New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-17
Fifth Attempt for Peace
Finds ssBig ~ as Arbi-
traitors, With Both Sides
Anxious for p e a C e
Compromise Plan
May Be Proposed
Jewell Will Remain Near
BY To Be Called In
if Progress Is rgade

orotnefhoods--rep the su-
preme direction Of all the union rail-
road labor in the United States
will come to New York to-day, and
present united front against the
transportation executives in an eff
fort to settle the shopmen's strike.
1t will be the fifth attempt at a
settlement of the strike, but the first
occasion in the history of the broth
erhoods in which all of them have
openly Joined forces to adjust a con-
troversy with the railroads. 1t also
will be the first time that represent
atives of the strikers and the rail-
roads will put their legs under the
same council table since the Begin
ming of ths strike.
All Leaders Within Reach
Officially the destinies of the
striking shopmcn will be in the
hands of the chiefs of the @Big
Four" train service brotherhoods, the
engineers, fremen, conductors and
trainmen, and a fifth organization,
the switchmen's union. But it was
announced last night that not only
will B. NJ. Jewell and his fellow
heads of the six federated shop
crafts be in New York, but also the
chiefs of all the remaining railroad
unions, all of them to be placed some.
where within easy reach. -
The negotiatsors fer a sefsiennesfsA
which were engineered by fsfe Big
Four" will be opened this afternoon
in the Offices of the Association Of
Railway Executives at 81 Broadway.
"rnis is the most important move
for settlement which has yet been
made" said Warren S. Stone. grand
chief Of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers, who arrived in New
York late last night.
In addition to Mr.. Stone, the cause
Of the shopmen will be upheld by L. E.
Sheppard, of the conductors; D. Il.
Robertson, of the firemen; w. n. Doak,
the switchmen.
Same Rail Committee
The railroads will be represented by
the same committee which last Sat-
urday, carried to the White House the
reply Of the executives to President
Harding's second proposal for settle
ment. Members Of the committee are
Thomas De Witt Cuyler, chairman:
Howard Elliott, Hale Holden, julius
Kruttschnitt, w. L. Mapother, w. w.
Atterbury, c. H. Markham and A. II.
Smith.
Much speculation as TO the confer
ence was current last night, centering
chiefly on what proposals the aBig
-Four" are prepared to offer the rail-
road heads and whether the latter will
consent to modify their stand on the
seniority question, which, for some
time, has remained practically the only
obstacle to a settlement.
From Washington it was reported
that the brotherhood chiefs intend ia
suggest as settlement basis that the
strikers on returning to work shall be
given seniority rights Immediately be.
low those OF the union shopmen Wiz
remained at work, the new men aN<
ployed to replace the strikers sE 3
seniority Immediately after the &4Eer
Basis of First Propositie2
1t was understood that this was te
have been the basis of the Presidents
first peace proposition two weeks ago
and further understanding existed tfsai
the executives were not averse to sucs
settlement at that time. The Prsss
dent failed to make such PROPOSED
hrtt u
jected the basis which he did outline
it was claimed by the union leader:
that he had been "doubie-crossed' hs
certain of the leading railroad fgurs
into making suggestions certain to b.
refused by majority of the roads.
Since that time, the executives be
lieye, the situation has improved con
siderably from their point of view
ihey feei that more and more the.
nave gained winning cards, and tha
they now are practically "on topn O.
the strike. Consequently. a soundiu;
out of sentiment among them yester
day disclosed they are much less in
ciined to favorable consideration O
the seniority compromise outline,
Inan they We're two weeks ago, an,
| that they probably viii reject it.
One basis seen in come quarters y
r~SS~SN9 t'-A fAStsS VIC way tOWaIQ a SET
tlement is an entirely new proposa
which might be termed Seniority 81
merit" This is founded on the sinl
pie proposition that the strikers retut,
to work, and that then ala the shou
workers, both strikers and new en-,
pioyees, be regarded and re-classiie,
according to their abiiit.g. with semi
ority standing given them accordingly
Many "McAdoo Mechanicss'
From the railroad point of view thi
would hold some advantages, inasmuel
as it is claimed that about 100000 Q
the 100000 striking shopmen are aMc
Adoo mechanics j. e., workers Of n
shop experience previous to the wa
years. when they were taken on a
| additions to the previous regular sho
/ forces.
1 Many of them, tie railroads say. llav
proved unsatisfactory as shop worker
and the roads desire to get rid of thes,
Such a plan also would permit til
| roads, Il is said. to grade up such q
| the new employees as have performe
competent work since they were hire
| to replace strikers.
Could such basis. be tentat;yel
agreed nnons 1t ID lisssy that tho es