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Accept Wage Board Award
15 Of 16 Unions
 To Take Rdises
 U 70 q Ter Protests
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 | CHICAGO, July 22-Acceptance un- | der protest of the United States rail- way labor boards wage decision which was decided upon at an executive con- ference here tonight by all of the 16 i recognized railroad unions except one, was announced following the meeting by Timothy Shea, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Railway FiremensArd d Enginemen.
 The one exception was the Brother hood of Railway Photographers, which | referred it's award to it's membership together with a strike proposition l The Is other organizations decided 1 that they would renew their case be- fore the labor board.
 Want Back Pay, So Accept
 The organizations which accepted the award expressed dissatisfaction with the amount of increases granted by the board, but decided upon accept ance in order, they stated, to receive the back pay due them under the pro visions of the award. Leaders said they would present a new request for further increases in wages. The telegraphers, in a statement, de- clared that they apparently had been unjustly discriminated against by the i board without any explanation for this discrimination" They received a smaller amount than any other organi- zation and the representatives who 
 | a recommendation, the award to the membership with a strike vote proposi- ! ton added, for such action as they shall decide upon.
 The United Brotherhood of Main tenance of Way Employes and Rail road Shop Laborers announced its ac- ceptance without a referendum, as did the Masters, Mates and Pilots of ! America and the Brotherhood of Sta tionary Bremen and Oilers. l The Brotherhood of Railway Signal men of America referred the award to it's members for final, ratification with 1 favorable recommendation by the of ficers and general chairmen.
 Five Accept Under Protest
 Acceptance under protest was an nounced by the following organiza- tions:
 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin- eers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire men and Enginemen, Order of Railway | Conductors, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and Switchmen's Union of l North America.
 The award will be submitted to the | Boi1ermakers, Iron Shipbuilders and tions for a referendum, with the rec ommendation that it be accepted: International Association of Machin- ists, International Brotherhood oi Boilermakers Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers of America, Brotherhood oi EalIWaY carmen or ATfleTlCa. 1nTeTna- tiona1 Brotherhood of Blacksmi thS Drop Forgers and Helpers; Sheet Metal Workers International Alhsnce International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Hand lers, Express and Station Employees.
 Big Rates Increases Proposed
 WASHINGTON, July 22.-To pro- vide an additional revenue necessary to meet the $500 900 900 increase in wages awarded by the railway labor board the railways of the country proposed today to the interstate com merce commission that passenger rates be advanced 20 per cent and freight rates 9.13 per cent in addition to the 27.6 per cent previously requested They also proposed that a surcharge ot 50 per cent be made on Pullman fares that excess baggage rates be increased 20 per cent and that milk tariffs be increased to the same level as freight rates.
 Should the full increases proposed today and those previously asked fol be granted existing freight rates would be advanced 36.9 per cent and the na- tion's freight bill would be increased by ST. 355,370,675 The total whict would be added to the passenger reve- nue under the railway executives plar would be $233,S27,9S2 annually. Pull man charges would go up $43,639, 344 2 year; revenue on milk would be in creased s8,662,0 089 and excess baggage charges would be advanced by $1.42O,- 995
 The plan advanced by the railroad executives disclosed that they have estimated the wage award at approxi- mately S626000,00O, instead of tht sG00, ,00O, 900 figured by the labor board Alfred P. Thon. general counsel of the Association of Railway Executives, OK. plained that the $260Oo000 additiona , was figured on the basis of overtime allowances provided in the award. . The commission made no common on receiving the proposal and did no indicate whether it would order hear ings.
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