Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-28

r~ -hwru. trainrnen. conuuctors. en- lrrre-s and fremen at a joint meeting "a opted -5soiutoins withdrawing author -r at a walkout and officials Of the --a. telcEraphers' organization an .r r--f they would take similar action. ~..a were the only unions which had 7-rsd a strike.
 The vote calling of the strike was .rr.r nous by organizations. W. c. Lee, rsrt of fine Brotherhood of Railroad r..r-s-. announced. The official word - rf The resolution adopted was that
 strike be declared not effective" Tho vote In Tho individual unions was --.salUy close. however. the firemen ..-. -l.a-ly holding lengthy arguments .fo-a agreeing to cancellation of the ..-se order inc labor chieftains said. In .H-a groups the ballot was described as ..a closest In history on a similar ques- tr" AL Inc differences were ironed e. Hv tre different r/.ons, however. and r-s Hra showdown found all of them o.-.ns ,heir ballots for mo strike" F. Sheppard president Of the Order scf Railway Conductors. said that the un- f--s fa# decided Co call off the strike be- clrse 7f Inc growing public opinion that strike would be against the labor iH.rl Hr1 consequently the government, .ar. r. r-st The railroads.
 
 " adm nistration was opposed f -e .-E fr7- we have had little chance vf -1r.-- our objectives," said NIT. Shep- r--i
 Wr called this strike 10 gain certain r- I'm which our men were entitled" :" .f- Sr.r-s-I -old The Associated Press -ft soon became evident however that tf roads were succeeding in their mis- i.sil-- u-0-aEarda Co the effect that we Tally would be striking against the gov r--ue-t
 Tfs -a1-o-a propaganda found it's -a- f1 tro United States railroad labor .lrf This governmental agency told 'h7t - would look on a strike as -- and the government, and not 1-a.~T- 're roads. and that the full force "t tr- government would be brought 10 h-7- a-z .-e- us f. We walked out. Under sr r.--u-sstznces there was nothing to q. -r- 7rnG. our orders for the Oct 30 sou-"
 The f-- announcement of the execu- t- -o1 was made by Mir Lee E-7r.-- t0 the floor below the hotel re'-1r room. where dozens of news r7''- reporters were congregated. he 90 r-T shouted
 l-, vt-iSe e of. boys but I've only ~ --s copy ( the resolution, and I'll c-r .n-f tr ~ru .omo-row."
 q. 's h. ur'ou men were smiling as
 rfr- 0-- and many of them jocu- i-t -r--r' -rI showed each other dowr t' r7 T' au queries. most of then r-r, -ru'' si.
 -fra q" ss'r,i See you tomorrow. The code messages calling off th,
 - 7-rt in advance. will be sen o'f t170-''V morning the union head srd- A code ~o.77 will be sent 10 eacl rrr1' cHti-ran Of the unions and h VIII .a fu~0 forward the orders to each o fhr oTc1's under him
 n'on leaders said that the resolution adon'rl hv ,hc labor board announcin t'-f no further wage reduction petition Tor any one ErouD 0f employees would h r077fr-el until r1'es and working condi Hons Tor that group had been settle was decidedly Instrumental" in brfnri1 -ao1t tHr action calling off the walkou- .ncN de0l7-cd that they believed unde ms r'92.n' on lt would be months befor tH~I- nay again could be reduced.
 Lnr r-.o- resolution Immediately wa i'.e7'cI 10 the labor board an Irofd particularly gratifying 10 Waite eh. r -nomher of the labor Erour "En was Hs. -umontal in bringing abor frr settlement 0f The crisis
 N-. NrlTr-incn. a personal friend !, 'if Lees and a former trainman pavo me way for conferences between tb .o-Fl 7'' union men, narticuiarlv thoz
 winch were addressed bv Pc t-oor rr. 7rmlrr Of tho public grorn
 nm immensely cratiied said Nj miner when informed Of the ar Fes action "It takes great vorr best for sU" "'' Mr. Hooper expressed himself as "ti, k'os fo death" over the cancaustio, trc w7'k0u. order. am sad The railroad employees ha, taken r-rr wise action" he said
 lIF have taken a sten which tb, VIII never -o~ret and which will brir i7cm approval from everyone in th country ' -A -slroad strike at this time won rave been more disastrous than the Ci, var lt would have brought on alno lnconceiyahle hardships for everyone.
 I nm particularly glad that the wo- arT7 rr7t -0rfercnce now can 20 abo i7 w0rt r 're capital of a nation vbi s no, torn by an internal industrial d pute~
 Members of the labor board said tr t1e action Of the labor leaders rnea fn7t the boards decision of yesterd between Inc bosdr the unions and f railroads fo determine f inc trans7or' Jon act had been violated in the stri activities would be decidedly mild"
 The board, which today informed unions that this decision would Than them with u1gloved hands" if thev not c7l Of the strike by morning. wo, take the attitude now that the disp, had been settled and that conseduen the matter again was out of it's han members said.
 The decision one member said. pr ably would be a recital of the eve leading ID 70 the conference, and ther mere statement that the board S nothing further tU do" members ss The decision probably will be iss, about 1oAoclock tomorrow-immediat after the telegrams calling of the str are sen out by the heads of the unio These are scheduled 10 be filed at l.
 Tn discussing the resolution annull tho strike orders the union preside declared that It's outstanding feature ' that it was based on the stateme made Co the unions by Ben Hooper of board that wage reductions would not considered by the board for any rioyes until the rules and working c ditions for those employees had been Cad-
 Mr. Hoopers a-gum ents, made DO ble by the missionary work of Mir lfsnimen. labor member of the la board. were tho turning point in the cuaSioas over ealing of the walkout union leaders said.