Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-10-27
j. 8. BOARD ORDER
FORB|DS A STRIKE
Puts Ban on Wage Cut or Walk
out by Men.
NEW PEACE FARLEY CALLED
Railroads and LABOR Unions Virtually
charged With Violations of the
Federal Statutes in UItimatum
Issued by the Board.

chicago. Oct. %. The United
States government stepped into the
rail- strike situation and assumed jur-
lsdlctlon of the dispute
An ult1matum, virtually charging
the unions and the roads with viola
tlons of federal statutes was served
DV the United States rail labor board.
1t cited the rail executives and the
union chiefs to a joint session here,
at which they will be compelled to
prove they are not violating a law,
through breaking Of the boards wage
cut order of July 1.
Inc session is set for next Wednes-
day. Until it has been held all parties
to the wage dispute and strike threat
are ordered to maintain a "hands-off"
attitude with reference to any wage
actions.
Text of the Order.
The text of the order is:
Il. In so far as said threatened
strike is in opposition to and a viola
t1On of decision No. lat of this board
(the 121a per cent wage cut order is
sued July y the labor organizations
OF each of said carriers be and hereby
are cited to appear before this board
for hearing as to the question whether
Or not they have violated or are vio-
lating decision No. 147.
"2. That in so far as said threat
ened strike is the result of a dispute
between said carriers and their said
organizations Of employees concerning
wages and rules and working condi-
tons, this board hereby assumes jur-
isdjction of said dispute on the
statutory grounds that it is likely to
substantially interrupt commerce. and
said carriers and said organizations
of employees are hereby cited to ap-
pear before this board at Chicago for
the hearing Of said dispute. The hear
ing on both foregoing matters is set
for Wednesday, October &c, 1921, at
10 a. m.
Both parties to said dispute are
hereby directed to maintain the
status quo On the properties of the
said carriers until said hearings and
decision"
Face Contempt Penalties.
The board has ample power to COM
pei all those cited to obey the sum-
mons. The law creating the board
gives it an exceptionally wide lati-
tude in conducting any investigations
Of Of of
union chiefs or the rail executives to
appear Wednesday will lay them liable
under federal statutes for contempt
Of court.
The citation was promulgated in an
executive session Of the board.
At the session the board will con-
slider the entire matter, both sides be-
ing compelled to present any claims
they may have to the presence Of the
other side.
Foundation for the new summons
arises from the two recent conferences
inaugurated by the board-the one Of
Thursday in which the union chiefs
presented their side Of the case with
out taking any action to stop the
strike, and the other Of a week ago
in which the rail executives and
union leaders met and deadlocked on
the matters at issue.
The latter session was followed by
the strike order by the brotherhoods.
Will Come, Stone Says.
That the union chiefs will accept
the order was indicated by Warren S.
Stone. chief of the engineers BROTH
erhood, in Cleveland.
II don't know what they want us
for" he said, after reading the cita-
ton, "but, of course, we will obey the
ORDER"
Mr. Stone added his belief that en-
ployees of the International & Great
Northern railway, a Texas line, who
had been granted permission to start
their strike-eight days ahead of the
walkout in the first strike district
would not take advantage of that
permission.
IT do not think" he said, "they will
start their strike before October 30"
Mr. Stone did not indicate whether
this belief was based, in any way, on
that provision of the citation ordering
all roads and employees to maintain
a Status quo" until after the hear
ing and decision of the board.