The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-22
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IS NOW ''f|G|'|l|RE'D||
Reported That Union Chiefs
win Reject Wage Award
OF Federal Board
O00, 900 Involved.

VVOHOVV &AWOASSUs
Chicago. July -. The wage award
o. the fedezal Runway BOARD viii ~
rejected by union ctiisks according 70
+ . report Sunday night. The award
= expected 70 be announced Tuesday.
More than 1000 union officials have
assembled IN Chicago prepared to &C.
cept or reject the award. Il the
award IL rejected q general railroad
strike involving more than 100000
men Will be called It was said.
According to sinfassna ton occurred
tonight the esserd.A...... -, Il.
crease of 20 per cent. to the higher
priced group OF workers enginemen,
conductors and firemen and a per
cent to the lower paid group shop
men. trackmen and helpers.
What They Demand.
The brotherhoods had demanded an
increase OF Is per cent. Of the higher
priced workers and sc per cent for
the lower paid men.
Brotherhood officials who will pass
on the award include. w. e. Lee, B.
r. T.. Stone b, L. E.; B. n. DeweIl.
shopmen; and F. p. Eberling.
switchmen.
The brotherhood chiefs have said
they would be unable to hold their
men in line II the wage award Is
not satisfactory. They said the men
would not be satisfied with small
grants. When he learned Of the
award w. e. Lee. president Of the
Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen,
predicted walkout.
Predicts Strike.
IF the men are not given the high
er percentage as they demand, the
strike will follow" he said.
In railroad circles Sunday night q
walkout before the end of the week
was freely predicted. It was said
plans for a general strike had been
made more than two months ago and
that it would go into effect on tele-
graphic orders.
None OF the brotherhood officials
appeared to dispose Of the situation
in formal way. They didn't want
to talk until after the labor board
had made its announcement.
Chicago, July 18.-F1ve hundred
railroad chieftans rolled into Chi
cago Sunday for what is considered
one of the most important labor con-
ferences ever called In the United
States.
Nationwide Tieup?
On the decision of these rulers over
the destinies Of 100000 railroad
workers will depend whether the
United States is to face general
railroad tieup in the near future, or
whether the award of wage increases,
to be announced Tuesday at 9 a. m.
by the railroads labor board is to be
Ho1, fhN
needs of 200 classes Of railroad labor
and if the general strike cloud is to
disappear like some ephemereal thing
that never really existed.
The union leaders here, besides the
grand officers, include practically
every district and department chief
on every Glass A railroad from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. More than
1000 railroad labor leaders will meet
Monday to outline the stand to be
taken on the award to be issued
Tuesday.
Conclusions Are Outlined.
Efforts to test the temper OF the
arriving chiefs Sunday resulted in
the following conclusions:
/. Some of them have come to
the conference with q strike vote
from their organizations in their
pockets, and authorized to take
any action deemed necessary on
study Of the boards award.
2. Some of them have no such
authority from their organiza-
tons but are instructed to act
with the majority of the II rail-
road unions when the award is
considered.
8. Some of them know abso-
lutely that their demands will be
met satisfactorily and are willing
to sit back and let other organi-
cations take any initiative that
may be ordered.
4. Some Of them carry a veto
power on the award. but must
report back to their union before
acquiescing to any strike move
ment for a rank and file vote.
5. Some Of them declare they
will fight any strike movement
to the last ditch, knowing the
public reaction on a general rail-
road strike.
Few Of the brotherhood and
American Federation Of Labor
department union heads would
make statements on the Monday
meeting or the award Tuesday.