The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-21
Unions Put Their
Y Hopes in Harding

i CLEVELAND. O., Oct 2i.--The
7v<nDRsy unions looked 10 Washing.
IN today to avert the general trans
tortation strike scheduled TO start
october 30.
Arriving from Chicago. where At
onmpts Of the railway labor board 20
n. brotherhood chiefs reiterated
their willingness to answer the ex-
pectsd summons to the capital BY
President Harding.
W. q. Lee. president Of the Broth
sfhood Of Railway Trainmen. an.
nounced a meeting of the heads Of
Al five OF the big railway unions
would be held here Monday.
CHICAGO, Oct. .f.--rhe United
States labor board looked to Presi-
cent Harding today for the next
amove TO stop the October 30 railroad
strike
The board. whose hopes for imme-
Nlate peace were blasted when tho
f1ve brotherhood chiefs spurned the
pace proposals of the government,
WAS left dazed today BY the unex.
poctsd turn Of events.
40 the media ton body looked 10
X6Shinxfon for an answer TO its
eDu for further instructions. the Of
fetal sanction to the waikout tomor-
row on the international and Great
Northern railroad. Texas carrier.
was given at Chicago strike head
quarters
WALKOCT WILL SERVE
AS WARNING TO COUNTRY
According 10 plans OF leaders the
waIkout on this road. scheduled q
week before the general strike viii
serve as warning" that the broth
erhoods are not bluffIng-
Go ahead No change In plans
vas the message that went out from
hers over the signature of W. g. Lee.
chief OF the trainnen. to w. O..
Frame. San Antonio. system chair
man Of the road
The brotherhood chiefs did exact
~ what they planned TO do at the
conference with the railroad board
which ended last night when the big
five" walked out and caught trains
for Cleveland.
Before the session with the board.
4. c. cashen. head Of the Switch
mems Union Of North America, an
nounced 1.-THE strike will not be post
pound. There must be a definite set
tSiOTHERHOODs STAND PAT.
DALK At SETTLEMENT
I In the secret sessions with the
/ beard, II Is UNDERSTOOD the brother
hood chiefs" stoAY pat" and baked
when the board offered this plan OF
settlement which It brought back
from Washington:
That the brotherhood chiefs post.
zone their strike action until Il was
0eeertained whether the carriers
mould reduce freight rates in proper.
elon to the IL per cent wage cut OF
last July. Promise not To insist on
the 10 per cent wage cut at present.
The chiefs contended they had no
authority 20 hold up the strike
action, and even n they did. they
had no guarantees that the railroads
would agree to The part OF the media
ton plans applying to them.
q TT is understood the board was also
k<ojd by fhe chiefs that 1t was power
irss to enforce its DEGREES because OF
fhe Tack Of teeth" In the transporta-
zion act, under which the labor body
functions.
shortly before the session with inc
.>4fnfs. the board was defied again
IN The Pennsylvania lines. who de-
eiared the board had no right to
dictate how the elections OF repre-
sentatives OF shop crafts should be
Rid" This was pointed out to the
mediation body.
The cabinet Of the railroad depart.
rant OF the American Federation OF
T,eIpr was In session again today
No. President Bert ~. Jewell.