Evening journal., 1921-10-17
ROADS MUST
SURRENDER TO
AVERT STRIKE,
LEADERS SAY
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the plan Of the public group" OF
The Railway Labor Board would not
avert the strike.
1T is not feasible" he said.
The proposal Of the Railroad La
Dor Board was to be taken up by ".
G. Lee. Warren S stone. grand chief
of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers; L. f .shepperd, president
II the Brotherhood Of Railway Con-
iuctors. r. NJ. Jewell. head Of the
Railway Department Of the Ameri-
,an Federation OF Labor and officials
OF the Switchmen and Railway
Clerks.
There was some uncertainty as 10
whether Cleveland or Chicago would
be general headquarters for the
strikers This was expected to be
cleared at tomorrow's meeting,
There was some speculation a. 10
the fate Of the American Legion con-
vontion in Kansas City October 30
delegates from all parts Of the coun-
try had planned to attend. and
many special trains had been char
tered. 1t was feared the convention
would be indefinitely postponed il
the strike went through.
CHICAGO. oct. II (United Prsss).
Labor leaders today strove to mass
workers into a solid front for the
October 80 railroad strike.
Most independent unions, not af-
filiated with the five brotherhoods
but having double their membership.
planned to back the big leaders in
the waik-out in protest against wage
slashes announced by railroad ex-
ccutives
General chairmen OF several OF
twenty-odd smaller unions. having
an aggregate membership OF 1.0OO.-
600 met today. Others are sched-
uled to meet this week.
Canvass Of these unions showed
that their membership did the same
as all big unions-voted overwhelm-
ingly in favor OF a strike. Throwing
Of their strength with the brotner-
hoods would be a mere formality,
it was indicated.
Bert NJ Jewell. president OF the
railway department Of the American
Federation OF Labor. which com
prises the thirteen district unions
belonging to the federated shop-
crafts. formulated his strike plans
and instructions with his cabinet to-
day.
Jewels division OF railroad union
ism-a half-milllon strong-was the
first TO vote TO strike and have been
hanging back for support from the
brotherhoods.
The Order OF Railroad Telegraph
ers is prepared, vice-Presdent T. NJ.
Pierson stated. The operators. 81.
600 strong, stand back OF the broth
erboods. he said.
Calling OF a strike BY the Broth
erhood OF Railway Clerks. Freight
handlers. Express and Station EN-
ployes was expected soon. President
Fitzgerald said his general chairmen
were prepared TO put their oficial
sanction 10 the strike on few min
utes' notice.
The union has membership OF
$4,000.
Only one official. the head OF one
of the smaller unions. could be found
who Was no. for a strike.
This official stated he would "hght
the strike tooth and nail" because
the big brotherhoods "doubIe-cros.-
ed" the smaller unions by decidins
TO strike and then quit when their
own demands were met"
H. p. Daughtery. vice-chief Of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive EnRi.
neers handled strike details for tn,
chiefs OF the ave brotherhoods whs
are now back at their home Offices
Daughtery Is in charge OF tn,
strike headquarters here.
No inkline OF defense plans o,
railroad executives was forthcoming
However. one executive Of a larg,
line indicated IL would be an eas,
matter to recruit workers from IN,
quarter Of a million jobless rail
readers IN the country The genera
public will be hard hit when tn
night between railroad employees an,
executives gets under way
J. r. Howard. president OF IN
American Farm Bureau Federation
said today that, so far as the farm
ers are concerned. a better tim
could not have been picked for
railroad strike.
The movement OF virtually al en-,
cattle Is completed" he said. NO
many hogs have been moved. bu
with the present low price OF corn &
doesn't make any difference 10 tn.
farmer whether he sells il or feed,
il to the hogs"
II was revealed to the United
Press today that insistence Of farm
ers that freight rates be cut was one
of the ~easons for the present crisis
Warmers leaders. IL was under
stood IN meeting recently insisted
20 railroad executives that freight
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