Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-11-04
STRIKE Off
NO FURTHER WAGE REDUCTION
TO BE MADE
Rail Managers Put on the Defensive
and are Subject to InjunctiOns
If They Ignore Railroad
Boards Orders
tBy Federated Press)

Chicago-The railroad strike set
for October 80 was called OIL late
Thursday night of last week by the
executives and committeeman OF the
Big Four Brotherhoods, the switch
mems Union and the Railway lele-
graphers. The action was taken after
heated sessions of the men in charge
of the strike deliberations, meeting,
with but brief intermissions, from .
a. M. to 1870 p. m.
When the Brotherhood chiefs APP
peared before the Labor Board, wed
nesday, they declared they had no
power to call off the strike unless
satisfactory settlement could be maze.
The railway executives made no con,
cessions other than to say they would
put into effect no further wage reduc-
tions until they were authorized by
the Labor Board.
Vice Chairman Ben Hooper appear
ed before the joint session OF the
Brotherhood committee in charge OF
the strike Thursday morning ana
made an appeal for peace. He assured
the Brotherhood men that the Rail
road Labor Board has refused TO set
a date earlier than next July to near
the demand of the companies for an
other cut in wages, and has asked the
companies to withdraw their demand
that a further wage reduction be
authorized, until the board had COM
pleted it's consideration of the rules
and working conditions OF that class
of employees.
Mr.. Hooper said some of them had
not heard of a memorandum adopted
by the board Tuesday and communi-
Gated to the railway executives the
same day. Through an oversight, ne
said. it was not made known to the
brotherhood executives. Hooper read
the memorandum, which set forth IN
detail the determination of the board
not to make cuts for some time TO
come, and urged the committeeman
to mediate upon it.
All afternoon it was discussed IN
separate and joint meetings, and by
o'clock it was clear that the major
itv was in favor of calling of the
strike. The evening session revealed
the willingness af all except II fre-
mems representatives 20 ;al' OIL the
strike. The meeting was largely
given over to drawing up resolutions
setting forth the position OF the
brotherhoods.
The metropolitan press claims the
Brotherhood men were influenced by
"the quiet but elaborate preparations
the government had mace for inIunc-
ton processes all over the country,
All district attorneys Wee equipped
with blank forms and the wheels were
being oiled for swift action through
the courts.
The injunctions were to have been
granted on the ground of obstruction
of interstate commerce and 1t was
planned to apply for them "a hours
before the strike was to go into effect.
1t was also planned TO seek punish
ment of strike leaders for criminal
conspiracy against the public veal
The Brotherhoods are we'll sat. SIZED
to call off their stake they have
stopped a further cut in pay; they
had been threatened with injunctlons
which might have compelled them to
remain at work. They can reason
ably require the Railroad Labor
Board to bring injInctions against
the managers if the managers at
tempt to reduce their wages in de-
fiance of the Boards request. They
have established the principle that
the railroads are, fundamentally, the
nations affair and not the affair OF
a few managers. They have put the
managers on the defensive unless the
proposed further reduction in rail
wages is dropped for half year.