The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-23
STRIKE SPECTER
QUICKLY FADES
Leaders of is Of II Unions
Vote to Accept the Wage
Award Under Protest.
TELEGRAPAERS REJECT
Nine for Outright Acceptance
Nine for Referendum.
Outlaws" Agree.
(BY GILMAN PARkER.'

| Chicago, July 2s.--U, sA--
The speoter OF national railroad
strike executed a quick fadeout 20.
day, az least for the time being.
Following meetings which lasted
until late Thursday nlaht, the rep.
resentatlves OF sixteen OF the sev.
enteen transportation unions. act.
ING separately, voted TO accept un.
der protest the $500, ,ooo, 900 WAGE
Increase award Of the United States
labor board.
The chiefs OF nine of the union,
voted TO accept the award outright
without submitting Il to referendum
vote OF the rank and file Of their or.
ganizations Srhe heads OF heyen othe,
unions voted to place the award before
thelr members for u referendum, rec
ommending that II be accepted.
Only one OF the unions---the Order OF
Railway Telegraphers---vot to take
the award to its membership at large
with the order that strike vote be
taken.
Final decision on the award by the
vote OF the railroad workers who are
to record their attitude toward Il by
the referendum win NOT be made be-
fore. Sept IL. II was stated by the
brotherhood heads.
Here is the way the union leaders
voted:
foT acceptance uhuer protest without
n referendum: Brotherhood of Lucomo-
tive Engineers. brotherhood OF Rail-
road Trainmen, Switchmen's Union OF
North America, Brotherhood OF Loco
motive Firemen and Enginomcn, order
OF Railway Conductors, United Broth
erhood OF. Maintenance OF Way Em-
ployes and Railroad shop 'Laborers,
Brotherhood OF Stationary Fircmen and
Oilers; Masters, Mates and Pilots Of
America: Brotherhood OF Railway and
steamship Clerks; Freight Handlers,
Express and Station Employees.
For submission TO referendum. with
acceptance recommended: Railway
employees department Of the American
OF Labor; international AS
,ociation of Machinists; Sheet Metal
Workers: International Alliance Broth
erhood OF Railway Carmen OF America:
smiths, Drop Forgers and Helpers; In
.ernational Brotherhood OF BoilermRk-
srs, Iron Ship Builders and Helpers OF
America; brotherhood Of Railway Sig |
1almen OF North america.
For rejection. with the ordering Of n
strike vote: Order OF Railroad Telcgra-
,hers.
However Disappointing the labor
,oard's award may .he to the various
organizations affected, II is felt by
heir representatives that the public
interest, demands its acceptance" com.
nented j.. II. Sheppard, president OF /
he order OF Railway Conductors.
The stand Of the railroad telegra-
hers was put forward by ~, j. Man
on. president OF the organization, In
tatement declaring they had been
against IN the award"
Heads. OF the "outlaw' unions IN 4
eparate meeting voted, II 20 !, to ac-
eAt the award. althongl they were
lot Included In Its provisions. 1t WINS
eported at the federal building today
hat grand jury action may be taken
cre Monday against the "rebel' chiefs
nder the Lever act unless the striking
witchmen who have not yet returned
D work are back on their Jobs by that
Ime. The strikers claim they are
merely on n vacation"