The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-21
THREE GROUP MEETINGS
All Phases of the Situation viii
Be Discussed, Continues
Over Sunday
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Oroer Dy orncfS OF TnS SIX Stano-
ara labor organizations, besiaes
the five train service bodies, were
seen today IN call Tor assembling
tomorrow or the conferences COM
mIrtse of the railroad empioyes
department American Federation
of Labor. Ghis committee mas fuil
power to oroer strike or the SIX
snop crafts. No Tlnal action was
expected, however, before Friday,
according TO b. NJ. Jewel, preSI-
dent OF me department..
Columbus, Ohio, October H.
National headquarters here of the
Baltimore Railroad Yardmasters't
Association of America, with a
membership of more than eight
thousand throughout the country,
TO-DAY sent our notices to us
members TO remain at work per-
forming their usual duties IN the
event or railroad workers
strike.
Chicago, October 19.-In the
event The threatened railroad
strike is called the roaos are pre-
pared to "do our utmost to move
necessities, utilizing to rne fullest
possible extent all the manpower
available" Charles n. Markham,
president OF the illinois Cenrral
. railroad, declared TO-DAY m an ad-
dress before the American mining
Congress.
: Chicago, October 1.-THE first o.
series OF conference in Chicago al
which representatives OF all fac
lions in the railroad strike situation
may decide the outcome OF the STRIFE
cali issued by the big four brother
l,o3I)s Tor Qelaber 90, pesan here. to-
4aree grolD l-eetihss zfe scleds
u'sa One. Execufivss 81 the gisopmsn,
maintenance of way workers,
clerks, telegraphers and others
meet today, tom.orrow, Friday
and Sunday to decide their atti-
tude toward the announced strike
OF the train service employees,
with indications of final de-
cision at joint conference
sunday.
TWO. Brotherhood leaders are
on their way here to hear the
governments attitude through
the railroad labor board tomor-
row.
Three. Railroad executives of the
central. division meet Friday in
Chicago to discuss all phases of
the strike situation, while exc
cutiyes of other divisions meet
simultaneously in their own re-
gions.
Freight Rate Reductions Basis.
Freight rate reductions approx
mately equivalent to the ID per cent
wage reduction in wages ordered
last July 1 by the railroad labor
board were indicated as the prob
will propose, with the backing of the
to avert the, strike.
President ]. R. Howard of the
Farm Bureau Federation today had
on file before the Interstate Com
merce Commission here a petition
for a ten to twenty per cent freight
rate reduction on necessities of life,
andw at the same time he tele-
graphed union leaders and railroad
urging them to join him in
q conference here.
Failure of the brotherhood chiefs
to join a strike agreement at con-
ferences here last week with the
eleven other railroad unions has
strike conferences here beginning to-
day.
TeIegraphers To Meet Sunday.
Referendum votes have authorized
the leaders of the Maintenance OF
Way Men and Shopmen, who meet
here today and tomorrow, to call a
strike at their discretion but shop
crafts leaders have summoned their
executives council and executives of
the maintenance of way union have
called general chairman of their
twelve divisions. Membership of
these two and others of the eleven
which have not issued
strike notices number 100000 as
train service group now under in
structions for sectional walkouts be-
ginning October 80.
Officials of the telegraphers have
scheduled a meeting here Friday
and the clerks Sunday. No definite
decision leaders of these eleven
unions indicated, will be made be-
fore the end of the week.
Statement From Markham
Chicago, October 19.-Mr. Markham
said the present transportation tan
gle was due to the fact that 80 public
bodies have hand in fixing the rates
income and expenses of the railroads
End that they have no voice in the
VI luOlC tlldA pei COnI
Of their operating costs.
The remedy" he said, SIS to place
more in the hands of railway manage
competent and broad
minded supervision-the control OF
operating costs, in such a way that
may properly be fixed
Upon the arrangements for the
operation of their properties"
The railroads, he said, have taken
heir share of losses In the present
period of readjustment, despite the
'act that they were not permitted to
,rofit as other industries had during
he period of high prices, because
heir earnings were fixed by the gov
srnment.
Ask For Further Wage Cut
with consciousness of their OBJ.
igation to the public service" he said
the arrangements of the railroads of
he country have recently announced
hat they will ask the railroad labor
BOARD for a further reduction In wa !
res the entire benefit Of which they