Evening journal., 1921-10-14
RAIL STRIKE
OCTOBER 80
IF wage CUT
IS ORDERED
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hoods early today. following days Of
conference,
According to the plans mapped
out by the union heads. men in all
lines will not not be called out at
once. The nations transportation
systems have been divided into ten
groups for strike purposes.
Workers on the roads comprising
zone group will be called out first.
Then II the management refuses to
confer with men in view of better
Ing wages and working conditions
workers in the next group will be
called out, and so on down the line
until every one OF the 100000
union workers have deserted their
s3osts and tied up the nations trans
portaton system.
These are the railroad union
4 chiefs who called the strike and
] mapped out the plan:
W. S. Stone Brotherhood OF Lo-
comotive Engineers; l.. r. Sheppard,
order Of Railway Conductors; W. S.
Carter Brotherhood. Of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen. and T. c.
i -ashen, Swithchmen's Union Of North
America W. C. Lee, OF the Br9,h-
erhood OF Railway Trainmen, did
not sit in the sessions. as he was not
in the city.
The Brotherhoods have the back
ing OF members OF the Federated
shop Crafts, who are affiliated with
the Railway Department Of the
American Federation OF Labor.
- - ~ NJ
Jewell. is president, were the first
10 vote overwhelmingly in favor OF
a strike but held up their decision
pending action OF the brotherhoods.
All union men will act together
In the crisis. Il has been decided by
their leaders.
The strike vote was taken in pro-
test against the 10 per cent. cut in
wages which took place on july i
on the orders OF the United States
Railroad Labor Board.
Things moved rapidly 20 head
following the news that was given
3 out by the unemployment conference
in washington that leaders in the
administration favor reduction IN
wages so that freight rates may DC
4 slashed in an effort 10 stimulate
business conditions.
h These rail executives, leaders OF
those who went into session here TO-
4 dav. conferred with President Hard
ing. Secretary of Commerce Hoover
and other administration leaders
in washington last week; T. De
. witt Cuvler. Samuel Rea, presiden
, OF the Pennsylvania system; Presi
4 dent Smith Of the New York Cen
q trail; President Hale Holden OF tn
Burlington and Julius Kruttsnichtt
= chairman OF the board Of director
II OF the Southern Pacific.
Following the conference In Wash
4 ington came the call for the meetinl
q OF railroad executives in Chicago
II Executive plan. according TO tn
hest available information, is to as
the United States labor board for
ten per cent. cut in wages in add
ton to the ~ per cent that was or
dered last July. The original peti
ton presented TO the labor board b
~. W. Atterbury. vice-president 0
+ the Pennsylvania asked for ?
per cent cut This would hav
81 brought the wages 70 the level be
fore the board granted the big boos
s in pay in July. 1920. The railroa
81 board, however. granted the execu
tives IL per cent instead Of 20 pc
81 cent
Now executives want the rest Q
81 the cut they asked for and state
that unless It is granted many road
will gao broke and 1t will be impo'
sible TO cut freight rates, for whic
the farmers and business men a
over the country are clamorinl
Il Executives today were silent on IN
III strike threat OF the employees as the
went into session at the Blackstor
Hotel
~ Even though a railroad strike
y averted, which seems dubious in vie
OF the trend Of events IL may
III months before there can be relief
business in the form OF reduce
81 freight rates It was believed here.
The executives plan to ask the
A c. c. TO cut rates after the railroa
board has acted on the proposal
!. cut wages.
Following presentation OF the wal
cut petition it Is likely there will
hearings on both sides OF the col
troversy which will last for weel
after the board will make its d
s cision. Not until then will freigl
rates be cut and then, only II q
n decision OF the board favors low