The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-08-24
EXECUTIVES REJECT PLAN OF BIG FIVE;
CLOSES DOOR TO PEACE, SAYS JEWELL

New York, Aug. A.-Representa.
tives Of, score railroads and "Bic
Five" brotherhood chiefs conferenced
at Yale club about three hours. this
afternoon on possibility Of cffeotina
separate agreements between. individ.
ual lines and striking shopinen.
Eve are still mediatins," said War.
rem stone. brotherhood spokesman,
when the meeting adjournsa at 1:25
without announcing whether another
session will be held today.
The meeting is sounded by utmost
secrecy.
New York, Aug. 2S (By the Asso
oiated Press).-A majority group of
the Association of Railway Execu-
.tives today by vote of 254 to a re-
jected the proposal of the Big Five
train service brotherhoods, that the
carriers and the nationwide shopmen S
strike by reinstating the men with
seniority unimpaired and Bert NJ.
Jewell, official spokesman for the
strikers, declared the association had
closed the door to peace and voted
for q lockout to smash unionism.
AT the same time, splitting away
from the majority, was a group of
70 railroads, principally Western
lines, which debated a new sugges.
tion Of the brotherhoods that individ
ual settlements be effected. This mi
rority, while processing to stand with
the majority in reaffirming the stand
on seniority, still indicated that it de-
sired to hear further regarding the
individual settlement suggestion.
Hale Holden, president of the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy, who at
tended n meeting Of the minority hello
In the Yale club, Joined with members
Of the majority group in denying that
there was any split
There Is no question of a split +"
he asserted. "The railroads are all
standing pat on seniority and any
individual settlement will have to
be made in the light Of that under
standing"
The days proceedings may briefly
be outlined as follows:
1. The association met as whole
: this morning, almost nanimeusly de-
-feAt8{inE tli6 Stf Lii 1iin tI{Siir
ranking unaffected and directed is
committee which met last week with
the brotherhood chiefs to draw up a
resolution enbodying this decision.
2. The committee submitted the
resolution after the noon recess and
after it's adoption left for the Grand
Central station and transmitted the
message to the committee represent
ing the running trades, who have
1tepped into the shoes Of mediators.
These mediators, before going into
conference, issued statement as
serting that the strike must be settled
because the public demanded it and
setting forth that "the crews who
now operate the trains form that part
of the public which knows best why
a settlement must come"
8. The brotherhoods then advanced
another proposal, /. e., that the strik-
ers be "reinstated in the positions of
the class they originally held on June
30'; that all be restored not later
than October l and that disputes
which might arise over seniority
rights be referred to the railroad ia
Dor board. Later it was suggested
that settlement by individual roads be
taken on this basis.
A.. The committees representing ex-
ecutives and the "Big Five" depart
ing by back stairway, to elude
newspaper. men, then repaired to the
Yale club and brotherhood chiefs ad-
dressed the whole membership of the
association.
5. The mediators then withdraw
and departed for the Hotel Wood
stock for conference with shop
craft leaders, which lasted into the
evening.
6. The association adjourned it's
meeting.
2. MeEnherz Of the minority group
continued in session, recessed, and
this evening held another conference
with brotherhood men, for the pur-
pose, they said, Of testing the good
faith of the "Big Five" regarding the
separate settlement suggestion.
When the mediators and shop craft
leaders meeting late today adjourned.
Mr.. Jewell issued statement, which
read:
@The Association Of Railway Ex.
ecutives bad CLOSED the door, The un-
ions have offered every concession
within reason to end. the strike and
to save the public from, breakdown
Of transportation; but the association