Evening star., 1921-11-06
OF STRIKE:
VOTE THREATENED
Rail- Chiefs Propose Action If
Alleged Promises Are
Not Kept by Board. :. !
By the Associated Press

By the Associated PresA ;, =. -. IL.
; CLEVELAND. Ohio, Novemh hsr. So. s.ss-,
The big. five railroad brotherhoods
wiu revive the strike vote. and use
it II necessary, II the promises Of the
Railroad Labor Bsafd made los
brotherhood chiefs Just before ths
threatened general railroad strike
was called off last week are not car
ried out, is a statement contained In
memorandum which has been mailed
to all general and local chairmen and
members Of the f1ve organisations.
Adopted mt Meeting.
The circular, was sent out to mem.
bers Of the Brotherhood Of Locomo-
tive Engineers, Brotherhood Of Loco.
motive Firemen and Engihenien,
Brotherhood Of Railroad Trainmen,
Order of Railway Conductors and
Switchmen's Union Of North America.
The circular is signed by Warren s.
Stone, president Of the engineers; W.
S. Carter, president of the hremen:
W. G. Lee. president of the traiAmen:, :,
L. E. Sheppard. president Of the con-
ductors, and T. c. Cashen. president
Of the switchmen. 1t was adopted at
a meeting Of the five chief execu-
tives here last Saturday. following
their return from Chicago. =
The threatened strike was called
of. the memorandum asserts, when
1t became known that unless that
action was taken not only the execu-
tive officers of the brotherhoods, but
the general chairman and local chair
men would be arrested on charges
of conspiracy. - 80 -''.'..
due to the memorandum of the
Labor Board (asserting that working
rules and disputes would be disposed
Of before any further wage reduc-
tions were considered9 and the fur
ther fact Of the imminent arrest Of
the leaders, VT was deemed best that
the strike be called off, says the
circular. -.
Results If Arrested. y ! =
I'VE think you. can readily UNDER
stand what the effect. would be il
a strike were put on. and all. the
executive officers general ,chairme en-
and local chairmen were arrested, and
no one left to direct the movements
of the men nor to advise them" the
circular reads. ..-
1T may be claimed: by some that
the promise, made by the Labor. Board
will not be carried out" the circular
continues, due to coercive influences
and, in case this should come to pass,
we would he in exactly the same posi-
tion that we were in after the en-
actment of the Adamson law in 1916.
and the strike vote. which is called
OF at the present time will be
revived and used II necessary"
Reason for Statement. ..
The statement IL addressed to the
membership Tn order that you may
understand the action OF your..grand
officers, executive committees and
general chairmen. at Chicago in de-
claring the strike or" -
Then follows q long resolution.
giving the record Of. the public meet
ing in Chicago, October 2s. of the
representatives .of the carriers. tho
union leaders and the Labor Board 1t
contains the promises Of the carriers
to abide by the decisions Of the Labor
Board, and reviews all tho condi-
tions which led to calling son, the
strike. - es:s<. t..,..s
A resolution adopted by the board
which would place further wage re-
duction requests by. the railroads. Sat
the end Of the docket IL .tlaen referred
to in the circular.
The meaning OF the resolutions.
is interpreted by the brotherhood
ff,optinuafr. on paee , tcntnnn 1A