The Arvada enterprise., 1921-11-03
Strike Of Railway Brotherhoods
Called on Because Of Ger.
tain Failure.
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Cabinet.
0y EDWARD W. P,ckARo.


RAILWAY strike called o."
Ths entire country heaved . sigh
Of RELIEF Friday morning when It
Rad that headline In the papers.
Co0froated With certain failure for
The walkout. and with arrest and pros.
ecutioo By the government for them.
solves On charges Of conspiracy. the
hsads a The I've brotherhoods and the
railway telegrAphers got together late
Thursday night and wisely concluded to
decide that The "satisfactory agree
nsnt" which they required had been
reached. Almost unanimously, they
vetsd 70 call the strike OF, and tho
reocinding order was wired to heads
0aartsrs In Cleveland and thence
tAfeaghout the country.
We couldn't strike against the GOV.
eenment," said L 4. Sheppard, head
q tie CONDUCTOR. AS the situation
developed. we found that In striking
~ would not be hitting the people No
wanted to hit. the railroads. but would
- ashtiug the government. Il was
never our purpose to combat the gov
ernment."
The fact Ii that. without the sup
pat Of tho standard" unions. refused
by ten Of the eleven. and with the
government determined to maintain
transportation and to prosecute the
leaders Of . strike. the movement was
doomed to ultimate collapse. More
over. tho big I've were not wholly Ia
favor Of striking. for the tralnmcn's
brotherhood preferred peace. The sat.
isfactOry agreement" consisted In the
statement Of the railway labor board
that It had decided some time ago, that
''the submissions Of carriers and en-
ployees on rules and working condi.
lions shall be completely disposed OF
~ to any particular class Of employ.
ees before \ hearing Is had on any
question Of wages affecting said clnxs
Of employees on any carrier covered
BY Decision No. LAY.
1.-THE rules governing any class Of
employees will be deemed to have been
completely disposed Of when the board
has passed upon all the submissions
affecting said class. either by decision
q disputed rules or by referring them
back to = conference Of the carrier
and employees"
Principal credit for averting n strike
which would have been disastrous
even though not successful for the
workers II given TO three men. These
are Hen w. Hooper and W. l.. Nc.
Aenimen Of the labor board. the
former Of the public group and the
latter Of the labor group. md ". q.
Lee. chief Of the trainmen. The two
board members worked like nailers
day and night to bring about pence.
and the public statements and private
arguments Of Mr.. Lee did much to lead
his c0nfreres TO the stand they hnai.
~ adopted.
Representative Thomas l.. Rlanton
Of Texas, who at various times hns
made himself most Objectionable to
ether members Of congress. narrowly
escaped expulsion last week because,
under permission TO print an undeliv.
cred speech. he had inserted In the
Congressional Record an afidavit con.
tanning vile and obscene Language.
Congressman Mondeil presented the
resolution Of expulsion and II fell only
eight votes short Of the requisite two.
thirds. Then. on motion Of Representa-.
tive Garrett Of Tennessee. the Texan
mas publicly reprimanded by Speaker
0lliett. Those who have had tire dubi.
ous privilege Of reading tho document
which Blantoo had printed In the Rec.
erd will think that he was let OF with
~ punjShm0G than he deserved