The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-18
SAYS INJUNCTION
WOULD not ALTER
RAIL UNION PLANS
Labor Leader Declares
Strike Win Force US.
: Rail Control.

The only method by which a ma
tior wide railroad strike can be
averted would be the Withholding OF
thetr petition for wage reductions
by railroad EXECUTIVES and an
AGREEMENT TO meet the bonande rep
ressntatives of the laborers on a
"mAn to man" basis.
This was the declaration made be-
fore the Central Labor Union at Mu-
sicians' Hall, 1905 Z street north
west. by e ]. Brock, Of DETROIT,
Middle West organizer Of the Ma
chinists' Onion.
Approval OF the expressions made
by Brock was voiced by members
Of the union in n rising vote at the
CONCLUSION OF his address.
would Deb Injunction.
IT Federal Injunction Is
granted prohibiting the railroad
labsr leaders from calling strike,
or paying strike benefits. l can tell
you oficiaIIy that these leaders will
not alter their present plans. but
viii carry them out even in the face
81 q threatened Jail sentence, said
Brock.
october 80 will bring with it the
beginning Of the greatest railroad
strike that this country has ever
experienced. unless in the mean
time the railroad executives change
their overwhelmingly their pc
tition for reduced wages and agree
TO meet their employees representa-
tiyes on an equal basis.
The strike is certain, for the
men are better organized, better
disciplined and better prepared than
at any time in the past. with the
result that they now have a better
chance for success.
Aim to Break Unions.
The outcome of this ,Eailrcad
strike will mould the futures of all
unions throughout this country, soI
the advocates of the open sECp, snd
employers opposed to union labor
realize that the railroad unions &C.
cupy the most strategic position,
and that they must be broken be-
fore their nonUnion programs can
succeed.
Whatever the result Of the strike,
II will eventually mean that the
government will have to take over
control of the railroads - not by
buying up the great amount oil
.watercd' stock which they now in
cIude IN their assets, but on a basis
Of value received for money ex-
pended"
Aftes declaring that the railroads
woGH eventually be government
owped Brock called upon the mem
bersASf' the organization TO con
slider the establishment of a new
political party dedicated to tn
cause of labor.
Preparing for Crisis
District officials and members
civic and trade organizations ar
preparing to meet the emergency
within two hours after a call tn
entire membership of the Motto
Corps Of the Home Defense League
as well as more than a hundred non
members. will he prepared to star
work Of shipping food, coal an
other necessities into the city b
way of motor vehicles" said "
Pearce Rayner. commander of tn
corps.
Commissioner Cuno H. Rudolp
pledged that should the strike actu
ally take place, there would be suf
fcient food and fuel brought int
this city to care for the wants o
all
The return of the stagecoach t
the historical road connecting Wash
inEton, Philadelphia and New Yorl
Is the plan of the officials Of tn
Tide Water Motor Bus Line, shout
the impending railroad strike ma
terialiZe.
A conference of the oflcials of tn
Tide Water Line last night resulte
in the decision to secure every avail
able bus adaptable to the require
ments of a trip of this kind. TIL
company is operating over thirt
buses regularly to Southern Mary
land. some. of which will be diverte
to the emergency route to augmen
the number Of new buses secured