The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-21
President Wilson May Be Asked
to Hurry Decision.
Outlaw Unions Call New Strikes
in Protest.
CALL CONVENTION FOR JUNE 29
Demands of Yardmen Laid Over
Nearly Year.
Several Cities Already Tied Up
by New WaIkOut.

Washington. June 21.-A call for
convention of railroad workers to be
held at Chicago June 29 to organize
one big union has been published in
the Butte, Mont, Daily Bulletin, which
officials of the department of justice
said today they believed an I. w. w.
publication.
Railroad brotherhood heads may ap-
peal to President Wilson to hasten de-
cision of the railroad labor board on
wage cases now before it, w. N. Doak
vice president of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, said today.
Doak blamed the delay of the board
in handing down its decision for the
unauthorized walkout of railroad
men in Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Doak conferred last night with rep
resentatives of the Baltimore strikers
and declared "he is hopeful that the
men will return to work today"
Nearly Year Behind.
Doak pointed out that requests for
wage increases have been pending
since July 8. 1919, and that the rail-
road labor board has had them under
consideration since April 16. 1920.
THE men have become very restless
and large numbers have either re-
signed or left the service of the rail-
roads at different points," Doak said.
THE organization has disciplined
many thousands of the men for viola
ton of contract and the situation was
becoming somewhat composed, but
on account of the delay in arriving at
a decision and the rendition of an
award by the United States railroad
labor board within the last few days
at different pearts of the country. the
men failed to report for work"
Protest Against Delay.
FTNI-. ~ Il. H.
to insurgency against the organized
unions, Doak said, but is simply a
protest against the seemingly unneces-
sary delay" on the part of the labor
board.
Railroad union officials here were
apparently afraid of the OUTLAW
strike spreading. 1t is known that for
several weeks they have had difficulty
in getting the men not to repudiate
their contracts.
The OUTLAW" strike of railroaders
spread to this city today when $50
Pennsylvania road failed to report for
duty.
Be No Temporary Hike.
Chicago, June 21.-Despite renewed
outbreaks of outlaw" strikes among
railroad employees, the United States
railroad labor board does not expect
to award a temporary increase, it was
learned today.
The board is rushing its work In an
effort to render a permanent decision
by July 3, according to board MEM
Der.
I'VE are going ahead as rapidly as
we can and will make a decision as
soon as possible" said G. w. w. Han
ger. a board member, today.
The board has received hundreds OF
letters and wires urging a decision.
but members say they cannot be ex-
pected to render a decision in a feW
days where it took six weeks to gather
evidence in hearings.
Striking railroad workers at Phlla-
delphia, Baltimore and other cities
will not be classed as outlaws in the
decision CT the board, 1t was learned
According to Hanger. all employees
working May l benefit by the increase
and men striking now will be entitled
to receive back pay from that time up
to the time they struck.
Freight Embargoes On.
Philadelphia. June 21-Fmbargoes
by three roads on non-perishable
freight were in effect today. due to
the renewal of the OUTLAW" strike
Saturday
Strike leaders claimed the ranks OF
the local strikers will be swelled to
5 900 by midnight.
Passenger service on all ROADS mere
was una ffected.
Baltimore Freight Tied Up.
/ Baltimore June 21.-Approximately
2.7OO yardmen were on strike in Bal
timore today as a result of the new
unauthorized railroad walkout which
started in Philadelphia Saturday.
Freight movements on both the
baltimore & Ohio and Pennsylva MIA
were tied up. An embargo on fre'gh
shipments was declared on the Balti-
more & Ohio.
! Syracuse Yardmen Out.
! Syracuse, n Y. June 21.-TwC
hundred switchmen and yardmen EN-
+ ployed on the New York Central and
the local Lackawanna yards quit worf
today in an effort to force immediate
action on the settlement of the wage
question left to a commission under
the Esch- Cummins bill last March
Jersey City Is Tied Up.
! Jersey City. n. J.. June 21.-Tht
new Outlaw railroad strike today
spread to New Jersey. freight crew:
! on the West Jersey & Sea Shore. and
the Atlantic City railroads walking
out The strike completely tied VI
freight movement on the lines af
fected.