Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-10-27
STRIKE CLOUDS
SAY UNION HEADS
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ductors: w. S Carter of tho firemen
and T. G. Cashen of the switchmen
declared they had no power to can
eel the strike order. expressed the
individual opinion that their men
would not obey an order from them
or the board 10 remain at work and
reiterated their previous declarations
| that only a satisfactory settlement
| could avert the walkout,
Such settlement, they said would
be reconsideration, by the labor board
OF its IL per cent wage reduction or
der of July l or a movement by the
individual railroads to confer with the
unions and set aside the boards or
der. w. S. Carter declared settle
ment should also reimburse the men
for the pay lost since July | as
result of the wage cut. That the gov
ernment contemplated injunction pro-
ccedings against the union for viola
ton Of the transportation act was in
dicated by the trend of questioning
conducted by Ben W. Hooper, public
representative on the board. Hooper
sought turnout his examination of the
five union leaders to bring out that
their strike order was not only in de-
fiancc of the July wage cut decision
but by including other and unsettled
questions violated that part or the
transportation act which says all DIS
first for settlement. Lee of the train
men said his organizations ballot was
based solely on the July wage cut and
declared he had withdrawn from the
brotherhood's joint meeting and refus-
ed to subscribe to their ballot. The
language of the joint ballot he said
! implied other questions were involved.
| Other leaders defended the joint bal
lot and asserted that other questions
referred to all had ia bearing on the
f-,. lx{,t, 1ad ho nm MI
to vote for a strike. The question
of time and one half for overtime and
| of a general revision of schedules were
I included in thu discussion preceding
the Joint ballot and that of the train
men.
| While all union chiefs maintained
that tho strike question was technical
/ " taken on the July wage cut all ad-
inittcd that the other questions would
probably figure In any settlement lead
/ ing to calling off the strike. The
/ Questioning brought out that vote
against the strike had been returned
on twenty three roads by tho conduc.
! tors on fourteen by the trainmen and
on three roads by the fircmen. Cashen
said thai the switchmen onSevery sys-
tenn voted for strike. Stone after
a heated protest against furnishing
the Information to his enemies
agreed to obtain 1t from his office in
Cleveland
The hearing was marked by clashes
between members of tho board and
Stone. Mr.. Stone charged Chairman
Barton was not giving the unions
fair hearing after he had attempted
to Introduce the names OF seven roads
which he said violated orders OF the
board. The chair ruled against the
evidence" It Is not our purpose TO
listen to discussions going back into
the history of other decisions or the
merits OF decisions we have rendered,
u the chairman said. III ypn want TO
be heard on that you may be heard
at another time and place
Il want to call Your attention to
the fact that Mr.. Hooper Just finish
cd asking that identical question OF
Mr.. Sheppard and Mr. Sheppard re-
piled to it. Stone rctorted. Viola
lions OF schedules BY these different
, roads has been going on for months
and that has led up to the frame of
mind that you find these men whom
represent In.
: "If We cannot find redress in this
, hoard then ! want to know where the
: $1,000 engineers can find relief. IL
we arc to be prohibited explaining tho
feeling OF our mon then ! do not see
that there is anything more for me
to say
Stone finally was permitted to read
the names OF the seven roads on mo-
ton OF W. L. McMcnimen. labor mem
Der of labor board. The first two
were the Atlanta, Birmingham and At
. lnntic and the Missouri and North Ar
: kansas, both OF which are in the hands
of receivers.
Don't you know our decisions were
! overruied by the federal courts on
these roads?" Chairman Barton and
Mr.. Hooper interrupted.
+, Then to carry 1t to logical con
ciusion all a road needs TO do is tc
get into a receivers hand and the
= transportation act is nun and void
Stone replied.
as violating the boards decisions In
cludcd tho Denver and salt Lake.
' Arizona and Mexico and Nevada
l Northern.
? Stone then attempted to read list
of thirty three roads on which he said
wsre reductions had been placed In
= effect in violation OF the transporta.
/, ton act but Chairman Barton inter
rupted saying they were all short lines
aud not parties to the present dispute
They are under the Jurisdiction OF
this board however, Stone rctortcd
: Anyway as I understand IT the trend
: of your argument ~ criticism OF tho
: board" said Mr.. Barton. Il bog your
pardon" Mr. Stone said. Il said moth
. ing OF the kind. ] said the action OF
the carriers had infiamed the minds
I. of the mon as result the strongest
strike vote ever polled by this organi-
5 satlon was had. that is what l meant
to infer
After the day hearing Mr.. cashcn IN
. statement to newspapcrmcn said
3 Nothing transpircd at the day meet.
= ing to change the situation 30 far ms
J "A settlement is concerned. II was de-
cided the board announced at tn,
] cpnycning of the night session that nc
4 further representatives of the union
Y would be called to testify Mr.. Hoop.
or announced the board considered 1,
\ had sufficient information from the
1a.l. H.... xfs.t.s =.
a called for additional questioning.
0 T. Dewitt Cuyler chairman of the
association OF railway executives act