Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
UNION HEADS SURE
RAIL. STRIKE WILL
BE CALLED OCT. 80
Continued from paga

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from the first group caused surprise
a. IL has had bitter controversies with
its men and II was believed II would
be the first road affected by the strike.
Say Nothing Can Avert Waikout.
Heads OF several OF the eleven or
ganizations have announced they will
order the walkout while others We're
more conservative in their statements
Il. j. Manion, president of the
Order of Railroad elegr,phers, IN
ST. Louis last night denied the as
sertion OF Thomas M. Plerson, vice.
president, that It had been decided to
call out the telegraphers saying the
question would not be sestled until
the meeting here.
E.s f. Cradle, head of the $50, 900
maintenance of way employees. Tim
othy Healy, leader of the stationary
fremen; T.. II. Fitzgerald, president
OF the stenographers, clerks and
freight handlers union, and others ex-
pressed the opinion that. virtually
nothing could avert the strike
| h. NJ. Jewell, head OF the shop crafts.
numbering 1000 members, has
strenuously opposed a strike on the
wage question alone. but said today
that he feared il was too late TO stop
a walkout and that he doubted il his
men could be held back. Mr.. Jewell
said he would prefer to have his men
strike on the rules and working con
ditions question together with the
wage matter, but refused to say def
nitely that he would try TO hold them
back.
Men Not In Full Accord.
The differences over the advisal lity
of strike have arisen primarily
throughout failure of the brotherhoods
and the other eleven to reach sat
isfectory agreement on the strike, lab
or leaders said. One union leader here
said that while he was certain the
brotherhoods would have the SUPP I
OF the others in the actual walkout the
heads OF the eleven organizations wer,
rot pledged TO stay out after their
differences were sttled and might re.
turn TO work whenever they saw fit
Another official said that 1t wa,
feared the brotherhoods might return
to work and leave the unskilled work
ers holding the bag"
The brotherhoods are not member
! OF the American Federation Of Iabo
. while the shop crafts Organization
! are and it is because of this fact tina
J they have not always worked in com
plete harmony. although not actual
, opposing each other, according {
union men.
While these differences Of opinio
: are being discussed among the unio
! heads preliminary to the nal meet
ing this week. preparations FOR walk
out are going ahead among all OF tn
organizations,
From the meeting in Cleveland tC
morrow. the organizations meetin
= here later expect TO have word as I
just how far the brotherhoods woul
: so in standing by them through
strike If they join in the propose
: walkout and on this decision will re,
: the attitude of shops crafts and sim
Z lar unions, it is believed.
No Tie Up, Say Rail Heads.
From the railroads assurance cor
tinued to come that strike woul
not tie up transportation while in
! dustrial leaders of the middle Yves
asserted there is little danger 10 IN
: rest of the larger industries and vii
tually no chance Of a serious foo
: shortage. although the meat paclin
! plants have very little surplus on han
! and would have to close within thre
> weeks after the start Of an effectiv
- strike. according to their officials.
Heads of all the railroads enterin
Chicago met today in their reguls
weekly meeting and went over the ra
= situation fully.