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roads or prevented by the government
Warren S. Stone. president OF the
brotherhood OF Locomotive EnEineers.
said tonight when asked his opinion or
tho situation.
Mr.. c;sse said the cause OF the strike
IS largely because OF action or the rall-
road managers IN requesting turther
ton nrr cen, wage reduction ana the
ellm.nS tIcn Of favorable working agree
men,s on UPWARD OF seventy-hve roads.
in addition to the IL per cent wage re-
duction which went Into effect July J.
The railroads can settle the strike ny
the elimination OF these conditions MT
Stone said.
THE government can prevent IN"
strike hv taking over tho railroads,
and this Is what will happen eventually
Mr.. stone said. He also issued a formal
statement covering the mems position
and their reasons FOR striking.
without Explanation
Mr.. Stone tunlgh. made pubic me
four groups OF roads on which thr strNHe
Is scheduled to begin on III" first group
at & a. NJ. Sunday. October 80. the thrre
other groups to go out AT th-Anur perl
DIS. The Pennsylvania. on" Of the larG-
cat rystcms Of the United states, Is
one Of the last to he hit by the pT"noseo
strike. No explanation WAS gwen WI!
II was held - the last.
It also vas explained that All mo
in some of the roads in
group four are not Officially arthoriz"o
m strike. some of the organizations nor
"a sting the necessary sixty-siX and two
thirds per cent vote In favor Of the
valkout The big Five" leaders CN-
rect. however. that all orga nizaonnS on
such roads will follow tho general WALK
ont on tho other roads, being Influenced
10 ioin the strike by seeing their broth
ers everywhere laying of their "re!aIls
Mr.. stone sail he believed that the
railroads want strike ana that n
further reduction in wages ~ murh
less desirable to the railroad executives
,ban the abrogat ton o. rules and reCula
lions won ny employees In various
WAYS AS the result OF Years Of organ
lied effort"
Not On Wages Alone
The railroad executives can settle
the dispute or the United states gov
ernment can prevent strike Mr.. stone
declared. Taking over the ralIroaos ~
tho most effective way In which the gov
eminent can avert the strike scheduied
for October 80.
"If Il had hcer a question o. waco
reductions only there would have hecn
no strike" NJ. stone assorted. i nav"
from seventy five to ono hundred letters
giving instances Of attempts hH diner
on, railroads 10 hreak down the WORK
rules that have been secured by arh'-
tration BY decisions Of the lniteh
S,utes labor board and in other ways.
Tho railroads can settle IN" strike ny
the elimination OF these coalitions and
withdrawal Of thcir request for furth-
or ten percent. wage reduction. MIR
Stone said.
The Zig Five" chiofs or their repre-
sentativcs vii Cony"n" tomorrow to
consider matters pertaining to tho
strike. lust what viii! he discussed. Mr.
stone was unable to state tonight. adj
ding that the situation IN general VIII
ha reviewed. T. =. curtis. Of Texas. =
Grand officer of Tn" Order Vt Railway
, Conductors IS her" 10 represent l.. j..
sheppard. president Of III" organization
The strike Will not effect IN" so-'allrd
short limo railroads. 1t was explained ny
| W. q. Lee. brotherhood of l;atlroad Train
men president. inasmuCh rs they were
no, are ted by the wag" increases and
+, reductions In witch the large roads
! figured
Tuesdays Conference
Neither Mr.. Lee nor Mr.. Stone at
taches much significance to tomorrow's