Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-01
RAILWAY UNION
MEN GATHER To
DISCUSS ORDER
To CUT WAGES
Acceptance or Rejection of
the Reduction, Effective
Today, Probably win Be
Decided on
MANY HAVE VOTED TO
FIGHT THE PROPOSAL
"There viii Be No Nation
Wide Strike Unless the
Men Are Forced Into It" F"
Jewell Declares,

Chicago, June 30,--Hundreds Of
railway union leaders from all
parts Of the country gathered here
tonight in preparation for a series
of meetings tomorrow which viii
take up the acceptance or rejection
Of the wage reductions recently or
dered by the United States railroad
labor board and which are effective
tomorrow.
Votes on the proposition have
been taken by number OF the or
ganizations involved and it has
been unofficially reported that
these, in some cases, show ma
jority against the acceptance of
the cuts.
Strong Strike Feeling.
1.-THE stationary engineers
and oilers have voted "a per
cent strong against the accept
ance of the wage cut" declared
Timothy Healy, international
president of the organization.
There is a strong strike feel
ing in many of the organiza-
tions," he added.
There will be no nation
wide strike unless the men are
forced into it, said B. M.
Jewell president of the rail-
way department of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor. "Our
men will accept any reasonable
adjustment, whether ordered by
the labor board or proposed
by railway arrangements They
are not going to do anything
rash or unreasonable. They
have all been studying the sit
uation and whatever decision
they come to must be based on
an accurate knowledge of con-
ditions."
No Cause for Alarm.
There is nothing to be alarmed
over in the situation regarding the
wage reduction ordered by the la
hor board" said w. s Carter, pres
ident Of the brotherhood OF Loco
motive Firemen. "The decision &c
accept or reject the wage reduction
iuade BY tre laboi hoard Is mp II
the men, and the men alone car
make such a decision"
l.. J Lnhrsen. president OF the
American Train Di1patchers as
sociation. said that his organization
had not taken a vote on the wage
reduction and had not been asked
to. ITO the members Of our or
ganization 1t has seemed to he SIM
ply a question Of oheying the law
as declared by the labor board" he
said.
No Vote Has Been Taken.
T. G. Cashen, president of the
Switchnen's Union OF North Amer
lea. said hiatt his ORGANIZATION had
taken no vote on the wage reduc-
tions. 1--WE are not looking for anv
trouble" he declared. 1.-The rank
and file Of our organization is taxi
ing levelheaded view Of the labor
h07rd's decision. They will do
what is right"
The union leaders probably will
be in session for several days. In
addition to representative of the
engineers, firemen. conductors and
trainmen, there will he those of the
switchmen and clerks. The eX-
ecutives in session here. It was said,
would renresent total of more
than 100000 railway employees.
A general wclk-out could not be
finally declared at the impendire re
conference, Such an order would
have to be approved by referen-
drm vote OF members of MANY
unions which would require from
ten to thirty days.
The chief concern OF the leaders
It was indicated tonight was that
there might be isolated cases OF
unauthorized walkouts or "unlaw.
fur strikes. It was indicated that
the men had already been caution.
ed against this and that the full
power or railway union labor would
be employed to prevent any such
action.