The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-21
BOTH s|DESPASS
STRIKE PROBLEM
To WASH|NCTQA \
No Common Basis Reached in
Chicago Conference
NEWS GOES TO PRESIDENT
Unions Make Plans for Walkout
and Railroads for COntin-
ued Operation

Following are the leading strike
developments today:
Chicago - The labor railroad
board falling in conference with
Brotherhood leaders to reach any
kind of agreement has sent a re-
port to Pres dent Harding
The eleven standard unions con-
tinued meetings in an effort to reach,
a common agreement on the stand
TO be taken in event OF a strike.
Managers Of the western roads
met to discuss plans to ksep the
roads in operation.
Washipeton-offclais awaited re-
ports OF the labor board before TAX
ing the next step to prevent walk
out
Cleveland - Brotherhood chiefs
turned to headquarters and cont'n-
ued their plans for tbs strike.
st. Louis--the managers Of south
western roads met here today TO
arrange program for operations
OF the roads in the event Of a strike.
San Antonio, Tex.---Six hundred
members Of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen on the lnterna-
tional and Great Northern railroad
prepared to strike at noon tomor-
row.
Chicago Oct q. fBy the Associated
Press) THE United States Labor
Board having adm ttedly failed in its
attempt TO prevent the threatened
railroad strike through its confer
ence with the heads OF the big five
raif unions labor chiefs are today
pushing their plans for general walk
out beginning October 30. Likewise,
officials of the carriers are moving at
double time in preparation to combat
the proposed strike.
Botl the labor leaders and members
Of the railroad labor board seemed
inclined to feel that the next step
toward alleviat.ne the crisis would
be taken at Washington. Several un-
ion men said 'it looks as If only the
government itself could prevent a
walkout"
Chicago. Oct. 21---(By the Associa-
ted Press Efforts by the Railroad
Labor Board to avert the threatened
railroad strike through conferences
with heads of the five unions which
have ordered a walkout effective Octo.
ber 80 failed when the meeting ad-
journed last night with the announce
ment by the board that while the
discussions were beneficial, no def
mite results were obtained"
There has been a full and frank
discussion of the situation said the
statement given out by Ben w. Hoop.
er. vice chairman of the board. THE
Labor Board and the brotherhood
chiefs exchanged views in a perfectly
pleasant way. The interview was
beneficial but We cannot say that
any definite results were obtained"
The five union pres dents departed
for their organization headquarters
with the announcement that plans for
the proposed strike would so right
ahead.
THE adjournment is final Chair
man r. NJ. Barton of the Labor Board
announced "We do not plan any
further conferences with the labor
leaders nor do we plan, at present, to
call in the railroad presidents. ! can.
not say what our next step might be. .
While the board members came out
- t,1
in a jovial mood, they left the night
meeting with solemn faces and re
fused to publicly discuss the session
aside from the statements by Chair
man Barton and Vice Chairman Hoop
er.
! Union leaders said the board had
not presented anything which they
looked on as in any way a tangible
proposition.
'1ts somebody's move next, SAID
1 the head of one Of the larger of the
eve organizations Whether It's
ours. the boards or the roads, dom
/ know. | only know that the boart
brought us here and talked four hour'
! without presenting anything whict
we could even consider as com
promise. The meeting was absolute
ly without results
1--WE are going back, to our head
quarters. There is nothing sched
uled immediately except to go righ
ahead with the plans for strike.
Members of the board sad tha
while the conference had ended am
no immediate plans had been made
it was still possible to hold furthe
meetings with the labor men befor
the date of the scheduled walkout al
riyes.
THE board is determined to so a
far as possible under the law, on
member said "and il 1t is unable 7
accomplish anything, 1t will be th
fault of the law, rather than that 9
the board. We are satisfied that som
governmental agency will ind s'
luton Of the situation, as every poe'
sible angle of the matter IS undoun
edly being investigated down
washington"