The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-20
PEACE EFFORTS
IN FULL SWING
WITH ALL ALERT.
ATTITUDE OF MINOR
UNIONS NOT DISCLOSED
Shop Crafts Council Takes No
Action-General Chair
men May Meet. :

Chicago. Oct. 1s.-Preparation for the
various moves through which II -
hoped the threatened rail strike Will
he averted were completed today. ana
tomorrow the peace efforts will bs In
full swing.
Tonight head Of the unions and Of
the carriers were silently alert with
nguratively speaking-one eye on the
conferences tomorrow between tho big
1--WE" rail union leaders and the rail-.
road labor board. and the other on
meetings Of officials Of eleven unioPp
which have not yet Joined the condue.
tors. engInemen. trainmen. f1remen ano
swItchmen in a strike order, FOR ootn
sides were agreed that out OF thess
conferences would come the nnal de-
c!sion as to whether a general wafkout
Of rail employees would materlalize.
Balance Of Power.
In the conference with the LABOR
hoard rested the possibility OF the dig
Ave" being persuaded to cancel thsir
order for a walkout. while In the meet.
jnes OF the eleven unions. which &C.
,ualIv started today. was to be decided
whether these organizations, hoidint
the balance OF man power. tnrouen
numbering three-fourths OF the nearly
.. 6no, 900 rail- workers in their member
shin. would Join the big f1ve. X they
walked out October 80, as planned.
Warren Stone. president OF the Brotner.
hood Of Locomotive Engineers: w. y:
Lee, president OF the Brotherhood OK
Railroad Tralnmen: ". S. Carter. pres
ident Of the Brotherhood OF Locomo'
tive Firemen and Enginemen; 7. Z.
Cashen. president OF the swltcnmens
Union Of North America. and Z. +. Cur
,is. vice president Of :he Order OF hGi.
way Conductors. left Cleveland tonient
for Chicago 10 meet with the lao01
board at the 'latter's request. l..
sheppard, president OF tho CONDUCTOR
organization. also Is expected TO % hsts
tomorrow.
Jswsu,s Att1tndA--.-
While this conferences was looked On
as tho most, jmnaEt2nt-- -oS-&nA-peHc
moves. railroad men tonight protesssu
10 see signs Of peaceful ssttiemen' Ut
IN. dinrIculties In the attitude OF b. ID.
I.well, head Of the 476,000 members OK
tho six railway shop craft orSanin-
tJon, and Of J. {. Smock. vice presioent
! -, INA maintenance OF way union. which
numbers 100000 men. .,
The shop crafts executive counch
mat today, but took no action otnef
Than TO call in the conference COM
mite. OF. 100 The committee. "hiie
havinr power TO call a strike. also -
.xnsct.d 10 defer action by calling IN
~. 600 general chairmen for meee
, w. E,riday when the final ATTITUDE OF
these groups probably will BE- mao'
! known. .,,.,v.
IN. maintenance Of way executive
! council met only informally today, the
formal meeting coming tomorro" "hsn
~ ~ IN. members are expected TO Do
present.
! "1 .snnot speak for my entire or.
,,,otion now, but personally / VIII
- that ve DO not want = strike. thet
-. would never strike on tho WIZ
! n,,..tion unless forced to and that H
Iii mot 70 into any walkout Win tns
S-o,h.rbood. unless We have dennits
nror,Is., of cooperation which 90 Tar
havo not been forthcoming from them'
.oid 7 G. Smock. maintenance OK WY
! vice president tonight.
/ NJ Jewell repeated his statements
tho, he was opposed to tho str0e'
noard members admitted that they
a,,,.d IN. board really Is hshtins LOT
-. Iife and that much OF It's future os
nends on It's ability TO handle tns p's
sent situation. ,,,u,,, =,
~ connection with the possibility OF
| ,his conference averting . str'Ke' ~
was pointed out. however. tnAt H,'. y
r,U-o.d. have announced poNtl7eiy
hat tho public group proposal 10 I'M @
nossIhle. In their opinion. Wnlch
labor leaders have expressed very WI
approval OF IT,