New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
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Meeting of Executives i'm
Chicago to Precede APP
pearance Before Labor
Board Next Wednesday
Unions Get Strike Orders
Call to Quit Work October
80 Evokes No Enthusi-
asm Among Workers Here

call was sent out yesterday by the
Association of Railway Executives for
meeting Of it's stNnding committee es
at the Hotel Blackstone, Chicago, on
Tuesday afternoon. The twenty-eight
members of the committee will meet
to discuss the Labor Boards resolu-
tons.
On the standing committee are the
executives of all of the important rail-
roads. T. De Witt Cuyler. chairman
of the association and also chairman
of the standing committee, will pre-
side. The committee will, it is eX-
pected, outline the policy that is to be
followed by the railroad chiefs at the
conference, all of the roads which
were parties to the Labor Boards pro-
ceedings having been cited to appear
on Wednesday.
The railroad executives here who
will attend the conference expect to
leave New York on Monday. Whatever
the outcome of the conference may be,
it was declared yesterday that the de-
cisien Of the roads to continue opera
ton, whether or not the unions rescind
the general strike order, would not be
altered.
Silent on 10 Per Cent Cut
President w. c. Besler, of the Cen
trail Railroad Of New Jersey, said the
issue was really one between the
brotherhoods and the Labor Board. AL
though it was said by the Association
of Railway Executives that the roads
would make no effort to modify the
rulings of the board, President Besler
refused to say whether he believed
the new 10 per cent cut would be en-
forced.
Distribution of the strike orders by
the local chairman of the various lines
about New York was completed last
night, but without. 1t was said arous-
ing much strike enthusiasm among the
men here. Beginning with the locomo-
tive ENGINEERS. the sentiment against
the strike has spread, it was declared,
until the idea had become less and less
welcome as the day for the big walk
out approached.
Replying to the charge made by the
brotherhoods that the railroads had
failed to reduce rates following $hs
first wage reduction ordered by the
Labor Board, L. J. Spence, director OF
traffic of the Southern Pacific Company
and chairman of the traffic executives
committee for the Western roads, pre-
pared statement yesterday in which
he said that thousands Of rate reduc-
tions had been made since the horizon
tai rate increase authorized in August,
<ho+
in rates be made before wages were
reduced seemed to be based, he said,
upon the assumption that's no benefit
from the first wage reduction, effective
on July of this year, had been passed
along to the public.
Cites Reductions on Food
Mr.. Spence included Il list Of COM
m oddities on which rates had been con-
siderably reduced, including foodstuffs
The reductions extended from 1c to n
per cent.
The Long Island Railroad, through
Ralph Peters. president, addressed a
statement yesterday to it's patrons Civ
ing an explanation Of the situation
President Peters said the wage reduc-
ton of July /, 1921, was for the pur-
pose of enabling the railroads to meet
their liabilities, and not to permit q
reduction of freight rates Now, he
said, in order to meet the insistent de.
mands for lower rates it was necessary
to cut wages again.
Six motor trucks, under command OF
Lieutenant Harry w. Miller, in charge
of recruiting for the marine corps here
will haul milk to the city if need be
selling it at cost to the poor, the lieu.
tenant said yesterday
Superintendent Z. j. Scanlon, Of the
air mail service, with headquarters ir
Newark, announced that a conference
had been held in Washington at which
$50. planes and 400 pilots had beer
to and from New York.
A meeting of trainmen and conduc
tors in Franz Hall, Union Hill, NJ J.
has been called for to-day. Reports OF
the strike situation are expected to b,
heard.
Many Applications Received
The Pennsylvania, Long Island, Fri,
and other roads are receiving applca
tlons to fill strikers places. The Penn
sylvania had 100 personal application
terday and the Erie reported the sam,
at their Jersey City Offices. The Lonj
Island road issued call for appli
cants, who can apply to the assistan
general superintendent at jamaica
Schools Of instruction, it was said
would be opened at Jamaica and Nor
ris Park for engineers, firemen, con
ductors, trainmen and others. TIL
Central Railroad of New Jersey re
ceived some applications at its Man
haitian offices. The New York Contra
said there was no information on tn
matter to be given out.
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