Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
WON 7 CONSIDER
STRIKERS PLEA
National Labor Board Turns
Down Demand of Outlaws.
CHICAGO MEN CALL FARLEY
Leaders of Striking Switchmen Call
Mass Meeting in Effort to Bring
Peace-New Warrants Issued
by the Government.

Washington, April 21.-The railroad
labor board refused the plea of Ed
ward McHugh, representing the strik-
ing railroad men in New York city
and representatives of the Chicago
and st. Louis Yardmen's association
for a hearing. The board held that it
would grant no hearing TO anyone
who had not complied fully with the
Esch-C ummins bill and done every
thing in their power to avert rail
tieup.
Formal written demands that the
board give assurances of the award
of a living wage" to railroad, men
and that the employees now on strike
would be returned to work without
loss Of seniority or prejudice were
filed with the board by Edward Nc
Hugh, representing the strikers in the
metropolitan district of New York,
and James Eubanks of the st. Louis
Yardmen's association.
Spokesman for the railroad broth
erhOOdS objected to the filing of the
utulIDuS, DuL NllCiIA DGll NOI GoAN
any body of men had the right to file
complaints with the board, but it was
for the board to decide whether they
were such as the board was author
lied to hear.
3. of r. T. Demands Filed.
Principal demands of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen as pre-
scented by the railroad labor board by
Vice President w. n. DOak include:
A wage increase of from Al to Al
per cent with a minimum of $3.50
month, and time and half for over
time, Sundays and holidays. A basic
month of 20 days with a uniform
lunch period of 20 minutes and a uni
form "dead-head" rule, providing that
time consumed in going to and from
work be considered as working time.
The board permitted the filing of
the complaints after it had held
short executive session. With the
complaints in the hands of the secre-
first public hearing on the general
wage demands of the 100000 rail-
road workers over the country.
Chairman Barton, in opening the
first hearing, laid down the policy
that cases would be heard in the or
der in which they were filed, except
where some dispute should become of
such pressing importance as to de-
mand precedence.
May Vote Strike End.
Chicago, April 21.-The committee
Of the OUTLAW" Yardmen's association
has called a massmeeting TO call off
the rail strike. But that action has not
changed the attitude of District AttOr-
ney Clyne and his assistant, Harry
Mitchell, who are prosecuting the lead
ers in the strike. Nine new warrants
were issued and seven more men were
arrested. They are the men who took
the places of President John Grunau
and 26 others when they were arrested
n second time.
'TheSe men have betrayed the gov
eminent and its officers" said Mr..
Clyne. owe were lenient with them
because we wanted to treat them
white and work no hardship on any
one. We arrested them on warrants.
but we released them on their own
recOgnizance when they could not give
bond. They promised us to take no
further part in causing men to stay
away from work and tie up the move
ment of food and fuel.
"They broke faith with us. These
leaders, whom we treated with courtesy
and consideration, broke their prom
iSes.' They went back to the meetings
they had promised not to hold.
Government Is Defied.
"Then, when we rearrested them.
other men took their places and went
right on with the things they had
promised us should not be done. This
shows willfull and malicious spirit.
They defied the government.
Now. If they want to fight the gov
eminent, we'll give them all the fight
they want. If they want to pose as
martyrs and be sent to Jail we will
accommodate them. We will entertain
them at n cost of $1.10 day each in
Jail. But they are not in Cook coun-
tvs jail, where they can talk about
their martyrdOm to newspaper repor-
tiers. We are sending them to outly-
lug jails-to Joliet, Wheaton, Wood
stock and other places They'll get all
the lighting they want"