The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-10-23
NOT
TO GET SUPPORT OF
100000 SHOP MEN
Break Comes Over Re
fusal to Give Pledge
on Settlement
By CARL VICTOR LITTLE

by VAIL NlOlOR LII LIZ
Omitted Press Correspondent
CHICAGO, Oct. 22.--Breaks in
the ranks Of railroad employees
came tonight when nearly a mil
lion workers refused TO join the
big brotherhoods in the October 80
railroad strike.
Bert NJ. Jewell, president Of the
railroad department Of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, said the
federated shop crafts, composed
of a membership of over 500, 900,
had decided not to walk out after
the brotherhoods refused TO re-
main ON strike in support Of the
shopmen if the transportation
group received a settlement ae-
ceptable to them
On the heels Of Jewels an
nouncement, +. +. Cradle, head Of
the maintenance of way and rail
way shop laborers, stated his or
ganization OF nearly 100000 men
had rcscinded the strike order is
sued yesterday.
The stationery engineers, fire
men and oilers fell right in line
and announced their strike orders
had been deferred. The union has
10000 members. Timothy Healy,
president, was instructed by the
executive committee to follow the
course mapped out by Jewell
The Brotherhood of Railway
Clerks with membership Of
100000 joined others in refusing
to join the brotherhoods strike.
The unions tina: refused 20 icin the
strike comprise half OF the two mill
lion rail workers In the count ~ and
all are affiliated with the American
Federation OF Labor.
Wcfuscd Corporation.
The three organizations have the
refusal Of complete cooperation by
the brOthc.hoods az the reason for
the action In spite. OF the fact that
their members had voted overwhelm-
ingly In favor OF a wa.kout.
"It must he clearly evident that
the membership OF the brotherhood
cannot and Will not cooperate with
any other class OF employees" said
Jewell
The federated shops crafts. which
lead the sessiOnist movement, Is com
prisod OF ~ crafts grouped Ia sii
1 A. lNaa..
department Of the American Fedora
tion OF Iabog and was the first or
ganization TO vote 10 strike.
Chnirmcn OF the dissenting unioni
viii meet again after the United
States Railroad Labor board announ
ccs It's decision on working rules ant
Z nFrecments ana final action Will b'
taken at that time.
shop CRAFTS statement
A statement signed by Jewell an'
offlciaH OF the shop crafts and con
CURED In by the heads ~ the main
lteaance OF way workers and station
. lazy engineers. follows;
There have been many reason
why concerted action on matters com
9 mon to all could be hoped for. Tn
. federated shops crafts have aud d
y stand for concerted action with an
or all standard rnilroad labor orgnni
- zations. We were definitely advise
n October u 10y the OFFICERS OF the tou
4 transportation organizations tina
a they would not under any circum
a stances cooperate with the fcdernte
shop crafts in the threatened strik
a beginning October 80.
ut further developed that II an
other class OF employees decided 1
., strike with them the four tsansporta
!, tion unions would not be bound to re-
u main on strike after they had r.
ceived settlement acceptable I
them even though those who ha
"a assisted them in making their strik
+ successful had received no settlomor
u and were stlll one strike.
II "The memhership of the foderate
shop crafts IL entitled to know thos
facts,
For the reasons stated the federal
cd shop crafts viii continue TO ava
the issuance Of the United STATE
Labor board OF the decision on N
4 remaining rules and upon receipt
this decision this body VIII be n
convened and final and definite az
n tion viii be taken, having Tor It's pu
q pose the protection Of the best int
p eai OF the federated shop crafts
ar Unions Affected.
D. Tho unions that comprise the she
lcrhfts are. International Associate
n OF Machinists. International Brothe
of hood OF Blncksmiths. Drop Forge
le and helpers. Brotherhood of Boiie
"A makers, Iron Shiphullders and hei
ers OF America. Amalgn mated She
or Metal Workers. international Brot
erhood OF Elcctriacl Workers, and u