The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-24
100000 MEN
NOT TOSTRIKE;
100000 WILL
Signal Men, Numbering
$4,000, VIII Take Vote
On Wednesday.

lo,UUU, WIN lake SoH
On Wednesday.
Confssses from Page ons.
sentatives are patiently awaiting
any development that would appear
to offer . solution Of the situation.
We are not now nor have we been
DESTROYS OF being q party 70 the
prsoipitating Of the strike. Bu,
when Il becomes quite apparent
that the railroads propose not only
to reduce wages but to take from
those employees practically all tbs
conditions Of service that they
have obtained for many years. and
the Railroad Labor Board IL unable
or fails to give US any assurance
that the interests of the employees
will be protected from such an on
slaught OF the Interests. that con-
troll the transportation lines of the
country, nothing IL left for the EN-
ployes but 70 stand on their con-
stitutIonal rights and to retire from
the service OF these carriers.
Success Expected wednesday.
CHICAGO. Oct. aa-Refusal OF
the Federated shop Crafts Unions
TO JOIN the Big Five brotherhood
in the railroad walkout, scheduled
to take place October 30. points
strongly to success for the con-
ciliatory hearing before the Rail-
road Labor Board wednesday. Il
was stated today by Chairman R. n
Barton.
The action Of the shop craft,
unions 10 very commendable," hi
said, These unions have more &C
kIck about than the brotherhood.
and the decision of President Jewell
and the other leaders is very help.
full. The brotherhoods' dispute con.
Germs wages alone. The shop msr
are also interested greatly in pend.
ing working rule decisions or
which we are now working. A Ereai
deal IL at stake and the temperat,
decision to act within the Law
augurs we'll for further delIbera'
lions"
Two-thirds Against strike.
With the shop crafts STANDING
pat until the board rules on work.
ing regulations, two-thirds Of tn,
total union railroad employ,
strength is aligned against tn,
strike.
Chairman Barton said that III,
railroad board has not receive,
any answer to its telegram direct
ing the brotherhood Of railwa.
trainmen employees on the Intsf
national and Great Northern %
Texas to go back to work. Tit,
strike was called as q test"
want Full Discussion.
1t was stated by one authority
that the labor board will make NJ
effort Wednesday. beyond a full
discussion OF the transportation
| miX-up, to make any concession.
either to the brotherhoods or {,
the railroads. The board will take
the position that. unless the execu
tives come forward Voluntarily ant
declare that there will be no petit.
ton for a further wage reduction
of 10 per cent the board can Il,
nothing beyond receiving the petI.
ton. setting q date for q hearinL
and proceeding on the merits of thu
case. regardless of any crisis.
The question ,of freight rates and
the portion of the July l wage cut
Of 100000. 900 that has been trans.
lated into rate cuts will not b,
discussed, as this question ha,
nothing to dc with the board ant
is under the Jurisdiction Of tn,
Interstate Commerce Commission, &
was stated,
Twenty-Five Roads Accused.
The board. II was said, will TAX,
the position that the brotherhood
leaders. in sanctioning q strike il
violation Of its orders, are violat.
ing Federal law. and that rail
roads defying the board are equally
guilty. According to empIoye com,
plants, % railroads have beer
guilty Of violating board orders
while the strike on the Interna.
tionsl and Great Northern of Texa.
Is the first instance of union dis.
obedience. -
Those familiar with DEVELOPMENT,
of the transportation crisis from Il,
inception are nrm On the belief thai
the shopmen's refusal to Join tn
brotherhoods has taken the rea
backbone out Of the entire contro.
Versy.
The brotherhood leaders declined
to assure the shopmen that the,
would stay out with them until al
| forces had either won or lost theI,
| contentious. The shop crafts in.
sisted that they have complete as.
surance Of brotherhood support 81
they would not be caught "holdIns
the bag" When this assurance wa,
not forthcoming, President Jewell
acting on the advice Of 40. whar.
ton, labor member OF the railroad
board, who is a former president
OF the shop crafts union. threw II
his lot with the labor board.
Roads Don't Want strike Now.
This not only takes considerable,
strength from the brotherhoods, bu
II also removes much Of the desir,
Of the railroad executives to hay,
q strike come at this time. Tn,
executives have hoped that, II tn,
showdown came, the shopmen woulC
be in II. II IL no secret that futur,
operation of railroad shops without
the influence OF the shop craft ON.
cials was eagerly looked for.
An open shop" policy in the rail.
road shops was the hope of man,
executives, who have had no hest,
fancy in declaring themselves.
The railroads are as much inler.
ested In having complete abroEatior
Of shop craft working rules as the,
are in further reduction Of wages
Rules that the shop men now en-,
Joy. despite sbrosation Of the M,
tional agreements made In wartime
amount to as many millions In over.
time payment and bonus arrange
ments as would be represented II
the 10 per cent wage cut that tn,
nHlAHh q r.