Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-21
UNION LEADERS.
ORDERED TO CONFER
WITH RAIL LEADERS
Chicago, Oct. 2l.-The United States railroad
board today backed by all the authority which the
government place at it's disposal called the rail

loooo VI liiC country dnO
the five brotherhood un-
ions to appear here next
week, and soIemnly warned the unions
not to strike until the board has heard
their grievances ana rendered de-
cision.
The boards action practically means
there will be no strike on October 30.
unless the unions should chose to
openly defy the government, as it Is
hardly possible decision will be
reached before that date.
The board this afternoon cited the
unions and all railroads named in the
July ! wage reduction order, to ap-
pear before the board next Wednes-
day. They are cited to appear so as
/ the board may determine whether
they have, or are violating the wage
reduction order. The board also said
that insofar as the impending strike
is the result of dispute between
/ carriers and employees. this board
hereby assumes jurisdiction of said
dispute on the statutory ground that
it is likely substantially to interrupt
commerce"
Meanwhile both parties to the dis
pute are warned to maintain the sta
tus quo on the properties Of the car
/ riers The action followed confer
ence which began at 10 o'clock this
morning. The hearings will he opeu
to the press and public, and more
! than 200 railroads and thirty unions
involved, probably will last several
days.
Should the unions refuse to abide
by the order, 1t has been pointed oU
the board Will under the law. ise"n
a statement to the public to that et
! feet, and the president and his ad-
visers can proceed to take such &C.
tion as they consider necessary.
Packers Store Meat.
Chicago. Oct 2l.-Chicag0 paCkrys
| today began storing fresh meat Gnr
emergency in event of railwag
strike
Texas Tranmen Called Out,
San Antonio, Texas, Oct 2l-SfE
hundred members of the Brothehoc
OF Railway Trainmen on the Intern
tional and Great Northern we're pro.
pairing to walk out at neon tomorrow
the first union authorized to quiz un.
der strike orders issued here last Sat
urday.
Jones Food Commissioner.
Springfield, Oct 21-A. Handy
Jones, of Crawford county, today was
named state superintendent of foods
and dairies by Governor Small,
Stone viii Answer Summons.
Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. Ell have
not received an order to appear BE-
fore the railroad labor board but If
am ordered to do so, | certainly will
be there" said President Stone OF the
locomotive engineers You may alsU
say the other chief executives Of the
hrotherhoods will attend
Fail to Affect Settlement.
Chicago, Oct 21.--The United
States railroad labor board, having ad
mittedly failed in its attempt to pre-
vent rail strike through conferences
with heads Cf big five rail unions
railroad chiefs today were pushing
plans for a general walk0ut, begin
ming Oct 30 and officers of the cay-
riers were moving at double time I'm
their preparations to combat the prl
posed strike.
A report OF the conference was toIt-
graphed to President Harding
Washington and both the labor lcaa
crs and board members seemed incllE.
cd to feel that the next step toward
aileyiating the crisis would be takes
there. Several railroad union men
said that lit locked as if only the gov
crnment itself could prevent a wall.
out"
Report Situation Unchanged.
Cleveland, O., Oct 2l--On his re-
turn from Chicago. where the 'E
Five" brotherhood railroad executives
were is session yesterday with tho
United States railroad board W q.
Lee, president of the trainmens' or
that the railroad strike situation Was
unchanged