The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-06-26
two VIEWS Rail
| BOARDS DATE
Forecast of Award by July 20
Said to Have Averted
General Strike.
"Too LONG TO WATT
Leader Of Shop Laborers Be-
lieves Situation Made
Worse.

Chicago, June 26.--Belief that the gem
eral strike Of rail workers. set for Mon.
day by the rebel" leaders, has been
averted by the announcement from the
railway. labor board that a wage award
would be announced July 20. was cx-
pressed today by members OF the hoard
and the chiefs of the big railroad
brotherhoods.
II was persistenty rumored that the
award would grant the railway en-
20 per cent 976
While the brotherhood chiefs would
make no predictions as to what would
happen Monday In the case OF the OUT
laMs'-the men who went out In the rce-
cent unauthorized switchmen's and
yardmen,s strike--they. expressed con-
hdence that the boards announcement
OF the date for making known the award
would be O tremendous aid In helping
them to prevent break to the out
laws" on the part OF the regular BROTH
crhood members who have been theuf-
ening such n courseas a protest
ngninst the boards delay
Leaders OF the outlaws" were not
inclined 70 regard the boards announces
ment ns being satisfactory answer 70
their demands, declaring that the men
were fed up on. promises" and that
conditions would he a lot worse by tine
time July 20 swings around"
July 20 Too Long 20 Walt.
washington, June 2G.--J. n. Mailoy.
grand vice-preaident OF the United
Brotherhood OF Maintenance OF Way
Dnployes and shop Laborers and 4
member Of the labor adjustment board
No, 3 railroad administration, today
criticised the announcement OF the rail-
road labor board that II WIN render 4
decision on or before July 20 as 'in-
advisable"
1T may make the situation worse m
stead Of improving II. as the switchrsen|
and others threatening TO strike may
feel July 20 is too long TO walt" ha|
said, III the board Is carefully eolnk
over the data before 4, cannot $50
how X can set definite date for TIN
end of It's deliberations"
According TO the latest reports rkr
ceved here tho differences IN tha BOARD
arc between the railroad group anil thc
employees group, tho members OF the
public group taking no side as vet.
Labor officials here declare that IN
event the Rwitchmen carry out their
threat OF n general walkout. the Adinin-
istratlon will be powerleas 10 relieve
tho situation The president has urNed
speedy action on the part OF the board
and can so no further, they point out.
II he felt dissatisfied with the board ~
could demand the resignations Of itn
members, but the railroad workers, y
Is pointed out. would stu be without
An awnrd by the railroad labor hoard
IN ilnal, IL the decision II renders does
not satisfy the men, the nation VIII
again face the danger OF a genprul
strike and the president viii be helpless
To act the labor leaders declare.
WHITE HOUSE HOPEFUL.
Washington, June 2e.--The ads
nninlstrAtlon feels the assurances AZ
the railroad labor hoard that De-
cialon on wage demands Will ~
made on or before July 40 mas
cleared up the strike situation and
no further action ls needed on ~ \.
part, II was announced a. the
White House today.
outlaws Determines.
Tho 'rcbel" chiefs pointed out that
even the announcement OF O Eubstnntini
award would not satisfy the "outlaws,
who, thyc declared. are determined 70
regain restoration OF their status In the
railroad service at tho time thoy quit
work. Resolutions TO this effect were
passed Friday night by the outlaws
ut many OF the mass meetings held ~
them in thirty cities throughout the
country,
Probably the strongest action taken
at any ~ these meetings was NJ Nf.
I.nula, where several thousand railroad
workers OF all crafts adopted FeHolsy
tIon calling on thu labor board 10 make
nn award hy July I, or there would
he n general walk .out In that disuict
Tho cRao of John Grunau and ether
ppirncy under the Lever act. was up
before United States commissioner
hcer today. The defense Of Grunan Was
that the ''outlRws'' quit work "inuiT
vidually," and that since then thcf
''hnye been on n vacation.