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or the railroad labor board, now sit
ting IN Chicago. This hoard Is ON
posed of three members constituting
the labor group, representing the cm-
pIoycs and Subordinates officials of
tho carriers: three members constitu-
ting tho management group. repre-
ScntinE thu carriers. and three mem.
hers constituting the public group.
representing the public. SO far as |
am advised the board may be relied
on to give careful end intelligent
consideration to all questions within
It's Jurisdiction. To seek to influence
either Of these bodies upon anything
which has bean placed within their
jurisdiction by congress-, would be
unwise and open to grave objection.
ut would be manifestly unwise for
me. the referee. to take any action
which would interfere with the order
IS procedure Of the interstate COM
merce commission or of the railroad
labor board, and all the matters men
toned in your telegram are within
the Jurisdiction OF one or the other
Of these bodies: and in their action |
think we may rcporSc entire conf
dcnCe.
I'm view Of the foregoing. II does
not see mwisc To comply with your
suggestion that the matter he Sub-
mittcd TO the congress. and the only
action deemed necessary is TO sub
NIT copies Of the kilograms received
from you and from The representa-
tivcS Of the railroad executives TO the
Interstate commerce commission. and
to TIE railroad labor board. for such
action as these bodies may deem wise
in the premises; this Will hr done"
Recommended BY Payne.
The telegram was addressed J. f..
Anderson. vice president Of the Inter.
Association Of Machinists;
De witt Cuylcr, chairman "1
the Association Of hallway Executives,
and l.. +. CRADLE. grand president of the
Employees and Railway shop Laborcrs,
The reply to the president TO two
kilograms sent 10y the railroad labor
unions and To- ono telegram addressed 10
BY the Association OF hallway EX-
Is understood To have been
based on recommendations from Sccrc-
a Of the Interior Payne, who still
acts n director general Of the railroad
administration.
The kilograms were referred 10 Sccrc-
tarv PAYNE wlrCn received early last
week. md his recommendations were
TO the White House. Friday,
Asked Remedial Legislation.
The railroad workers in their first
telegram. signed by the heads of seven
unions and tunsmitth through Il. VI.
prrsidct of the Railway En-
moves drpartmcnt Of tho American
of Labor. asked the prcsi'
to Investigate tn" carriers asSer-
lions AS made by W. w. .httcrhury. vice
president of the Pennsylvania lines, be
tho railroads labor hoard III chicago
MIR. Attcrburv had declared mat the
railroads Of the country must y" per
mirrcd to rcadJuS; wages or tare inc
danger of bankruptcy. The union heads
asked tho President /" investigate TINS
statement, and if found /" be based or
facts. which the union heads said they
doubted. to ask congress 10 enact
remedial legislation At once.
The telegram from the union hcads
brought forth a communication from
the Association Of Railway Executives
who charged that the union request
was Plumb plan league propaganda
In a second telegram the union heads
deied this charge and declared thcre
was no economic justification for any
was" rcadjustmcnts Ut the present '.ih'.