The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1920-07-23
RAIL WAGE BOOST
OF $6OO,OOO,OOO
Men Observation-Disclosures
And Freight Rates To
Go l-3 Higher


award made today by. the United
States Labor Board They are de.
batting whether they should accept II
AS "the best they can ge. unGer the
D circumstances" or rejec, it aud strike
to enforce their demands.
The award grants an aggregate pay
increase of $500, 900. 900 a year, or a
raise of Is to 81 per cent for the men.
The workers had asked an increase Of
60 per cent. Part of the sting is taken
out of the award by the fact that II is
, retroactive TO May l. This is having
some Influence on the deliberations Of
the men.
As soon as the award was granted.
heads of the unions went .nto session
TO consider IL. They adjourned two
hours later to meet with The separate
crafts, who are still in session and
will continue their discussions during
the night.
VIII Issue Statement.
Another meeting of the union
chiefs will be held tomorrow, when
they will go over the opinions of the
men as expressed at tonight's ses-
sions. After that meeting an official
statement will probably be issued
setting forth the opinion and position
of the unions.
The unions had completed in ad
vance their plans to do one of three
things after they had seen the award:
First-Accept the award
Second-Call referendum vote OF
the men.
Third-Call a general strike.
The brotherhood heads have been
empowered to call the strike II they
see fit, but there is tendency on the
part of these men to act cautiously.
Railroad executives have announc-
ed thdt they will accept the award.
They will look to the Interstate Com
gtrce Commission to grant an in
crease in rates sufficient to overcome
the swell in the payrolls.
f. T. Whittier, spokesman for the
railroads, said as soon as the. award
was made:
"The railroads will accept this
schedule and make every haste to put
IL into effect"
Union Heads Give Opinions
The dissatisfaction of the men was
reflected in the statements Of their
union heads.
81 feel that this award will prob
ably not crafty or satisfy the men,
and If they want to go on strike
am with them" said l.. e. Shepard.
chief of the Brotherhood of Engine
men and Firemen.
IL must analyze the announcement
before making any comment" said
Timothy Shea. vice president of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
81 am very apprehensive OF the re-
ports effect" declared Bert Jewell.
president of the shop craft workers.
when two million men are sorely |
disappointed it is difficult to forecast
the result"
The men are not pleased with the !
boards award" asserted w. T. |
Drown, vice president of the Order of
Railway Telegraphers.
w. C. Lee, president of the Broth
hood of Railway trainmen, had this
to say:
N"As yet we have not decided on any !
action and nobody can tell what is |
going to happen. Anybody who fore
casts strike or says there will be no |
strike knows more about the situa-
tion than do and am well inform
ed"
Outlaws Displeased.
1.-THE United States Labor Boards
decision is unsatisfactory" said John
Brunau, of the OUTLAW" Yardmen's
Association. ut shows discrimina-
ton when it ignores the Yardmen's
Association, representing 100000
men"
The board had refused to hear the !,
-'rebel" delegates when it was gath
ering information for the award. It's
stand was taken on the ground that
the men had violated the law by call
dng their strike. The award grants |
to the outlaws.
Sanual n Dunn aditor nj the Rail-
way Age, analysed the award and said
it was the highest that could possibly
be granted to the workers at this
time without disrupting the finances
of the railroads.
The award did not deal with the