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Ij..ic,::..s and Executives Ci'o1 10
Appear Before Labor b9ard..
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investigation Likely to Last Beyond
Ccto5er 50, Date st For Starting
Tie-Up.

investigation Likely to Last Beyond
Octoser SO, Date st For Starting
Tie-Up
Chicago, Oct. 22-.-'I,hr railroad laj,or
board. backed by al, the authority
which the government can place at its
tiifpuSal, issued Il call to lie railroads
Of The country and the Big Five
brojhprhond> tn appear here NedneS-
day and $olemnly warmed the unions
''"T Ia strike until Tie board has heard
J5.ir grievances and rendered decis-
ion.
'i'l,e boards action virtually means
there VIII he no strike October 80, the
cate fixed by the unin' : unless the
unions should choose orPHiy to defy the
government, for it is hardly probable
4 decision will be rendered by the
board before that date
The hearing, to begin ut ten O'clock,
Will he open To the press ana public.
With more than 200 railroads ana ar-
nr"NimatPly thirty unions involved,
either directly or Indirectly. it prob
ably viii last several days.
SHOULD the unions refuse t" abide
by the hoarG'S order it has been point
q out, the board will. under the law,
issue Il statement to the public t. that
erect, ana the president and his adj
Vi,,rrS then can proceed To take such
arron rs they consider necessary.
The transportation act gives the
board no power u enforce its decfs-
Ions. Eut il is ui'l" f'nod last weeks
conferences between Pr" ldenf Harding
members OF the boards public group.
Attorney General DArgh"rty, ;Secre-
faFE of War Weeks and the interstate
commence commission. placed all the
DEPARTMENTS Of government in accord
rs TO what shall he done if either side
rl"NtS in open defiance of the labor
hr"rd.
There has been some doubt whether
Ii board could intervene and summon
- roads and unions to hearing be-
fore the actual. Walk-out on the roads.
The board apparently has eVaded
This difficulty by its reference to the
"nHGeronce held a week ago 10y union
leaders and Railroad executives. The
GARD assumes jurisdiction because
nat conference failed to reach a de-
@~."n and u dispute is pending as a
result.
in The boards resolution, both sides
were rotitied to appear in order that
J.. board might determine whether
hrT have violated or are violating the
wee reduction order.
The board also said insofar as the
threatened strike was the result of q
dispute between the carrier and their
employees concerning wages, rules and
working conditions, 'this board hereby
assumes jurisdiction of said dispute
on the statutory gronru that ii is like
~ substantially to interrupt commerce."
Meanwhile, both parties to the dis
nu'e We're warned to maintain fh1t
status quo on the properties of the car
riers.
The action by the board followed a
long conference. Its members declined
"a say whether they had been in touch
with Washington by long distance tele-
phone.
The board later announced that the
resolution had been adopted by unani-
nous vote, the three members repre-
&ontin@ the roads and the three union
men Joining the three public members
in signing it.
Judge r. NJ. Barton, the chairman
announced a copy Of the resolution
had been telegraphed to President
Harding.
The board also ordered the Trement
and Gulf, a 67-mile railroad between
Trement and Winfield, La, to suspend
operation of an order establishing
"onen shop conditions, and to appear
at later date for 4 hearing to show
cause why it should not be held to
have have violated the boards orders.
Lack of any provision by the unions
for SuSDending the strike made it i'm
possible to accept the plan offered by
the labor board at the conference with
the Big Five" leaders, it was said in
union circles.
The strike authorizations provide
Only for ending the strike, presumably