The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-29
NlbDS ID PROCEED
 WITH EFFORTS ID
 SECURE PAY CUTS
Calling Off of Strike Not to Affect Plans of Carriers,
 Declares Chairman of Executives
By Associated Pross


 Chicago, October 2s.--Railroao heads tonight declared the nations carriers would go ahead with their plans to seek new wage outs through railroad labor board hearings, despite the announcement from the unions tas cir action in calling off the
 Es scheduled for october 30 had A lfluenced by the boards an
 nent that pay reduction peti- era 1T any class would not be con- asraa until working conditions for et iss had been settled
 Tlta calling off of the strike will h6Ns 70 effect on the plans announced ey the. carriers October IA to seek ns ate wage reductions so that tss ould be reduced" said Samuel TeUoa president of the Chicago
 Western and chairman of the
 ation of western railroad ex- igvs s.
 in't know how long under the era ruling it will take to reach
 3et sion on any pay cut petition, Ut tRese petitions undoubtedly will 7i scented within very short loi it will be up to the board then :, u oecide when action should be taken.
 T want 1t made plain that we will seek these reductions in accordance with the law, posting notices of cuts, then discussing them with the em- pioyes. and if no agreement is reached, appealing to the board to settle the dispute"
 One Thing Settled
 Mir. Felton's statements were echoed by Samuel Dunn, editor of Railway Age. who in an address at luncheon of the local railroad ex- ecutives declared that the unions action settles only one thing-that there will be no strike
 It does not settle the question of further wage reductions or of rate reductions." he continued.
 The roads are going right ahead with the plans to get further pay cuts and thus reduce rates. But If the interstate commerce commission reduces rates and the labor board refuses to reduce wages the roads will be in a disastrous condition"
 With the code messages officially calling off the strike sent out to- cay. only one echo remained of the railroad crisis which for two weeks threatened to develop into a gem eral rail strike. The situation was Unchanged on the International and 4ireat Northern, & Texas line, where 6s0 trainmen started a waikout last Saturday No order to call off the Strike was sent these men, W G. Lee, president of the trainmen. say ing that the matter lis In the hands of the union officials down there
 Seeking Settlement
 Mr. Lee, however, conferred with the labor board today. It was known that he is making every effort to bring a settlement of that strike which will be satisfactory to the em- ployes.
 The chiefs of the big i've left for their homes today, and tonight by midnight scarcely an out-of-town union man was in the city.
 The labor board continued it's work on it's decision on Wednesdays hearing, and probably will render it tomorrow.
 The board tonight received a teie- gram from Alton E. Parker of New York president of the National Civic association, congratulating its mem bers on procuring an annulment of tho strike order and declaring that the labor leaders announcement that they could not fight the govern ment'' showed the difference be- tween American and European labor
 Board members were particularly interested in dispatches from Wash irgton, scanning every line in theii forts to determine how government officials looked on the strike avert ing efforts No word had been re- eeived by the board from any gov .rru,apt official.