New-York tribune., 1921-10-29
Chicago Great Western
Head Asserts Carriers
Plan TO Submit New Paw
Schedule to Rail Body
Walk-Out on Texas
Line Called Off
Brotherhoods' Resolution
Canceling Strike Points
to Victory ON 2 Issues;
Lower Rates Forecast

CHICAGO, Oct. %. - Railroad
heads tonight declared the nations
carriers would go right ahead with
their plans to seek new wage cuts
through Railroad Labor Board hear
ings, despite the announcement from
the unions that their action in call
ing off the strike scheduled for Octo-
ber 80 had been influenced by the
boards announcement that pay re-
duction petitions for any class would
not be considered until working con-
ditions for that class had been set
tied.
"The calling off of the strike will
have no effect on the plans, an
nounced by the carriers on October
IA, to seek immediate wage reduc-
tions so that rates could be reduced"
said Samuel FELTON,, president of the
Chicago Great Western and chair
man of the Association of Western
RAILROAD Executives.
Pay Cut Petitions Soon
"I don't know how long, under the
boards ruling. it will take to reach a
decision on any pay-cut petition. but
these petitions. undoubtedly. will be
presented within very short time. 1t
will be up to the board to decide when
action ehorIid he talon
Il want it made plain, however, that
We Will seek these reductions in ac-
cordance with the law, posting notices
OF cuts then discussing them with the
employees and, if ncs agreement is
reached, appealing to the board to set
tie the dispute"
Mr. Felton's statements were echoed
BY Samuel Dunn, editor of RAILWAY
Age" who, in an address at a luncheon
Of the local railroad executives, de-
cared that "the unions action settles
strike A' ''''s VIII DC no
ut does not settle the question of
further wage reductions or of rate re-
duetlons,' he continued 'The roads
are gong right ahead with the plans to
get further pay cuts and thus reduce
rates. But if the Interstate Commerce
Commission reduces rates and the
labor Board refuses to reduce wages,
me roads will be in disastrous con-
dition.n
The strike of 500 trainmen of the
International & Great Northern, oper-
stlng IN Texas, has been called off bv
the general chairman of the road. &C.. s
eordlng to telegram received here to-
. hlght by W. G. Lee, chief of the Broth
ernood of Railroad Trainmen.
Inc strike of the trainmen on the
!a.ernauonal q Great Northern was
authorized preceding the call for a
eountry wide strike.
., Inc chiefs of the "Big Five" left for
neir homes to-day and tonight and
W midnight scarcely an out of town
union man was in the city.
Boards Decision To-day
me Labor Board continued work on
40 oecislon on Wednesdays hearing
nv rad probably will render it tomorrow.
The board tonight received a tele-
gram from Alton B. Parker, of New
t.orS' president of the National Civic
hn.ssociation, congratulating its mem
..l ssls on procuring an annulment of the
ssIike order and declaring that the
a1 sspo, leaders announcement that they
could not fight the government"
showed the difference between Ameri-
van and European labor.
Board members were particularly in
crested In dispatches from Washing
.on, scanning every line in their efforts
aetermine how government officials
%svoAed on the strike -averting efforts.
to So word has been received by the
OVTld from any government official.
wt: Inc resolution calling off the strike,
Sa; wnlen was adopted last night by the
s.le Sn,on leaders, calls attention to tho
sssa'ement sa by T. Dewitt Cuyler, before
NJ JOINT union and board meeting on
,".eanesday, that the railroads he repre-
ssd sssased would neither reduce wages nor
saahge working conditions, except by
green ss!sfieement with their men or by de-
"s'0n OF the Labor Board.
Expect Restoration of Wages
s.ne Inc resolution then says that the
nnossherhoods interpret the statements
~ gsue before the meeting to mean that
MY as snort line roads would restore
eas ases and working conditions in ac-
Rauance with the rulings of the Labor
mas' ssfo' The resolution then carried the
"s"ofandum adopted by the Labor
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