Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-24
GENERAL UNREST
| AMONG WORKERS
CAUSES WILSON
To TAKE A HAND
Text Not Made Public But
/ Unofficially Chief Magis-
trate's Note Is Said to
| Have Been Very Forceful
QUICK SETTLEMENT
ASKED BY EMPLOYEES
Demand That Controversy,
Now Year Old, Be DiSpos-
ed of; Further Delay MAY
Result in Men Striking.

nv MORNING. JOURNAL sruc,.. lGAsso w,su'
Washington, June 23.-The rail-
road labor board at Chicago has
been urgently requested by Presi-
dent Wilson to expedite its wage
decision.
The presidents message resulted
from the general unrest among
railroad workers over the wage
question and the walkout Of yard
men and other employees at Phila-
delphia, Baltimore and other cities.
Its text was not made public but
unofficially ii was described as be-
ing of a "forceful character"
Soon after the White House an
nouncement of the presidents ac-
ton w. N. Doak, vice president of
the Brotherhood Of Railroad Train
men. issued q warning that unless
there was q settlement of the now
year-old wage controversy by the
end of this week the situation
probably would be much worse.
Railroad Board Blamed.
The railroad labor board, Mr..
Doak said. ''is wholly responsible
for the present bad situation" He
added that the chiefs of the rail-
road brotherhoods desire the public
to know that this much-heralded
and advocated metbfd Of ADJUST
ing questions of this character ac-
cording to the present indications,
is q rank and hopeless failure
At the same time Secretary Will
son of the department Of labor de-
clared in a formal statement that
while the labor board had had a
hig task to perform, 1t could per-
form no better public service In
the existing situation than by COM
ing to a sDeedier determination of
the questions at issue before it,
Mr., Doak's statement said the
railroad labor organizations had
dona everything reasonable to
keen transportation moving and
that they were now considering
means to assist in every manner In
preventing workmen from leaving
the services of the roads, but that
they knew full well that the men
must be given substantial pay In
creases before their efforts could
be successful.
Not Discussed by Cabinet.
lie his statement denied that the
railroad strike had been discussed
at the meeting of the cabinet with
President Wilson yesterday or that
action on the strike was delayed
after he had declared that the
situation was so improved that
stems by the government were un-
necessary.
After the cabinet meeting Sec
retary Payne, who Is now head of
the railroad administration, stated
in the presence Of Secretary Will
son that he had made report to
the president on the strike situa-
tion bu. no action was taken after
Secretary Wilson had stated that
the situation was improving.
Chicago, June 23. - Everything
possible is being done to expedite
the decision on wage demands of
railroad employees, the railway la
Dor board said today. The board
late today had not received Pres
ident wilson's message requesting
an Immediate decision, but after
reading press dispatches from
Washington, G. w. Hanger, pub
lie representative on the board
and chairman of its publicity COM
mittee, announced that no state
lnent would be made, as 1t might
be construed as an apology for de-
lay, and that the board has no
apologies to make.
Public hearings were completed
only two weeks ago, Mr.. Hanger
pointed out, and the board was
now devoting all it's time to CON
sideration of the several hundred
schedules which must be issued.
The decision will be forthcom-
ing, he said, 'in a reasonable
length of time" but he declined
TO define such. a reasonable time.
Members Of the board previously