Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-28
RAILROAD STRIKE
IS CALLED OFF
Continued from PAGE ono,

never regret and which will bring them
approval from every one in this coun-
try.
"A railroad strike at this time would
have been more disastrous than the
civil war. 1t would have brought on
almost inconceivable hardships for
every one.
Il am particularly glad that the
world armament conference now can
go about its work in the capitol of the
nation which is not torn by an internal
Industrial dispute"
Members of the labor board said that
the action of the labor leaders meant
that tho boards decision Oh yester-
days conference between the board, the
unions and railroads to determine If the
transportation act had been violated
in the strike activities would be de-
cidedly mild The board which today
informed the unions that this decision
would handle them with 'ungloved
hands" il they did not call Off the
| strike by morning. would take the at
| titude now that the dispute had been
settled and that consequently the mat
| ter again was out OF its hands, MEM
bers said.
Tho decision. one member said, prob
ably would be recital of the events
leading up to the conference and then
HleFt statement tndN thc bphAa $500
nothing further to do" members said.
The decision probably will be issued
about 10 o'clock tomorrow-immediate
| ly after the tslegrams calling OFF the
strike are sent out by the heads OF the
unions. These are scheduled to be
| filed at 9 a. m"
Chiefs of the big Five" rail labor
unions which have called strike for
October 80, tonight appointed a com
mittee to draw up a resolution calling
| off the proposed walkout and present
| it as quickly as possible at a meeting
| of the labor leaders VIII otemporarily
adjourned their session begun THIS
morning, pending action by the com.
mittce Indications were that 1t would
be some time before the resolution
could be drafted.
The resolutions committee began
work at $3.50 o'clock tonight. II had
been instructed to work carefully
and bring back resolution when
will explain fully the unions atti-
tude in the matter,
Several union chiefs among them
W. S. Lee of the trainmen said that
they believed the resolution would be
passed without serious opposition.
The resolutions committee came
back to the meeting room at $40
o'clock and the conference immedi-
ately was resumed.
sions of the railroad labor board and
conferences between representatives
of the two groups tonight found the
strike situation outwardly unchanged
but with high officials of the en-
ployes' organizations declaring that
the walk out might be called off by
morning, and the board informing
them that unless peace came by then
it would deal with tho unions with
ungloved hands" in its attempts to
prevent an Oct. 80 walk out.
The statement from the labor
board was delivered to union com
mittees which called on the board
today to report progress of the joint
meeting of the switchmen. trainmen.
conductors. engineers and firemen.
which was forced to adjourn late to-
day without taking action, because
the lease on the meeting rooms had
run out. The session was continued
at hotel later, however.
B Just before entering the night
meeting, w. C. Lee. president Of the
Brotherhood trainmen. gave the fol-
lowing statements to the Associated
Press:
There is every reason to believe
certain arrangements will be made
tonight whereby the strike scheduled
for October 30 will be called OF.
II am not at liberty now to say
will say certain conditions resulted
from today's meetings which havo
materially changed the situation and
which led me to believe that the
meetings tonight will result in there
being no strike"
neers. said as he entered the night
meeting:
| Something is going TO break to-
/ night. can't tell you what tho"
| According 30 several members Of
\ the board. the labor committees
I that the board would defer until to-
morrow its decision on the hearing
yesterday 20 which the carriers and
unions were cited 10 find out whether
I the transportation act had been vio-
lated in the strike activities.
Labor men were Informed that I'M
less the crIsir were settled tomorrow
he board would take its most DRAG
tic action thus far and that II had
Today received assurances from
Washington that the full force OF
the goyernrneni would be behind 1t
I IN any action taken or in preventing
. interruption OF transportation.
T Statements that peace probably
would result from tonights confer
ouce Of tho union leaders, also were
made by-seevrai chieftains, who here
toiore had been termed EXTREMISTS
py ihclr cohorls and those who have
always been among the first to ad
yocate strike. Indications that to-
nights conference was n long one
/ wero seen however in the action OF
many rail leaders in cancelling rescr-
vations, they had made on out going
trains
Early IN the day Ben w Hooper
vice chairman OF the board attended
meetings Of the union heads and pre-
gented copies of tho boards recent
resolutions not TO consider wage re-
duction petitions Of any class OF
workers until rules and working con-
ditions for that group had been set
urged cancellation of the strike ord or
pending formal hearings on wages by
the board and to have outlined 10
i the unions possible planR for avert