The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-10-23
SHOP CRAFT MEN
NOT TO GO OUT AT
AT PRESENT TIME
Don't Want to Be Tricked Into a
Strike Which Cannot Bene-
fit Them Much.
TO SACRIFICE RULES
WOULD BE SUICIDAL
Less Than Half of the Workers
Will Be in Walkout If
1t Is Pulled Off.
O. The Associated Press.)


unions with more than half of the rail
bership tonight announced that their
men will not be authorized to join the
Big Five" organizations in the strike
called for October 80. in protest of
wage cuts.
Announcements that they could not
join in a walkout came from eight OF
the eleven standard rail unions
which for a week had been withhold
ing their final strike decisions, al
though in most Of them the members
had voted. overwhelmingly to quit work
rather than accept a recent II 1-2 per
cent wage reduction authorized by the
United States Railroad Labor Board
Only one of these eleven groups now
Five. 1t was announced but two
others have not vet taken final action.
Following announcement by heads of
the six shop crafts organizations, con-
trolling 100000 men that they would
sanction a walkovt, the leaders Of the
375, 900 maintena.ace of way employees
ana Of the $4,000, stationary 1area2en at
an executive meeting voted to With
draw their authorization Of walk
out. leaving only the $4,000 railroad
lcgraphers positively with the "Big
Five Chieftains of the 100000 clerks
viii make their decision tomorrow and
the signalmen. $4,000 strong, also are
vet to act.
Officials of the clerks said tonight
that they probably would not authorize
a strike at their meeting scheduled to-
morrow, thus indicating union leaders
said. that a strike. if it materialized,
would affect less than one fourth of
the country's railroad employees, being
to the swithchmen, the con-
ductors, the firemen, the engineers, the
trainmen and the telegraphers. The
which decided not to join
an immediate walkout will take new
strike votes after an expected labor
board decision in regard to rules and
conditions, it was said.
The shop crafts decision which was
said to be instrumental in bringing
about the action of the two other
groups was reached after turbulent
sessions OF the conference committees
of 100 lasting several days. Repre-
sentatives from Distant sections, fired
by the brotherhoods' declaration. pro-
tested against further delay in calling
:. strike, which was authorized by a
vote last July. The vote was taken,
however, only on the wage reduction
Of July /, and leaders of the shop
unions did not deem it advisable to
walk out on that issue alone.
BY last night, the missionary work
done by Mr.. Jewell and others since the
strike call, had shown its
effect and the committee Of 100 had been
into line with no strike policy.
al special committee was appointed to
Iraft new report. This committee /
worked late into the night and today |
presented a new resolution. Heated de- |
bate ensued but after more than three I
hours of argument the resolution to stay /
IN the job for the present Went through. I
More than 500 general ehairmen.
'eaching here today to hear the commit /
ee's decision left for their homes to-
light to explain the committees action
o their membership.
1--WE are not in any position to go on
strike at this time. b. NJ Jewell. head
if the shop crafts. declared at a meet
ng of the chalrmen this afternoon. ITO
ltrike on the proposition of a wage re-
iuction alone. with our shop rules on
he altar of sacrifice would be suicide.
Don't be tricked into following alone
n a strike which you cannot settle IN
manner favorable to yourselves. Move
cautiously and wait until the whole Ques-
ion of wages and working conditions Is
before you
Mr.. Jewell pointed out that the strike I
authorized by the brothernoods were +
,redicated on the fact that the train
ervice men had separate rules OF agree
nent with each railroad In the country.
rhe shop crafts have no such agree
nents
..The real heart of this strike is the
contest over rules Mr. Jewell said.
The brotherhoods' strike was technical
y called on the July wage cut, but IN
heir settlement with the railroads the
liz fight win be over present rules which
ave been built Up By years Of practice
nd through negotiations under federal
ontrol.
THE shop crafts rules under federal
ontrol were made into national agree
nent which the labor board now is re-
Using. Already they have issued twenty
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