Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-23
NEW RAIL LABOR
BODY PLANNED As
| BIG -FOUR" RIVAL
''Insurgent" Delegates From
Pittsburgh Confer Here.
Board Hears Stone.

with the arrival Of nine "insurgent'
delegates from the Pittsburgh rat
road district. claiming the backing of
$4,000 railway employees OF all classes
plans for the formation Of new
national railroad labor organization
az a rival of the big four" railroad
brotherhoods were laid today The
"non-recognized" delegations from
New York, Chicago. st. Louis. Cieve-
land, Columbus Pittsburgh and other
points are expected to form the back :
bone Of the new organisation.
The Pittsburgh delegation. with e.;
A. Howe acting as spokesman wake 20
into the outer offices Of the railway
labor board with suitcases In hand
and went into immediate conference
with representatives of other insurg-
emit elements of the brotherhood OF
Railway Trainmen and OF the non
recognized" yardmen's ASSOCIATIONS
Plan New Organization.
The majority Of the representatives
declared themselves stu ne, .ho. ~ Ua
the brotherhood. but said that tne
launching of a new organization ana
= severance of bonds with the brotner-
hoods was seriously contemplated.
r. J. Mitchell of Chicago, represent
ting the Chicago Yardmen,s Associa-
ton. said that efforts wouio De ila
to enroll workers in all railroad CRAFTS
both In the United States and Canada
Final organisation cannot be eheetea,
he declared, until the plan has Deen
referred to the local organisation rep
resented by delegates here at present.
Contracts with the railroads wouio De
sought by the new organization. ne de-
clared.
TteA-Up Cars Reported.
Df<%ohnrvh situation.
Mr.. Howe declared that the Conway
yards. Pittsburgh's division auxiliary
from the west, and the Pitcairn yards,
the eastern auxiliary, were TIED up
light" and that none OF tne S<'oVo
freiEht cars in that jurisdiction was
p Foley OF the Cleveland Yard
mems Association said the committees
now in Washington represented 4l,ooo
men in tho non-recogn1zed associa
lions. and that elections for a grand
lodge would be held in November.
spokesman for the new VOTE ia anu r reM
Jersey strikers declared they woulo
Smliate with the new Organization
werainS Agreement.
Meantime- the representatives of
the strikers have perfected q work
ing agreement, under which they VIII
mite in an effort to get their case De-
fore the railroad labor board.
warren 3. Stone Heard.
The high cost Of living should not
form the only basis for increasing the
wages of railroad workers. Warren
6. Stone. grand chief of the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers, told
Sthe board. in presenting the wage de-
mands Of the engineers. living
wage, he said, should be measured by
the American standard of living.
Declaring that it was generally
known what = muddle" the govern
ment had made in trying to reduce
living costs. Mr.. Stone said had Presi-
dent Wilson's health continued good
living conditions would be different
The board was told that the wages
Of railroad employees constituted a
1ien on the earnings of the roads. and
that the workers were entitled to suf-
ficient pay to enable them to live de-
Gently and to save enough for their
old age. Mr.. Stone asked that the
engineers be granted relief corre-