Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-02
WILSON CALLS
FOR RAIL AWARD
Asks Board at Chicago to Settle
Wage Question Forth
with.
STRIKE SPREADS FURTHER
Presidents Message Is Said to Urue
Prompt Ruling to Halt Walkouts
Labor Chief Puts Blame
on the Board.

Chicago, June 26-Railroad work
ers of the country were called upon by
their chiefs to remain at work pending
announcement of the wage award by
the United States railway labor board.
July 20. The statement was signed by
ii. z. Daugherty of the Brotherhood
Of Engineers, Timothy Shea of the
Brotherhood of Firemen and Engine
men, L. B. Shepard of the Order of
Conductors, W. G.. Lee of the Brother
hood Of Trainmen, and E. N. Heberling
of the Switchmen's union.
Washington, June 24.-President
wilson sent message to the railroad
labor board at Chicago urging that it
make an immediate award in the wage
controversy. The text of the message
was not made public at the White
House.
Announcement of the presidents ac-
ton was made after w. w. Doak, vice
president Of the trainmen's brother
hood, had called at the White House
and conferred with Secretary Tu-
multy.
Mr.. Doak in a statement issued after
the conference with Mr.. Tumulty and
with Secretary Payne, head of the
railroad brotherhoods. hoped there
would be a settlement Of the wage
question this week and that If not
probably the situation will be much
worse than at present"
appeals have gone up from all
parts of the country to the labor
board" said Mr.. Doak, "and we de
sire the public to know that this much
heralded and advocated method of ad
justfng questions of this character ac
cording to the present indications Is
a rank and hopeless failure"
"The chiefs of the brotherhoods,
Mr.. Doak's statement continued, "are
considering means to assist in every
manner to start the wheels Of trans
portation, but know full well tha
these men must first be given substan
tial increases in pay before such car
be accomplished.
"The board has no reasonable o.
legitimate excuse in not granting sub
stantial increases in wages to rail
road employees and there can be NJ
escape from the responsibility and th'
United States railroad board now sit
ting in Chicago is wholly responsible,
for the present bad situation.
"The railroad labor organization
desire the public to know the trud
and to fix the responsibility where /
rightfully and justly belongs. W.
have done everything reasonable t,
keep transportation moving; our mel
have waited for year without relic
and have worked at wages on whicl
they could not maintain their families
We have apprised everyone, congress
the public, the press and the Unitet
States railroad labor board, that thes
men could not be expected to continu
In the employ of the railroads, unde
such conditions, yet no relief has beel
afforded them, so they are now leay
ing the service of the railroads"
Chicago, June 24.-The boards pub
licity department declared that the de
lay in reaching a decision had nothin
to do with the present railroad strike
and that the board believed the strike
would continue even after the wag
case is settled.
The strikes, it was said, are prompt
ed by an internal fight for control o
the railway unions and not primaril
by dissatisfaction with wages. tn
wage question has been injected.
was intimated, to deceive the public.