Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-29
Proposals Are Results of Talks
with Both Labor Leaders and
Rail Heads---Rival Groups to
Consider Them at Separate
Meetings Next Tuesday---Sen-
iOrity Rights of Men who
Walked Out, the Fighting Point

Washington, July 2S.-(By A. P.)-
Proposals for settling the railroad
strike, drawn up by President Hard
ing and representing the conclusions
reached by him after the extended
conference OF the past forty Ught
hours with labor leaders and railway
executives, Will be presented to sep
arate meetings of representatives OF
the two groups next Tucsday--th
railroad managers meeting in New
York and the employees envoye in
Chicago.
Details of the plan or plans, we're
still withheld tonight, but President
Harding was said to feel hat pros
poets were bright for an early sL't!a-
ment of the controversy which has
threatened to rctard seriously the
country's transportation systeGl.
A major section .f the Presidcrr s
settlement plan was understood to
involve the seniority issue, which
was said further to be the only Sec
ton in the plan to have been idcrti-
fled as among the contrON crsia' .
sues between the railroads and their
Workmen.
Another section would Concede the
right of the strikers to hearing
before the Railroad Labor Board on
the wage issue and another would
t.DII dc IN
, adjustment boards, While a iOGrtn
would require abandonment by rail-
roads of contracts with "outade"
shops for repair work.
President Harding was und arsto God
TO have suggested compromise IN
the question Of seniority rights ny
which all men hired since the strike
would retain the positions, the SIT X
ers regaining their former privileges
SO as TO rank Just behind the men
who did not walk out July /.
The strikers, under the O;an.
would return 70 work at the scale set
by the board IN its decision of July
/, which preclpitated the strike, bat
without prejudice to either side r!hcr
the matter was brought up for Ic-
hearing.
B. NJ. Jewell, president Of the
Railway Employees Dep :rtmcnt Of
the American Federation of l.. Dor
ana international officers of the rail-
road unions on strike left Washing
toE tonight for Chicago, announcing
That the general strike committee of
each organization would convene in
that city Tuesday to consider tnt
Presidents SUGGESTIONS. L. Dewitt
Cuy.er, chairman OF the Association
VI Rally ay Executives and principal
srokesmfn Of the arrangements. ar
bounced last nigh. mat the cXecu-
tives would met n New Yorx or
that day for the same purpose.
1t was lnLerstoCd that Secretary
Hoover might attend the rail WY
executive, session ii New York, rep
"cSenting The administration, a.1
tfere was disability that Secretary
Davis might attend the union S),h-
crings. Mr.. DAVIS eft tonight f1r
Mooscheart. Ills. near Chicago.
Although the union Il adersbip was
understood! to he willing to reCrin-
mend calling eff the strike on a bass
which would still leave their mom-
ers wor Ing at the wage reductin.s
Y hIch caused the stril:., the seniority
ISSUE, which mas beer raised srice
tie wal,lcut, has been growing more
Iormidab each d1E. Railroads
which have been more or less ruc-
Cessful in building up new slor
working forces have indicated in