The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-25
DESIRES TO
KNOW PLANS
FOR STRIKE
Stone Tells Chairmen Not
to Attend Wednes-
day Meeting.

Chicago, Oct. 95.-By the
Associated PreSS.)-The. Unit
ed States Railway Labor
board went into executive ses-
sion this afternoon TO consider
the situation arising from the
misunderstanding on the part
of some OF the big -Four"
brotherhood leaders as to the
meaning of the boards order
SummOning 1,400 general chair
mon OF the unions 10 attend the
hearing here tomorrow.
The United States Railroad
Labor board this afternoon
asked the Association OF Rail-
road Executives to send a COM
mittee to meet with the beard
at o'clock.
No announcement was made
OF the subjects to be discussed.
The executives had just gone into
session when the board announced
it had dispatched a messenger with
the request. Robert S. Binkerd,
assistant to Thomas Dewitt Guy
Ter, chairman of the executives,
said a committee would be appoint
ed Immediately to meet with the
board.
Explains Purpose.
The committee of executives will
be asked to give the board first
hand information as to their plans
and their positions if the threatened
strike materiaIizes, it was learned
at the labor board.
Our purpose in calling them iB
the same as when we called the
union presidents here last week." a
board member said.
The labor boardsin its executive
session, completed its plans for the
hearing tomorrow. After an open
ing statement by Chairman r. HI
Barton, explaining the reasons for
the summons, each side will be Civ
en- an opportunity to present .
statement with a cross-examina-
ton to follow.
The board will sit as a semi-ju-
dicial body to determine whether
its order of July l, reducing wages
has been or is about TO be violated
by either side. The method of pro-
cedure will be much the same as in
a court hearing, it was explained.
Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 25.-(By lns
Associated Press. )-Notw Withstand
ing the railway labor board has
cited all general chairmen OF the
big five" railroad transportation
organizations to appear before the
board tomorrow, Warren S. Stone,
president of the Brotherhood of Lo-
cCmotive Engineers, today said he
had notified the general chairIna2
Of his organization they need not
respond TO the citation.
Statements "COnfUsed."
Chairman Barton last night wiz
ed President Stone that the boards
order included the general chair
men. The executives reply sent
this morning by the five executives
advises Chairman Barton that it is
evident you haze statements of
the several executives confused, -
and explains that the general chair
men of the engineers have no au-
thority to act on matters pertain
ing to settlement of the proposed
SLTlhS, IutS dulECIASy bCtAS FCoADA4
| in the grand officers and executive
| committee only.
Bart0n's Message.
Chairman Barton's message tC
Mr.. Stone follows:
| 1--WE are receiving word from
! chairmen that they have been ad-
v:sed by you they need not attend
| Wednesday. This is not meaning
OF boards order in view OF you
statement to board as to import
ance of chairmen in present situa
ton. The board desires their pres
| ence."
The reply to Chairman Barton'i
message follows:
VERY evident that you haTr
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