The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-10-21
RAILROAD LABOR
BOARD FAILS TO
HEAD OF STRIKE
No Definite Results Obtained at
Meeting With Brotherhood
Chiefs and Board
UNION HEADS PLANNING
FOR PROPOSED WALKOUT
Chairman Of the Labor Board
Undecided as to Next Step in
Program 70 BE Taken.


CHICAGO, oct. 20-Ifiorts BY the rail-
road labor board to avert the threatened
railroad strike through conferences with
heads of the hvo unions which have
ordered a wailSout effective october 30,
failed when tho meeting adjourned to-
night With tho announcement by tho
beard that while the discussions were
ceiiant, no dennite results we're OBJ
tasnpd."
There has been fun and frank dis
cussicn OF the situation" said a state
inent given out by Ben. W. Hooper. vlco-
chairman Of the hoard. THE labor board
and the brotherhood chiefs exchanged
Nlows In a perfectly pleasant way. Tho
Interview was beneficial but we cannot
SAY that any definite results were OBJ
tained."
Tho 1--WE union presidents departed for
their organization headquarters tonight
with the announcement that plans for
Tho proposed strike would 60 right ahead.
''Tho adjournment is hnal,1 Chairman
n. ~. Barton OF the labor board an
nounoed. we do not plan any further
conferences with the labor leaders nor
% wa plan, at present. to call IN the
railroed presidents cannot say what
our next step might be-"
While the board members came out Of
the afternoon session smiling and IN a
I0vial mood. they left the night meeting
with solemn faces and refused to pub
liciy discuss the resnits~-aside from the
statements by Chairman Rarton and vioA
Chairman Hooper.
Union heads. expressing hope that the
night session would BE more productive
than was the afternoon meeting. booked
reservations "a midnight train for
Cleveland but refused % say whether
this should be looked on as favorable or
adverse e q settlement Of the rail- crisis
through tie labor board conferences
"Tho situation Is just as much OF
guess now ag II was when we went in
there" one union president said after
leaving the afternoon meeting. while a
labor board member remarked that
everyone is smiling and no ono seems
dowucaBe."
The afternoon meeting was started
with the labor board which called the
conference presenting it's plans for settie-
nent Of the difficulties. These were
understood 20 be- based on the public
sroup's announcement Ia Washington re-
Gently that the strike could be avartod
II The roads reduced rates. temporarily
postponed attempts at further wage cuts
and the unions acceptance OF the recent
q psvcont cut authorized BY tho board.
Tho union presidents IA tho conference
Nv G. Lee, Of tho Trainmen; w s.,
carter of tho Firemeni L. u. Sheppard
Of the Conductors: Warren s. stone, Of
the Engineers; r. c. cashen Of tho
Switchm men--were said 20 have told the
board that the unions ''were lighting for
their lives" and that any settlement
would have 20 be one which would do
away with what they termed the prev
alont impression among tho men that
they wero being Eypped.
They found nothing IN the labor boards
proposal it was said. which would war
rant cancellation % the strike order
and were quoted as frankly telling the
hoard that the strike "could not bo post
poned." and that only settlement would
keep ID from taking place MS scheduled
The board after q two and a half hours
discussion. requested that tho conference
DO adjourned until z p. M. and iminecl-
ately dispatched series Of teiegrnms to
washington outlining the discussion.
q. WI Hangar of the board intimated
after the day meeting that tho confer
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