The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-11-19
Strenuous Efforts Being Made to
Prevent the Threatened Rail-
way Strike.
'uSSENSIONS AMONG UNIONS
Government Recommends Reduction Of
Rates and Delay Of Wage Cut Re-.
auest-Senate Ratifies Peace
Treaties With Central Pow
ers-Attempt on Am
bassador Herrick's
Life.
ev EDWARD w. PicKARD.

If the railway brotherhoods carry
out their threat to go on strike on
October 80, the walk-Out will not be
general. Most, if not all. OF the eleven
unions affiliated with the big five"
brotherhoods will refuse to go out
with the latter. The railway mana
gers. with the aid of loyal employees,
pensioners and volunteers, will be
able to give the country at least linn
tied service. The sympathy of the
American public will not. be with the
strikers. For all these reasons, the
strike will be virtually failure.
Such was the prediction of compe-
tent and unbiased observers OF the
critical situation of last week.
Spurred by the administration to
Quick and decisive action, the railway
labor board went to Chicago ana
, called the heads of the br0therhoods
into conference with 1t there. Inc
proceedings were secret ana the
union chiefs were given the oppor-
tunity to talk frankly and freely. be
fore leaving Washington the pubic
. group of the board consulted al
length with President Harding ane
with the members of the interstate
commerce commission, and it was Civ
en- out that the policy sanctioned D!
I the administration included these man
points:
/ Immediate suspension of thu
strike order pending further negotia
lions looking to settlement.
9. Use of the brotherhoods' imiu
ence TO forestall strike orders Dy an.
Of the other labor ORGANIZATIONS nov
considering walkout.
# 8. Proposal of d platform on whicl
FINAL settlement might be reached 9
include these points. with the provis
that there will be no strike:
(a) Withdrawal for q definite peri
I'D of the proposed request by IN
roads for the further 10 per cent wag
# decreases.
~ (b) Immediate reduction of freigh
rates by the roads.
s, A program based on these wa
III placed before the union chiefs, put
was noted that 1t left out OF conslt
grafton the two points. which are act'
I ally at the bottom Of the strike threa
These are the question of time, an
me cancellation Of the existing rule
and working conditions. Ostensipl
me strike. II 1t comes, will be on u
& natter of wage reductions, but II
S5ssro points mentioned are the real Dor
s. "a contention. On this fact is base
he prediction that the allied uniof
Am not support the brOtherh0ods
walk-out, for the big FIVE" leader
I'VE refused to give the other uniof
nv pledge that they. would not ca
p ahe strike of the brotherhood me
they obtained working concession
he other unions realize that tn
Ight very Nkely be left to hold Il
g.
The final attitude of these so-caiit
Itandard unions" was to be uete
med at series of conferences wni'
kgan in Chicago Wednesday and co
1pued during the rest of the week
Railway executives were not talkil
pch beyond saying that they won
their utmost to move necessities
ID, of course, they have been prepa
for some time to combat the sfris
it Is said, have agreed up
general policy Of operating ma
senger. and milk trains first, q
Teasing the freight traffic as ra
as men can be obtained In
pt on geeting thousands OF ira
ice men who have been laid
IRE still out Of work. and alrea'