Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-24
BROTHERH00DS ISSUE
Def; TO CARRY ON
WALK OUT PLANS
BOARD SEES PEACE
GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES,
HOPEFUL THAT STRIKE CALL.
ED FOR NEXT SUNDAY WILL BE
AvERTeD BY RAILROAD WORK.
ERs.

Chicago, Oct 2i.-The second rail.
road strike. II II takes place as schod.
uled, will be limited to $4,000 train
service employees. switchmcn and t.
legrapherS. This became certain to.
DAY when the brotherhood OF aignai
men. numbering $1,000 followed the
example of the nine other standard
unions and decided TO remain at work.
Sees Strike Avoided.
Chicago. Oct. 2i-Thc United States
labor board announced today it had
great reason to hope that the strike
will be ayerted. Tho formal annoGnce-
ment OF the board warned the prblic
to refrain from lose talk and proyoca-
tive language about either side Of the
controversy.
There is great reason to hope the
strike will be ,avertod The railroad
labor board has settled 700 disputes
between the railroads and their EN-.
ployes In about a year and hall.
Many of these disputes contained the
possibilities of strike or lockout" the
communication said
Brotherhocds Stand "Pat."
Chicago Oct. 24.-The. four big
brotherhoods and the switchmen's
union have reiterated their warnings
to the United States labor board that
only q satisfactory settlement can pre-
vent the strike called for next Sunday
morning.
II the strike is called there were in
dications today that the strikers may
find themselves without directing
leaders, as the railroad board has
summoned the 400 general chairmea
OF the five unions to Chicago to a pro-
longed hearing that would leave the
locals without leaders, The strike
cali proclaimed that the general chair
man should supervise the strike and
lie responsible tor its conduct within
the territoriep under their jurisdiction.
The board today is hunting a hall
big enough in which to hold the meet
ings. Besides the five union presi.
dents and l.400 general chairmen, the
presidents Of les roads in the class \
group have been ordered to appear,
and with attorneys and friends of
both sides, an audience of nearly 1900
was in prospect. While the board Is
Bued this statement There is great
1oc5on to hope the strike will be
averted," the strong stand of the
unions as set forth in their accept
ance OF the boards order to appear
here Wednesday indicated a long
drawn out battle.
Roads Advertise for Men.
pt A prt tyn on pt,tC
calling for engineers, tiremen, con
ductor, brakemen, fagmen, aHitchmen
and yardmGn to take the place of rail
road men who have announced they
will strike on Oct 80 were inserted
by railroads in local papers today.
Two CT the advertisements were over
the names Of the Pennsylvania system
and the Atchison. Topeka and Sant2
Fe railroad, while another appeared
over alkey number.
Others Refuse to Walk Out.
Chicago, Oct. 24.-DeCision of the
railroad clerks and station employees,
numerically one of the largest Of the
railway mems union, to join the big
five brotherhoods in the strike sched-
nlcd for Oct 80, placed tho brother
IoOu6 tuuds SiSutis III tho HAiicAi's
in their announced determination to
walkout, making ninc of the sixteen
standard unions opposed to the strike.
The rema:ng one, the signal men,
with a membership of $4,000, is ex
pected to complete its strike vote this
week
The brotherhood leaders now in
Cleveland summoned T. c. Cashen,
pre- eJident of the switchmcn, to join
the conference in Cleveland today.
Statements from w. S. Stone, head of
the engineers, and w. G. Lee, head OF
the trainmen, indicated the big five
had not changed the strike plans,
Stone asserted the consequences of
the strike would rest on the railway
labor board, while Lee compared the
pay of trainmen in the past and at
present and declared he had "an abid
ing faith in the fairness of the Ameri-
can people when they understood the
truth of the situation"
officials of the labor board today
begen preparations fer the meeting
here on Wednesday of the 500 general
chairmen of the brothcrhoods and a
similar number of railroad executives
and meeting OF the Association of
Railroad Executives to discuss their
attitude toward Wednesdays confer