The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-21
Wanted Session With Labor
Board Held in Secret.
Wage Board Declares Decision
Cannot Be Altered, Now.
ARE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
General Chairmen ssMark TimeS
Waiting for Decision.
Complete Agreement on Wage
Award Now Impossible.

Chicago. July 21.-The rJni.sa
states rail labor board today rejected
9he request of railroad union heads to
reopen the hearing on wage demands.
Request for the rehearing was mada
by committee of five union lsadar.
who appeared before the fun labor
board
The board gave out this statement
Following the conference:
The board states that it has given
consideration to the matter presented
ana has promulgated its decision in
accordance with the transportation sct
and will not reopen the case"
1t was understood that Will. sou.
oi the hisher paid groups-such as the
'iain ana engine men-were ready to
abide by the boards awards. some ~
the smaller paid crafts were anxious
! 70 Try Tor bigger increases for their
men The dissa tisfied factions -
cIuded the shopmen and Others vsbo
were most radical in, their activitieS
oefore and while the board was con-
sioerlnS the demands.
me union heads went back into g
cret conference following the renuiea
chicago, July 21.-Leaders Of mr.
eanlzed railroad labor today requested
secret conference with the full mem
pership of the United States railroad
Iaoor board relative to the award ar
ed s6oe.o0O.O0O increase to railroad
labor. -'i Oshu
Labor chiefs refused to maka
known what they would present. Thev
mad been in executive session ali
III 9r1lng when the request was made.
BARTON hat
lrnm ediately presented the request 10
other members and labor leaders re
sumea their session pending the
boards decision.
Chairmen Mark Time.
The executive heads of the unions
met in secret session during the fore
noon. There were indications they
might seek conference with MEM
bers of the railroad board.
While the leaders talked, the grand
council of General Chairn1en gath
cred in the Oriental Consistory build
ing here. marking time.
Be No Complete Agreement.
Evidences of a real barrier to COM
piete agreement on the United States
ran Iabor boards wage awards. were
here.
The fifteen executive heads of the
ran unions were in almost continuous
session. delaying meetings of the lesser
orncials, the $500 general chairrnen
VINO waited for the recommendation
OF the big ones.
! AFTER an early morning session. a
committee of five. headed by b. NJ.
Jewell, chairman of the executive
committee, visited the labor board. It
was said they wanted further inter-
probation of several of the wage
awards. Neither side would talk.
Following that session the execu-
/ tiyes again went into conference.
Jewell announced a statement might
! be made on adjournment
May Make Compromise.
The program provided for the call
ing of separate meetings of the fifteen
unions when the big executives had
completed their conference. 1t was
expected each union will vote by Itself
/ on acceptance or rejection OF the wage
awards.
There were indications that among
the younger leaders. possibly those
I less stronger entrenched in office,
there was a desire TO reject the wage
awards. A compromise believed un-
1 der consid deration would call for ac-
ceptance now and the filing Of re-
newed demands to be met after Sep
tember 1, when the roads shall finally
have passed into private ownership.