Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-22
|Ihiefs Favor Vote Follow
ing Rejection Of Petition
for Rcllcaring.
|l0RKERS AWAIT ACTION
OF ORGANIZATION HEADS
conference Of Labor Leaders
Fails TO Develop Ground
for Definite Statement.
'Ew GRAND TRUNK MEN QuIT
abor Bonrd to Consider Case OF
$1,000 Employees OF American
Express Today.

lry Assoe.,iea rresa.l
CHICAGO Jug admission Of
ie }6oo,ooo,ooo ran wage reward 70
referendum vote by the 100000
aiiroal WORKERS without rccommen
alton from tho leaders ei,ner for
acceptance "r reje .ion. appcarei
robablc tonight Ta.s was the opiu-
IN in ihhor circles Following rcjoc-
on by the United S,a;eo railway
'hor board Df a petition FOR rc-
oArins Of the case.
II was reported tpulgh. that ten
INC sixteen hrptherhonds had voted
accept the award with tn. proyiso
'At new demands would be prepared
nmcd'aio!y FOR presentation TO mo
oArd. Thr"" or the remaining or
tnizatons We're said TO have rejected
le award. !avorins an immediate
iercniutn on The STRIFE Issue. TN.
'main'ns tafee. which. u vas re-
or'r!, Included the Brotherhood OF
aiiway Tr1nnon ANA the order OF
ai!way Conductors. wcre sl!d 20 be
Tn. executive council OF tho sixteen
Fence LAKE tonight. bwt group or
arizattous were already eolnm,neln.
dissolve.
tonf:r~ With Chi.f,
Major T.. l.. iumes. Former counsel
ps the Senate propaganda committee.
nd now attached 20 the Department
Justice, who was In Chicago today,
stfns.hy - conduct the prosecution
John Grunau and nthcr leaders Of
he Apri! STRIKE O. swltchincn. con-
Rrrcd with tho brotherhood caIcls
onisAt.
~ mldHighl II wac reported tina,
x OF the sixteen great ,rausnor;n-
ION brothcrhoods. In addition TO tho
tssters. Mates and ruoiS Of Ancri-
q. had decided snn!tely 10 accept
he awarL.
E!ght OF tie roma iDdcr were said
o have tentatively rejected tho
ward Win provision that the anal
iecisiou be icf, TO a referendum vote
= i! the memberships.
The order OF Railway Conductors
vas SAID 10 be s,.l undecided. while
he order o.. Railroad T.lcErarhcrs
yerc reported To have issued strike
siiots.
In y.cw q: Tho division. d, was he
ieved that IN" award would bc sub
,ni,;cd 10 il referendum ty nitso; Inc
,rotherhoods either withDu, recon-
nendation. or with the rccoInmcnda-
ton q, each group
Thosr Who Have Accented.
The following bro,hcrhoods were
['cportad 10 have accepted the award:
brotherhood Of Locomotive Engin-
,ers Hrotherhooi o: Railroad Train
men; Swi;ehmcn's Union of North
lmorica; brotherhood OF Stationary
'iremen and oilers: United BROTHER
rood o! Maintenance of WAY EN-
pioyccs. and Railroad shop l.abore-s
brotherhood OF Locomotive Fircmcn
Ind EnS!ncmen, and Masters, Mates
Iind Pilots OF America
The hrothcrhoods favoring re-.
ercndum were the international As
,ocla;ion OF Mach!nists. sheet Metal
|Morkcrs international Alliance:
brotherhood % Railway ana steam
|ship Clerks; FrSicht Handlers. EN-
Dress and Station Employees; Brother
hood OF Railway Signalmcn Of Amer
tea; brotherhood OF Railway Carmen
Of America; Inicrna;iona! BROTHER
L.
|rionti brotherhood OF Dpucrmakers.
|aron shipbuidcrs ana Helpers Of
|lamcrica. ana the international
|IRrothcrhood OF Rlacksm!ins. Drop
(ForScrs and Helpers
Three courses were open 10 ,h.
Funion chiefs.
!, j. Submission withou, .econmen-
idaiiou.
. Recommendation that the award
iha accepted.
;. That it be rejected
u Tae more conservative counsel in
.,thc union ranks has steadiastiy on
iposcd outright rejection of tn. labor
boards decision. The door TO recon-
imendation or adoption apparently
was closed today. leaders of the rail-
workers int!matcd. when they re-
questcd that tho case he rcopencd
and the board refused TO acccdc.
Referendum Only COURSE.
Il After asking for a rchcaring il
appeared doubtful tina: The union
Headers could consistently recommend
acceptance OF the award as their
Faction Indicated ii was unsatisfactory
i,to them. The only course left opcn
therefore, would he 10 pass the
boards decision along to the. men
| nnd rely on their referendum
| The labor board declined to re-
open the case on the ground that its
decision represented the conclusions
reached after an exhaustive survey.
in which both SIDES had been given
ample time 10 present all facts sur
rounding The case.
No good could he accomplished at
ithis time, members OF the board
Istaicd. by granting rchc:ring :
Continued on Second Pagc.)