Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-08


The rail executives had made no
response to the White House to-
night, though press dispatches in
dicated that they also would meet
to frame a collective answer.
Unionists In Conference.
B. M. Jewell, president of the
railway employees department of
the American Federation of Labor;
w. Fl. Johnston, head of the ma
chinists' association, and f. p.
Noonan, comprising a committee
representing the striking unions,
took the presidents communica-
tion into conference, later cali
in., In H. E. Wills of the engineers,
Paul Stephens, of the trainmen
and Arthur j. lowell, Of the fire
men and enginemen, all three be-
ing Washington representatives OF
brotherhood organizations in the
train service which have usually
acted apart from the labor unions
in other branches Of service.
The union chiefs, following the
meeting, gave out a statement
which was taken as foreshadowing
their course and copies of tele-
gram to W., S. Stone, CHIEF Of the
engineers, aud y. j. Manion, pres-
ident of the telegraphers, asking
their cooperation in the formula
ton of a program which would
have for its purpose protection oil
the public, preservation of the
railroad industry and an honorable
basis of settlement"
In thair ,1,aSSpUa m Mr. Stone
the three union officials empha-
sized their conclusion that "the
government has authority to settle
the strike on the just, fair and
reasonable basis proposed by the
president July 81"
No Constructive Program.
However, it is now apparent
that no constructive program is
being proposed" the telegram con-
tinued, "and that unless the rail-
road employees can offer additional
counsel and advice, the lives and
safety of employees and travelling
public already endangered by the
continued use of defective railroad
equipment, will be imperiled to a
greater extent. Believing that the
GIllel GNeCullNe VI NoNh VI N'i~
standard railroad labor organiza-
tions can by conference with
the officers of the shop crafts for
mulate a program having for its
purpose protection of the public,
preservation of the railroad in
dustry and an honorable basis OF
settlement for the managers and
the employees, we urgently recon-
mend that you, as chairman OF the
railroad organizations, wire each
chief executive requesting him to
attend conference in Washington
Friday, August H."
Defective Equipment.
1--WE do not expect that strike
action will be suggested at the gem
eral conference, said Mr. Jewell
speaking for his associates, "bus
we do consider that it will shortly
be necessary for other employees to
refuse to work on defective equip
ment."
Mr.. Jewell declared that the
three men who received the presi-
dents communication and attended
the white House conferences would
not be empowered to give a re-
lection or acceptance to the pro-
posals, until heads of all the seven
str;Eing unions had arrived, but
that nobody ought to get the Idea
the shop federation will accept
The telegram to Mr.. stone, which
was repeated in part to Mr.. Man
ion, also declared the striking un-
ions had made the only concessions
TO date for settlement and asserted
that the rail executives, obviously
acting under direction of those who
exercise the financial control and
dictate the labor policies OF rail-
roads, repudiated the promise
given by their chairmen TO the