AMERICAN STRIKES

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 285, 28 August 1922, Page 7

AMERICAN STRIKES

NEGOTIATIONS COLLAPSE SPLIT ON SENIORITY QUESTION GOVERNMENT MAY SEIZE LINES BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYBIGHT. Now York, August 25.

The negotiations to end the railway strike collapsed. Tlie railways executives and the leaders of the Big Four Brotherhood endeavouring to mediate on behalf of the shopmen ended tho conference owing to disagreement, the various railways flatly refusing to restore the striking railwaymen to their positions with the seniority they previously held. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (Rec. August 27, 5.5 p.m.) New York, August 26. It is learned that President Harding intends waiting for a few days to see what steps the railways will take to, meet the situation caused by the collapse of the peace negotiations, after which, if nothing is done to improve the service, he will ask Congress to seize the lines. Senator Edge has introduced a resolution in the Senate empowering the President to seize the mines immedi-ately.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

FORD PLANTS TO CLOSE (Rec. August 27, 5.5 p.m.) New York, August 26. A Detroit telegram states that Mr. Henry Ford has announced that he will close his plants on September 16 owing to tho coal shortage.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AGREEMENT SIGNED CANADIAN MINERS ACCEPT REDUCTION (Rec. August 27, 5.5 p.m.) Ottawa, August 26. Tlie Labour Department announces that the coal miners and operators in Western Canada have signed an agreement by which the miners accept 15 per cent, reduction from the 1921 wage scale. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.