Evening star., 1920-06-24
Railway Labor Wage Board
Reported in a Deadlock
Over Details of Award

CHICAGO. June 24.-A we'll con-
frmed report in circulation in labor
circles today said the railway labor
board was divided three ways on the
wage controversy, the labor. group
Ehoadfng out FOR an award which both
the company and public, representa-
tives thought exorbitant, and the
company group refused to concede an
faward that the, public group held
Reasonable.
While conceding that each group
holds eits own ideas and that there is
naturally a wide divergence OF
opinion. g. w. w. Hanger, member OF
! the board representing the public, de-
clares today that there was nothing
In the present situation to warrant
the assumption that the board faces
| a deadlock. There was every indica-
tion, he said. that a satisfactory
agreement would be reached within a
reasonable length of time.
T. Union leaders here however, were
not so optimistic. The brotherhood
men. who adopted a stand of passive
| neutrality when the board was Gre
| ated, and later became openly hos
tile when the decision was delayed
declared they believed the board
would be wrecked on the same dead
lock that ended President Wilson'S
attempt to settle the railroad prob
lem last winter through another
itripartite organization.
Judge Barton, chairman of the
board. declined to comment on this
report. 1T takes time for nine men
points, to agree on anything" he said
I'VE are working tirelessly toward
| a decision, and it is now in sight
We will put forth our best efforts to
make 1t as early as possible. We have
a gigantic task. as it involves the
| fixing of hundreds of scales and Ia
bles: The job is difficult and confus-
ing"
Men to Await Award.
| PHILADELPHIA, June 24-The &C.
tion, taken by President Wilson tc
end the yardmen's strike was dis
| cussed at a number of meetings OF
strikers here last night. The speakers
| declared the men would not return to
work until the United States railroad
decision. which. they said. meant an in
crease Of not less than II cents an
hour. retroactive from April /.
Conflicting statements concerning
! the local situation were issued by
railroad officials and strike leaders.
Strikers Give Reasons.
BALTIMORE, June 24.-Striking
"a statement issued by G. W. W
1 Hanger Of the railroad labor board
| that the cause of the present walk
| out was due to the fight of labor or
| ganizations among themselves, met
last night and adopted resolutions de-
| nying Mr.. Hangers statement and
| saying: The cause of the men quit
| ting work was inadequate wages. in
| tolerable working conditions and re-
| peated disappofntments over the fail
| ure of the labor board to make a de-
cision in regard to the railroad mems
! wages"
| strike ON Western Maryland.
| BALTIMORE, June 24.-The West
ern Maryland was drawn into the
railroad strike today, when the entire
| yard force at Hagerstown. numbering
about 225 men, went out. Yard opera
tions were reported to be at a stand
still, but the movement of passenger
and through freight trains was not
| impeded, it was said.
| Others Go Out.
NEW CASTLE, Pa. June 24.-A ma
! jority OF the Baltimore and Ohio
| shopmen at New Castle Junction
have voted to quit work, according to
a statement by officials of the yard
mems organization.
ST. LOUIS. June 24.-About eighty
| men employed in the car department
| of the Chicago and Alton railroad at
| Venice, ILL.,, have failed to report to
work. 1t is asserted the men became
tired" of waiting for the decision of
| the railroad labor board.