,ous reference to
or the President.
sung mat they give the men
compete seniority status on their
return.
Prrsidcnt'. Ietts, Ma,
Tn. prcsia.r,.s
both nar,,.s ~" ''ons TO
,,,,Ii '"e o'r'ke were made
'""'c Sh"Fc'E after noon. after n
WISH TO tho Whice House OF tho
three union leaders. who wa,+od 49,,
after meeting him Sstrr,
min.stra,ion snol -" ""-
rros,da,,,, 81, explained the
,- 'h"t paralysis OF
'"''o"' especially In coal
regions. was threatening tho indus
trial and agricultural fabric n, ,h.o
country. No formal con,.-c, ,.
railroad executives ,a, win
formulation OF the new basis for SET