, 1921-10-21

Should the unions refuse to abide /
by the boards order, It a been |
pointed out. the hoard would. under
tho law. issue n statement to the pub
lie TO that effect and tho president
and his advisers could then proceed
to take such action as they consid-
cred necessary.
There has been some doubt whether
the board could intervene and sum
NOR the roads and unions to a hear
ing prior TO the actual wnikout on the
roads. but the board apparently has
evaded that difficulty by its reference
to the conference held a week ago by
union leaders and railroad executives.
The board assumed Jurisdiction be-
cause that conference failed to reach
a decision and a dispute is pending
as n result.
The text OF the resolution follows:
whereas. It "A come to the knowl.
edge OF the United States railroa.d
labor board that a dispute exists be-
tween tho carriers and tho organize
Ations OF their employees:
whereas, information has ONT to
this board that a conference was held
In, Chicago on the fourteenth day OF
October. 1921, between certain of the
executives of said carriers and Ger
tain executives OF said organizations
o their employees, relative TO the mat
tiers IN dispute. at which conference
no agreement was reached.
And whereas. Immediately follow
ing said conference, Il was announced
through the public press that the exc
cutiyes Of said organizations of rail-
ways employees had issued and sent
out to the members thereof orders
or written authority to strike and that
q strike vote had been taken on the
lines OF the carriers mentioned and.
"whereas, the boards Information
is t othe effect that said strike Is
threatened on two grounds
First. In opposition to the wage
reduction in decision No. 147 Of this
board; and, second. on account OF an
unsettled dispute both as to wages
and working conditions;
BE 1t therefore resolved by the
United States railroad labor board,
First insofar as said threatened
strike ia In opposition to n n viola
ton OF decision No. 147 OF this board.
tho above named labor organizations
and zach OF said carriers BIO, and are
hereby cited to appear before this
board for hearing as to tho question
whether or not they have violated or
are violating decision No. TAT, and,
Second that insofar MS said threat
ened strike is tho result Of a dis
between said carriers and their
said organizations OF employees con-
cerning wages and rules and working
conditions, this board hereby assumes
Jurisdiction Of said dispute on the
statutory ground that 1t is likely sub
to interrupt commerce and
said carriers and said organizations OF
employees are hereby cited to appear
before this board at Chicago. Illinois
a hearing of said dispute
tThe hearing On both OF the fore
going matters liz set for Wednesday,
october &c, 1921, at 10 a. m
BE It further resolved that the
secretary of the board notify each OF
said carriers and its said organization
of employees. both by wire and by mail
of the date of said hearing, and fur
nish each of them with a copy OF this
resolution.
B It further resolved. that both
parties to said dispute are herear
directed to maintain the status quo on
the properties of said carriers until
said hearing and decision"
The hearing will be open to tho
press and public, and with than
200 railroads and approximately 80
unions involved either directly or in.
directly. probably will last several
days.