The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-19
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STRIKE factions
ARE begun TODAY
Three Group Meetings Are
Scheduled to Continue
Over the Coming
Weekend
FREIGHT REDUCTIONS
ARE THE FIRST ISSUE
While Prospects for Settle.
ment is Brighter Prepara-
tions Go Forward
CBy the Associated Press)

(By the Associated Press)
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 19.-The first
of series Of conferences in Shicago
at which all factions on the railroad
strike situation may decide the out
come of the strike call issued by the
big four brotherhoods for October
80 began here today 10 continue over
the weekend
Three group meetings are sche-
duled
]. Executives of shopmen, main
tenance of way workers. clerks, teIe-
graphers and others meet today, to-
morrow and Friday and Saturday tdI
decide their attitude toward the an
nounced strike Of the train service
employees, with announcement Of 81
final decision at joint conference
Sunday.
g brotherhood leaders are on
their way here to hear the govern
ment's attitude through the railroad
labor board tomorrow.
3. Railroad executives Of the cen,
tral division meet Friday in Chicag0I
10 discuss all phases of the strike
situation. while executives of other
divisions meet simultaneously in their
own regions.
Freight Rate Reduction
! Freight rate reductions approximatc
| ly equivalent TO the IL per cent wage|
reduction in wages ordered last Juy|
! ! by the railroad labor board were in
dicatcd as the probable basic sug1|
gestion the labor board will PROPOSED
with the backing of the administered
ton, TO avert the strike.
II understand said Commissioned
public group of the labor board. ''that|
the interstate commerce commission|
has a number of important reduction|
cases on hand. on which 1t will nct|
Immediately. It will give us some
thing TO work on
This policy. as outlined by Conl.|
missioner Hooper would propose tc|
the brotherhood chiefs immediatelyl
the suspension Of the strike order on|
their part and the use of their in
fluence in preventing other walk
outs. while the executives wop7 bs|
asked to concede The witi'a-
the proposed request for
cuts and grant an imme
ton of freight rates. ..a.
President j. II. Howard
farm bureau federation, today
file before the interstate CONNIE.
commission here petition for a ,
t.ndMNftAtt "a
the necessities of life. At the same
time he telegraphed union and rail
authorities requesting them TO join
him in 81 conference here. Failure of,
the brotherhood chiefs to join n strike
agreement at a conference here last
week with eleven other unions, has
made uncertain the outcome OF theit
strike conference here beginning to-
day.
Referendum votes have authorized
the leaders OF the maintenance of
way and shopmcn who meet here toY
day and tomorrow, to call u strike
at their discretion but shop craft com,
missioners have summoned their
council and executives of the main
tenancc Of way union have calico
general chairmen Of their l2 divi
sions. Memberships of these two and
others of the II organizations which
have not issued strike notices mum;
Der 1900. 600 as compared with hall
"A million In the train service groui
now for sectional walkouts, beginning
October 80. Officials of the telegraph
crs have scheduled a meeting her
for Friday and the clerks sunday. Nc
definite decision, leaders Of these II
unions Indicated. would be made be-
fore the end of the week.
Preparations For Strike 60 Forward
While prospects for settlement OF
the strike were growing brighter
army officials. 1t is understood. wer,
making preparations for operating
trains by federal troops.
DISPATCHES from san Antonio sale
officers OF the eighth corps area IN
the southwest had been Instructed q,
compile and forward to Washington
lists Of an officers and enlisted mcr
with experience In 90 lines OF rail-;
road work.
Southwestern roads largely compris'
, the group under instructions to walt
out the first day OF the strike. anc
It was understood 1t was because O
tho prcponderance OF votes favorini
strike by the brothcrhoods came
from that section. Sentiment amoni
employees OF eastern roads. II IA un
3 derstood. was much more evenly 81
: vidod on the strike question. so mucl
so that the strike on the Pcnnsyl
vania and tho Erie was deferred iron
the first day until the fourth. be
cause of doubt among union leader'
as to the response OF the men to th'
. strike order.