U.S. COAL STRIKE.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 194, 17 August 1922, Page 5

U.S. COAL STRIKE.

SETTLEMENT EXTENDING. MAT BE NATIONWIDE. TEMPORARY WAGE SCALE. (By Cable.—rress Association.—Copyright.) (Received 11 a.m.) WASHINGTON, August 10. The Secretary of Labour, Air. J. J. Davis, has announced that scores of mine owners who declined to attend the Cleveland Conference now state that they are willing to accept the terms of settlement arrived at yesterday, under which a temporary wages scale was arrived at. As the south-western district owners agreed to meet the union leaders on Tuesday next, it is expected that the settlement will be countrywide within the week.—(A. and N.% Cable.) NO STRIKE IN CANADA. WAGE LEVEL. NOT ALTERED. (Received M R.m.t MONTREAL, August 16. The Canadian railway companies have agreed to the Premier's request not to reduce wages until the National Conciliation Board has considered the position I and a strike has thus been averted.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.) SENIORITY RIGHTS. PROPOSALS OF * THE UNIONS. XKW YORK. August 16. It is stated that the railway executives will accept the men's proposals for I a further conference if the former have j any new. definite proposals for a settlejment. If is understood that the railway j brotherhoods will propose that the strikers be taken back with seniority rights second to those employees who remained at work. The Washington correspondent of the New York "Times" states that the railway executives have been asked to consider a suggestion by the Administration that they consent to a voluntary Government receivership of those railways which are unable to operate, t lie Government to give other railways protection where needed. Mr. Harding conferred to-day with the Inter-State Commerce Commission and Mr. H. C. Hoover regarding the condition of railway equipment. Members of the House of Representatives hope that Mr. Harding will not ask for legislation to deal with the railway situation. They claim that the Administration already has sufficient powers to cope with the situation. Republican leaders fear that the strike will have an injurious effect upon their chance* at the November election. Mr. Harding has not determined whether he will ask for legislation. The Department of Justice sees the hand of the I.YY.YY. in the Santa Fe disturbances. The Attorney-General may appoint an Assistant Attorney-Gen-eral at Los Angeles to direct the Government's legal forces in dealing with the troubles in California, Arizona, and New Mexico. The dislocation of railway services in Kentucky, has become serious.— (A. and K.Z. Cable.)