Evening star., 1921-10-28

entitled" Mr.. Sheppard told the As
at soon became evident, however.
that the roads were succeeding IN
their misleading propaganda 10 the
effect that we really would be strik-
ing against the government.
"Nothing Else to Do"
This railroad propaganda found its
way to the United States Rallroad
Labor Board. This governmental
agency told us that it would look on
a strike as against it and the govern. .
ment and not against the roads. and
that the full force of the government
would be brought to bear aSalnst
us if we walked out. Under SucH
do but annul our orders for the octo-
Der 80 walkout.
"The man who settled this strike
is Ren W. Hooper, former Governor
of Tennessee, and the pubilc OF tne
United states owes debt of graft
tude to him" r. c. Cashen. president
of the Switchmen's Union of North
America. declared.
Mr.. Hooper is vice chairman OF the
Labor Board and member OF the
public group.
Greatly Pleased by Outcome.
]. II. Elliot of the rail group of
the Railroad Labor Board. when in
formed that there Woulu pe no S'iihe
at this time, said:
II am very much gratitied at the
good Judgment exhibited by the men.
To say any more would just be shoo'-
ing the bull
William II. Finley. president of the
Chicago and Northwestern. at MS
home, at Wheaton, Ill, said:
II am very glad to hear that. 1t
certainly will be relief TO every
one.
Samue, FELTON,. president of the
Chicago Great Western. said:
81 expected that. ! do not care 10
say any more now.
Friend of Lee Vital Factor.
Mr. McMenimen. a personal friend OF
Mr.. Lees and former trainman, paved
the way for confer ienceS between the
board and union men. particularly those
which were addressed by Ben Hooper.
member of the public group.
Il am immensely gratified, said MT
McMenimen, when informed OF the EN-
ployes' decision.
1T takes a great worry off my mind
and l am sure it will b" best for all,
Mr.. Hooper expressed himself as
"tickled to death over the cancella-
ton of the walkout order.
Il am glad the railroad employees
have taken such wise action" he said
Worse Than Civil War.
They have taken a step which they
will never regret and which will bring
them approval from every one IN TINS
country.
"A railroad strike at this time would
have been more disastrous than the civil
war 1t would have brought on almost
! inconceivabie hardships for every one.
Il am particularly glad that the
world armament conference now can &c
a bout its work in the capital of ma
ton which is not torn by an internal
industrial dispute"
Shop Crafts Started.
The executives of the shop crafts
representing 100000 men. announced
that they would not authorize walk
out This was the first break and
others followed rapidly until every
one of the eleven standard" unions
except the Order of Railway Teleg-
ra pliers had refused to authorize a
strike.
The decision of the United States
, Labor Board on July l authorizing
the railroads to reduce wages of thelr
employees an average of 12le per cent
was the event in the series which led
up to the orders for general strike
by six unions.
dered a majority of the rail unions
! voted overwhelmingly in favor of a
strike. rather IndN Accept d " stt9 - I
although on some lines. notably the
PENNSYLVANIA, there were divisions
where groups of workers voted not to
strike.
See. Danger in Present Methods.
Attacking both the Interstate Com.
merce Commission and the United
, states Railroad Labor Board as lin.
efficient" Samuel c. Dunn, editor OF
Railway Age, yesterday declared that
the governments policy in dealing
with the carriers was far more seri-
Gus than the present strike crisis.
"a continuance of the present polio!
of the Interstate Commerce Commls'
sion on the one hand and the Labor
Board on the other will inevitabl!
result in acute traffic congestions
and general Generalization similar
to that which caused the outlaw raj
strikes in 1920" Mr.. Dunn said.
| "The strike crisis is serious mat.
ter. The policy of the government II II
its dealings with the road throusr
the Interstate Commerce Commission
and the Railroad Labor Board Is
much more serious and II perslsteo II
will bring more serious results.