Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-17

opinion that virtually nothing could
avert the strike.
B. VI. Jewell, head. Of the shop crafts,
numbering 476,000 members, has Wig
crously opposed strike OH the wage
question alone, but said today that he
feared IL was too late to stop n walk
cut. and that he doubted IL his men
could he held back. Mr.. Jewell snid he
would prefer to have bis men strike on
the rules and working conditions ques-
ton, together with the wage matter
hut refused to say definitely that lie
would try to hold back his men.
The differences over the advisability
Of strike have 8riscn primarily
through failure of the brotherhoods and
the other c'rvcn to reach a satisfactory
agreement IN the duration of the strike.
mbor leaders said. One union presi-
dent said that. while he was certain
the brOtherhoods would have the sup
port of the others in the actual wnlkout,
the heads of the eleven organizations
were not pledged to stay out after their
differences were settled and might re-
turn TO work whenever they saw lit.
Another official said that il was feared
the brotnerhoods might return to work
and leave the unskillcd workers "hold'
ing the bag."
The brotherhoods are not members
Of the American Federation of Labor.
while the shop crafts organizations arc,
and it is because of this fact TINT they
bave not always worAed in complete
harmony, although not actually tppos-
ing each other, according to union men.
Train Dispatchers Demur
Two other labor organizations outside
the sixteen standard bodies announced
that no strike votes had been taken. y.
J. Luhrsen, president Of the American
Train Dispatchcrs' Association, which
claims membership Of 9S per cent OF
the country's train dispatchers. said
his organization was going to keep Its
skirts clear
1--WE look to the law to take care OF
the situation" Mr.. Luhrsen said, un-
til 1t is proved inadequate, we don Z
want to act in defiance. We have many
grievances in which we think the ROADS
have disobeyed the law, but until forced
to it, we will not act. The others no
doubt have full justification Tor thclr
action, but we will not so with thcnl
at this time
The Toledo convention Of the Ameri-
can Federation of Railroad Workers,
an organization claiming 10000 mem
bers, will decide the strike question for
that body when the convention opens
tomorrow. At headquarters here 1t was
said no strike vote had been TAKEN
Under the by laws the convention has
full power to act.
From the railroads assurances con-
tinued to come that n strike would
not tie up transportation. while indus:
trial leaders Of the Midle West asserted
that there was little danger to the rest
of the larger industries and virtually
no chance of a serious food shortage,
although the meat packing plants have
very little surplus on hand, and would
have to close within three weeks after
the start Of an effective strike, according
to their officials.
Heads of all the railroads entering
Chicago met today in their regular
weekly meeting and went over the rail-
situation fully.
Revised List OF Group 1
The following is the list of carriers
selected by the union leaders as Group
No. I, on which the walkout is first
scheduled to take place:
Kansas City Southern, Missouri
Pacific. st. Louis Southwestern (cot-
ton bcltJ. International and Great
Northern. Texas and Pacific, Southern
Pacific (Atlantic System, including
Houston, East and West. Texas and
Houston. Texas CentraD. Southern
Pacific Pacific SYSTEM, San Diego
and Arizona, Chicago and Northwest.
ern. Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
(excopt Chicago, Terrc Haute and
Southeastcrn). Northern Pacific.
Southern Railway Oincs East and
WcsD. Senhoard Air Line, Nirginian
Railroad, Chicago Great Western,
Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific.