The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-10-14
STONE ASKS MEETING.

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Stone, grand chief Of the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers,
today requested u conference with
the railroad executives in session
here on behalf OF the six big rail.
road unions which have voted to
strike.
Officers OF 16 railroad unions
went into session shortly before
noon ut one hotel while more
tiian 100 railroad presidents are
meeting at another.
The railroad presidents notified /.
Mr.. Stone by telephone that his
request would be considered ut
their meeting. a
When the road executives met
ut IL O'clock It was understood
they would vote to ask the United
States Railroad Labor Board for
further wage reductions promls.
ing to pass all future cuts along
to the public in lower freight and
passenger rates.
Chicago, Oct. 14.-Confronted by a
possible railroad strike over wage
reductions, and insistent demands
from shippers for lower freight
rates, railway executives meeting to-
day declared that transportation
charges would be decreased in pro-
portion to future reductions.
The executives, it was reported,
also will consider a proposal to seek
an amendment to the transportation
act transferring to the interstate
commerce commission the wage adj
justing authority now vested in the
railroad labor board.
Demand Further Cuts
The railway executives declined to
Indicate what definite steps were un-
der discussion for proposing further
wage reductions which under their
plan would be necessary before
shippers could expect freight reduc-
tions.
The July wage reduction of IL per-
cent ordered by the railroad labor
board, the executives declared, mere
ly STAYED off bankruptcy for many
roads.
The strike vote of the BrOtherhoods
and shopcrafts resulting from this
wage cut, it was declared by the exc
cutives, was but force to ward off
any further wage reduction. Some
Of the union leaders admitted that
the vote did not mean a general
walkout of the railroad employees
although it was reported that October
30 had been tentatively agreed upon
by the union heads for sectional
strikes of the employees if strikes
were finally decided upon.
RESTORE PIECE WORK.
Chicago, Oct. 14.-Thc United State!
Railroad Labor Board today autho.'
lied the railroads to Opsn negotiations
with the unions for tha restoration Of
piece work barred by one rule Of thu
shopcrafts national agreement entere,
into under the late railroad admins
trn+iNn
The board today handed down +;
supplemental decision amendment, L
more rules of the shopcrafts agree
ment. The opinion was given in th'
case of Chicago and Northwestern
Railway company against the railwa!
employees department OF the American
Federation of Labor. With the excep
ton of the peace work order all tn
rules dealt with minor and technica
shop practices.
Crisis More Acute.
The railroad crisis was rendere
more acute by the decision providin
for the restoration of piece work. TIL
railroad presidents were jubilan
while union leaders feared the effec
on their men, more than so per cen
of whom have already voted to strik
rather than accept further wage re
ductions or rules which they oppos,
FOREST FIRE IN SOUTH DAkoTJ
Deadwood, S. D., Oct. ia fOres
fire is raging along a two mile from
near Buckhorn, Wyoming, in tn
Black Hills National forest. Fores
rangers and 40 ranchers and farmer
who are battling the flames sent a
urgent appeal to Deadwood at mid
night Thursday. Several ranches az
| threatened with destruction.