Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-28
RAILROAD STRIKE IS AVERTED
ON PROMISE OF NO FURTHER
WAGE CUTS OR RULE CHANGES
Agreement Of Roads to Take No Further Moves Without
Sanction Of Labor Board, the Determining Factor in
Settlement; Both Sides Pleased With Conference Re-
sultng in Unanimous Recall Of Strike Order.
OF Associated Press 70 Every Ereninr

o. Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Chicago. oct. 2s~-The oficlai recall
Of tho rain strike orders iseufd by tho
switchmen. trainmen. conductors en-
gincers ard nremen were dispatched
today when leaders ~ the Big Five"
flashed code messages % their xsncrai
chairmen. The chairfnen VII submit
the messages 20 the locals ard the -.
fetal order calling me strike VIII thus
perfneate tie country in a Few hours
slmilaf orders probably wlli bH ds
pate - today Dy the tel '1gra aphcfH or
ganization the only other 1nIon i0st
lad voted 20 participate In fhe sfri.e
scheduled % tegin sundly and whirh
mad threatened 20 tie uD The nsflenis
transportation facilities
BaiI BOARD Played Bic Part.
While III 81 orders ara ha.as eIreti.
lated. the United states Railroad Ia.
Dor Board. which PLAYED 4n Important
part in the final decision of fBe aniona
VIII toaay announce ifs findings as a
result ~ the public bearing Nefa ~
day, a. which union leaders and rsH.
road executives testified. This 1er'a.
ration. i was expected. would analss.
the situation and its outcome. .aa
board. according ~ ono member. faai-
ing the matter was now olf 20 H#
hands.
Wit the Announcement tHf morn.
Ing Of the official resolution rseainrx
the strike order. union leaders nu,.
moned here Tor the Labor Hoara.
hearing and who renained rs f.e.
the action ending tho Threatened
strike We're preparing 90 depart fas
their homes.
The vote ending the strike came
late last night after at dav aaaninrs oF
the union leaders Esriv ia fha f.v.
general chalrInen ~ each 81 fha ara
organizations conferred senaraf..v.
~ lne afternoon joint session vas
neia "a which was addressed Av f.en W
hooper or tae Labor Board Ar Hoor-
eT appearance before the board
said Dy union leaders 20 have marked
me turning point which led % me
inal decision.
NO Further Wage rnf3.
MI Hooper Ia said 70 have stressed
me boards announcement that no far.
lner wage cuts for any class OF am-
ployes viii be considered until worry
ing conditions for that class of au-
pioyes have been settled. Ifa I'm ai.o
saio 70 have emphasized the arnourra.
nent Of the rail executives r,ad. =.
wednesdays hearings thar no ~ha,w..,
II either wage or working ronsi,in~.
VIII oe sought except through tha ~.
70 board as provided hv fhe 80,
Union men said they construed ~.
aoopers remarks as indirntinr 49,.
nearly year must elapse hefo~. f.,~.
tner wage cuts could BE- rnada affnrtt,...
even the roads should anni.. 49,
lhem at once and the board nhenit
3fehtualiy approve them.
Doth points are said 70 hava baa,
nlshiy instrumental In aeterwi,l-.,
u'e hnal decision OF the union rnan ~b,
ddJourned the afternoon sr~u,ou y,
no.a long last night meeting
While the vote by orranlr.tl,... -.
said to have been unanlnon. ..,,.,'.'
men asserted today that tba 49,. AZ
the various unions was closa ANA f.a.
ne hremen. IN particular long rn-
Both sides Pleased.
The final decision seemer ni.a.,..,
q union men. rail executives ana ~.
'aoor board alike. unloa leaders,
pointed out thar they had determined
tnat they could not strike without on-
posing both the labor board ana IN.
administration. while they as~.rtel
Snelr real quarrel was with the roads.
railroad executives expressed ~atis-
taeuon over the decision waiie n.m.
oers OF the labor board characfer.za.i
the action as one the unions win never
regret and which has averted incon-
ceivaoie hardship and ir,srnai in.
dustriai dispute en- the eve of the la.
'ernational conference az washlns.
Ton on Limitation OF armament
Labor chieftains today asserted MAJ
their action Of yesterday marked tha
end or all danger OK a strike a. Ira
result Of the strike vote taken hv fs.
unions, no walkout now beisx erectlv,
unul new vote is taken.
No plans are being made FOR a new
strike vote, w. G. Lee. chief of ~.
trasnmen said.