The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-26
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AS RAIL FACTIONS
MEET In CHICAGO
Stone Advises His Chair
men Not to Attend
Wage Conference.
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CHICAGO. Oct 2s.-Prospects for a
new battle on the railroad strike
front appeared today when the United
States Labor Board learned that War
ren S. Stone. grand chief Of the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers.
had been sending messages 70 his
general chairnen, telling. them they
need not heed the citation 10 ap-
pear before the board tomorrow.
MESSAGES were Immediately sent
to the big Five" chiefs. that not
only themselves, but all their gen.
eraI chaIrmen. would be required to
attend the conferences beginning
here tomorrow.
Admits Sending Messages.
The messages which President
Stone admits sending his men art
regarded here as a last desperate
move TO make certain that there
will be men in the field to conduct
the strike in case no settlement is
TedCneO D6IOTe CdluIuag.
The Federal Labor Board announc-
ed today that the questions Of rules
and working conditions would be set
tied before any petitions from the
roads for further wage cuts would
be considered
While the Labor Board and the
Union chiefs were busy with their
controversy and kilograms were fly
Of the roads and the unions began
quiet maneuN ering in preparation for
the tilt tomorrow. RAN executives
statements. W. w. Atterbury. op-
Grating vice president OF the Penn
sylyania lines, accompanied by E 7.
Whittier. assistant vice president of
the same road, who acted as spokes-
hearings arrived today and went
into conference with the members
OF the railroad group on the Fed
eraI board
Postmaster General Hays. repre-
senting the national administration.
conferred with rail executives and
the Federal Labor Board today. After
his conferences, Mr.. Hays said the
situation Is considerably brighter .''
He said he was confident he would
be able to keep the mails moving
on time and that. with the coop
Grafton of the roads, under the d.
rection Of Attorney General Daugh-
erty. transportation Of food, fuel and
other necessities would be EQUALLY
successful.
Dispatches from Cleveland say that
Walter d. Hines. former Director
General of the United States Railway
Administration. has been asked by
the brotherhoods to act as their chief
Of counsel in strike matters. but
that he had refused. The union
heads had summoned him from New
York to engage his services. He had
been closely associated with the union
leaders while he was Director Gen.
eral.
The test" strike called a week
in advance of the big wslk-out on
the l. & G. N. in Texas. does not
appear to be causing any inconye-
nience, Dispatches from points along
that line say passenger trains are
running as usual and that all per-
ishable freight is being moved prompt
ly. All freight trains and switch en-
gines are manned by nonunion men,
but old employees, who are expert
enced. have been shifted to the work
Of handling the passenger trains.
Pay Cuts Held Up.
CHICAGO, Oct. l5.-The railroads
will not put into effect any wage
cuts until the United States Rail-
road Labor Board has PASSED upon
the question.
This was the announcement of the
American Association of Railway
Executives here ton ght.
Taken with the announcement OF
the labor board earlier, that It would
not be in a position 70 consider any
applications for wage reductions un-
I'll working rules questions on
classes to oe affected by wage ad-
iustments had been settled. the sue
cessfui termination OF strike media
ton conference here tomorrow now
depends upon the willingness of the
big five brotherhoods TO accept the
boards statement