Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-02
fRY rha Associated Press)

(By5 The Associated Press)
New York, Aug. 1.-THE unanimous
refusal. Of the Association of Railway
Executives to accept President Hard
ing's plan for settlement of the rail
shop crafts strike. was contained in
the: following message. telegraphed
to the White House last night:
Resolved:
"1.-That we accept the hrst re-
commentator of the president read
ing as follows:
"''First. railway managers and
workmen are to agree to recognize
the validity Of all decisions Of the
Railroad Labor board and faithfully
carry out such decisions as contem-
plated by the law,'.4with the UNDER
standing that this is not intended to
from proceeding by legal action to
question the validity of any order Of
the board on the ground that iuris-
diction and authority to make the or
der was not conferred by the statutes
creating the board and defining its
authority.
"2.-That we accept the second
proposal Of the president reading as
follows: 2
second. The carriers viii, with
draw all lawsuits growing out of the
strike and railroad labor decisions
which have been involved in the
recognized rights by either party, to
the railroad labor board for rehear.
Ing with the understanding that the
strike is first called of. and the rep.
resentatives Of the strikers pledge
themselves and the strikers against
violence in any form against the mer
now at work and the property Of the
carriers. since otherwise it would be
impossible to consider the dismissa
Of injunctions and other legal meas.
ures necessary to protect such per
and intimidation Of the character re
sorted to in many localities since tn.
strike was called. IE
Tho Stumbling Block.
"3.-That it is impossible to agre,
to the first sentence Of the third pro
posal Of the president, the whole o
which reads as follows:
Third, All employees on strike t,
be returned to work and their forme,
positions with seniority and othe,
rights unimpaired. The representa-
tives Of the carriers and the repre-
sentatives OF tho organisations espe
ctally agree that there will be no dis
elimination by either party agains
the employees who aid or did no
strike .rf y !
1.-THE railroad executives and man
ayers agree entirely with the presi
dents statement in his letter that /
is wholly unthinkable that the rail
road labor board can be made a use
full agency Of the government II
maintaining industrial peace in tn
railway service unless employers an,
workers r both prompt and un
unquestioning in their acceptance q
it's decisions. I think it is more de
sirable than I know how to expires
to have established the unchallenge'
authority of the railroad labor board
because we must do these thing
which. are necessary to bring abou
the recognition OF suitable authorit
to decide and end such disputes a
menace the continuity of -transporta
ton
by this language the president ha
expressed with great force and clear
ness the policy which we advocate
But the decisions of the railroa
labor board were, houted and defie
by the six organizations comprisin
the Federated Shop crafts; the strik
was called TO take effect July I. 1872
and even the summons Of the boar
to appear with the railroad Jexecu
ttiyesi; before the labor board, afte
the strike was called and before 4
took effect. was contemptuously ig