Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-27
CANNOT CANCEL
ORDER TO QUIT
WORK, LEADS OF
(Bl(;5,,'IVE' SAY
confers >at Chicago Be-
tW6h R ai[ro,ad Labor
B 81 and Brotherhoeds'
, 5utiveS FruitIeSS.
THE GOVERNMENT MAY
SEEK AN INJUNCTION
Trend of Questioning BY
Public Representative
Hooper Indicates Such
Action Is Contemplated.
tBy The Associated Press. ,

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Chicago, Oct. 26.-Execu-
|tives of the big four brother
hoods and the switchmen's
union after a day of verbal
iockeying with the railroad
labor board declared late to-
day no power save a "satis-
factory settlement" can pre-
vent their men walking out
beginning at 6 a. m. Sunday.
Their declaration came
after a day of fruitless
questioning, when Judge Il.
M. Barton, chairman of the
board asked each union
president four prepared
questions:
who, or what authority, in
your labor organization can with
draw the order to strike or stop a
strike?
Suppose you, the chief execu-
tive of your labor organization, or
your executive committee issued
an order or statement that a
stlike should not occur, do you not
believe the strike would be pre-
vented?
If the boara shall declare a
strike is not justified and should
not occur and direct that the en-
ployes not strike, will that order
be obeyed?
"Will you, as chief executive, use !
your power and influence to see |
that the orders of the board on
the matter stand?"
can't Cancel Order.
The union chiefs, w. S. Stone of |
the engineers; w. G. Lee Of the
l.. e. Sheppard of the
w. S. Carter of the |
firemen and 4. c. Cashen of the
switchmen, declared they had no
expressed the individual opinion |
that their men would not obey an
order from them or the board to !
remain at work; and reiterated i
their previous declarations that
only a satisfactory settlement"
could avert the walkout.
Such settlement. they said,
would be reconsideration by the
abor board of it's IL per cent
wage reduction order of July l or
/ movement by the individual rail-
'oads to confer with the unions and
set aside the boards order.
Want to Be Reimbursed.
w. s. Carter declared a settle
nent should also reimburse the
nen for the pay lost since July l +,
Is a result of the wage cut. Ii
That the government con-
templates injunction proceed
ings against the unions for vio-
lation Of the transportation act
was indicated by the trend OF
questioning. conducted by Ben
w. Hooper, public representa- $
tive ON the board. II
Hooper sought throughout his S
of the five union lead {
RS to bring out that their strike
rider was not only in defiance OF s
he July wage cut decision but, q
" including other and unsettled {
uestions, violated that part of the I
act which says all
isputes "shall' be referred to the
oard first for settlement.
Lee, Of the trainmen, said his
rganization's ballot was based
olely on the July wage cut, and
eclared he had withdrawn from
he brotherhoods' joint meeting
nd refused to subscribe to their
allot. The language of the joint \
allot, he said, implied other ques- O
ons were involved. It
Defend Joint Ballot. t
Other leaders defended the joint h
allot and asserted tina. The other r
uestions referred to all had
caring on the frame of mind c
'hich led the employees to vote
or a strike. II
The question of time and one +
alf for overtime and for a revl- r
on of schedules were included IN n
le discussion preceding the strike
ueston proper on both the joint (,
allot and that of the trainmen: b
rhile all union chiefs maintained h
lat the strike question was tech-
Ically taken on the July wage cut, b
II du1lltteu IIdl tHC plHSA fN~ l ~
ons would probably figure In any "
,ttlement leading to calling OIL fl
lie strike.
The questioning brought out
lat a vote against the strike had n
cen returned on twenty-three h
,ads by the conductors; on four "
ZEN by the trainmen, and on t.
lree roads by the firemen. Cash N
! said the switchmen on every "
stem voted for q strike. stone, I
ter heated protest against fur s
shing the information ITO his en- n
Mes" agreed to obtain 1t from II
s office in Cleveland.
Clashes Mark Hearing.
The hearing was marked by :.
ashes between members OF the M
ard and Stone. Mr.. stone charg- " "
Chairman Barton was not giv- =
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