New-York tribune., 1921-10-24
More Than IS Per Cent
Of Workers Involved
Now Lined Up Against
Walk-Out October 80
viii Await Action
OF the Labor Board
Signalmen, Only Union in
Doubt, Cannot Complete
Ballot by Date Named

CHICAGO, Oct. % (By The AS
seiated Press) The prospective
rail strike scheduled for October so
vas limited to approximately one
fourth of the nations railroad en-
cloyees when officials of the Brother
bood of Railway and Steamship
Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express
and Station Employees, r presenting
$4,000 men, voted tonight not to
authorize a walh-out by their men,
hers for the time being.
This action increased the number
Of major rail unions which have
voted not to strike now to nine and
tho number of railroad employees
bound by such action to about three
iourths of the country's total of ap-
proximately 100000 union railroad
workers.
Revive Issue Later
The vote was taken in a meeting
which lasted several hours and in
which some of the officials at first
favored a walk-out October 80, in
protest Of recent wage cuts. These
officials finally swung over to "no
strike now" policy, but the question
Of quitting work will be taken up
again ast~r the Labor Board rem
ders decision on the rules and
working conditions questions now
before it.
To-night's acton by TIE clerks left
the signalmen and the telegraphers the
only organizations in the eleven
standard" rail unions which may join
the conductors, firemen, engineers
uainmen and switchmen in the strike
they have called.
The teiegraphers tentatively have
aligned themselves with the "Big Five"
but officials of this union said tonight
hat the decis on might be changed
sefore TIE strike date arrives. The
sgnalren have not yet voted
While the official staten mt announc-
ing the clerks action said that every
thing had been harmon GUS in the meet
ing individual officials declared the de-
|Sis'on Rad BEEN made only after Wig
orups debate.
Some Sentiment for Strike
II was argled by these .oficials that
Ie clerks were more closely related in
nelr work TO the members of the BIZ
ssar oretherhoods than any of the other
union men, and that consequently man
~ !nem thought they should supper
he Dig four in it's strike call.
Inc turning point in the debate cam
Saen it was said the officials announce
vat they, like the leaders of che othe
shndard'' Unions. had not been abb
persuade the br- therhoods and the
ss'Sltchmen TO agree to support them
'a.forghout the proposed strike. When
I was announced that the brotherhoods
aad informed the officials that their
ash would return to w,rk when their
PERSONAL grievances had been settled,
ssardless of the action of other strik-
as nnions, the sentiment swung to the
ao'ssrike plan, it was said by those
f'Sseht at the meeting.
me statement Announcing the clerks
ss'on was almost the same word for
svld as the one yesterday from tn
,s.:a ,,ssas:'ated shop crafts announcing that
s.N 1s,f men We ID not be a,the ri ed t,
.s'ke. 1t pointed out that the present
. not the time to strike"
Declare Strike Broken
sslroad oSicia tonight expressed
Wv oelef that the backbone of the pro-
sfr''e rad been br ken with
s'ae OF the eleven STANDARD" unions
-. NV esDt.o- IN ST of the railroad en-
assess opposing the walk-out. AL
rSs ~ssgn all train service men are
Sssauied ssss;Nd to. strike, officials said that
nas. 'slee would not be impaired for
nss NAV 1han day or two and that these
n H..uld would be quickly replaced.
nsa sms'iag finally decided to keep their
Isss. al work. for the time being at
es, s', despite the overwhe ming vote
na;oai. hal n favor of strike, leaders of
nix. OF the Standard" unions to-
nun;..mere we're On the way home to COM
''Sa'c %ith their followers the de-
- tcon;lnued on page Ave,