The Raymer enterprise., 1921-11-03
Strike Of Railway Brotherhoodes
Called OF Because Of Ger.
tain Failure.
COULDN'T FIGHT UNCLE SAM
Former Emperor Karl's Second A.
tempt on Throne of Hungary Ends
in His capturs-or. Wirth
Forms q New German
Cabinet.
BY EDWARD W. pickARp.

ANuitWuy btIlko CuHeu Ou.
The entire country heayed a sigh
of relief Friday morning when 1t
read that headline In the papers.
Confronted with certain failure for
the walkout, and with arrest and pros
-ecution by the government for them
selves on charges Of conspiracy. the
heads Of the five brotherhoods and the
railway telegraphers got together late
Thursday night and wisely concluded to
decide that the satisfactory agree
ment" which they required had been
reached. Almost unanimously, they
voted to call the strike OF, and the
reS:lnding order was wired to head.
quarters In Cleveland and thence
throughout the country.
I'VE couldn't strike against the gov
ernment," said L. Z. Sheppard, head
OF the conductors. "As the situation
developed, we found that In striking
we would not be hitting the people we
wanted to hit, the railroads, but would
be fighting the government. It was
never our purpose to combat the gov
ernment."
The fact Is that, without the sup
port Of the standard" unions, refused
by ten Of the eleven, and with the
government determined to maintain
transportation and to prosecute the
leaders Of strike, the movement was
doomed to ultimate collapse. More
over, the big Ave were not wholly In
favor of striking. for the tralnmen's
brotherhood preferred peace. The "sat-
isfactory agreement consisted In the
statement Of the railway labor board
that 1t had decided some time ago, that
''the submissions Of carriers and en-
ployees on rules and working condl-
tions shall be completely disposed Of
as to any particular class Of employ
ees before hearing Is had on any
question Of wages affecting said class
Of employees on any carrier covered
by Decision No. LAT.
"The rules governing any class Of
employees will be deemed to have been
completely disposed Of when the board
has passed upon all the submissions
affecting said class, either by decision
Of disputed rules or by referring them
back to conference OF the carrier
and employees"
Principal credit for ayerting strike
which would have been disastrous
even though not successful for the
workers is given to three men. These
are Ben W. Hooper and W. l.. Nc
Menimen Of the labor board, the
former Of the public group and the
latter Of the labor group. and W. @.
Lee, chief Of the traInmen. The two
3oard members worked like naIlers
day and night to bring about peace,
and the public statements and private
arguments Of Mr.. Lee did much to lead
his confreres TO the stand they final.
~ adopted.
Representative Thomas l.. Blanton
OF Iexas, VINO al various times mas
made himself most Objectionable to
other members Of congress. narrowly
escaped expulsion last week because.
under permission to print an undellv-
cred speech, he had inserted In the
Congressional Record an affidavit con-
tanning vile and obscene language.
Congressman Mondell presented the
resolution Of expulsion and 1t fell only
eight votes short Of the requisite two.
thirds. Then, on motion OF Representa-.
tive Garrett of Tennessee. the Texan
was publicly reprimanded by Speaker
Gillett. Those who have had tie dubi-
GUS privilege Of reading the document
which Blnnton ad-printed In the Rec.
ord will think that he was let of with
less punishment than he deserved.