The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-24
BREAK in RANKS
UNION R. R. MEN
flinders Acceptance of Wage
Plan-WiISon Delays AC-
Action on Bill.
STRIKE TALK NOW OPEN
Labor Leaders Gathered in
Washington Seek to
Offset Unrest.


Il WASHINGTON Eoh oA-prosidort
4 Wilson viii NOT act ,n,nodiotoi, on
\ the comnron,iso railrood I'M rnsyod
i alvesterdav nv the senate n v,as an
/ bounced at tho N,,bito r1ouso todov
1 that the nresident had directed that
/ the measure be ,eferred to tho do
/ m rtment OF iustice as soon MS Il
/ reached the White House from CON
/ gress
! Tho executive has ton daya in
| which to pass unon the act before
! II can become n law without his sig-
| nature IT is GENERALLY evncctod bo
/ will be urged nv renresentatives Of
| Tho railroad 4 brotherboods nrd orgor.
! izod labor penerallv ia vote tho nm
| because of itq labor and otbcr pro-
| visions
Tho railroad mon onnose tbis SOC
tlon berauso II nrovtdes for trin,rtlto
labor hoords whorons tho,, dosi,.o 90
| return to the old method Of nopotia-
| fiou and decision hv ronreeontatIvos
OF the workers and the railroads
BREAK THREATENED
Threats of n break in the affiliated
railroad empIoves' oroanizatiops r,iIi.
tated TODAY auainst Immediate soiu.
ton Of the questions before tho ran
resentattves of the 1000 Ooo rail
workers. conterrino here on presi.
dent Wilson'S PROPOSAL for settIe.
ment of their waoe demands
Because of tho wide divcreenrc NJ
views held nv tbe commIttoon,cn
called to Nashtneton IN consider tho
| White House Dolicv sevccuti,c,' of tho
ORGANIZATIONS admitted thnv ala NOT
know whether the,, could boId tbo
! STRENGTH thev had goinnd whom A.
or0onigntion sbonId aTiia,o tn ,
slider he Dronoeoi 'N ''''''''0 " '0''-
In ever,. confororoo i.v.o. so;d
demopds Tor an annoai 20 H. ,,,',t
dent 70 vcto Tho railrood lin con
tinned ia GROW more insts,o,,t Tho
leaders therefore wore conTrontod
with the task of exnloining to no ia
cal choirnen tho basic rensons for
their tentative ncceptonco of tho
presidents plan. while thc lotter were
| bitterly attacking thc povernmont's
general policy and the manner I'm
which il had dealt with tho wopc
controversy.
The leaders also were forced TO
combat moves of radical elements In
several directions. They said these
might take definite form at any time.
That the general committeeman
are not by any means united In fa-
vor OF the presidents proposition was
| Indicated by private discussions
fnonR the executives as TO courses
Eot acfion in event the plan is re-
Jected. II. j. Manion, president Of
inc brotherhood OF railroad telegra-
phefs, sald to maze suggested
lhat the Whole controversy be re-
Ierreu 10 the general membership.
rms proposal mas not gained mead
way among the olhor executives, II
was saiu' nut II serves TO lhdlcHte
thV treno OF thouBht OF OF the leaders.
'',''ilolISiS 'oiue'l,hod by organ
,Neu iapot, the I'lllioad piIi goes now
~ ~, "i'' iio"9,' WhclV u'Ioct
appear may be made by the unions
lor veto 70 prevent thc arbitration
provisions TO whlch they object
gong INTO efect. Several officers de-
clared such an appeal was necessary
To meet the unrest among their
ileIhDersnlp' strike tax was open ln
the hotel lobbtcs where the union
men gathered, thouBh by somc OF the
hlGhef officers 1t was dtscoun-
tenanced. While claiming that n
Strlke eau would be 100 per cent Of
ioctlNe, they expressed belief this
was not the time for such drastic
measures, in view Of public disap-
proval such course would COM
mand
President Wilson's proposal. dis
Cusscd hputcdly I'm secret meetings.
may not be accepted by the union
men, according to reliable inrorma-
tion. Many documents bearing on
the wage question ana the cost of
living have been circulated between
the White House roIlrnnd admins
tration and tho committee mootjnps
of the 0ftcon railroad unious Mono
of fine unions cxnoctcd "a Hnish con
sidorotton az tbe o,cs,lon hrroro TO-
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