The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-28
FLASH CODE
FOR RECALL
OF WALKOUT
Dispatch Official Messages to
General Chairmen Who
Submit Messages to Locals
Delay Texas Orders.
ROAD PAYS OVERTIME
(By Associated Pressl


CHICAGO, Oct. 2S.-The official re-
call of the rail strike orders issued
by the switchnen, trainmen, conduc-
tors, engineers and firemen were dis
patched today when leaders of the big
five flashed code messages to their
general chairmcn. The chairmen will
submit the messages to the locals and
the official order recalling the strike
will thus permeate the country in a
few hours.
1t was learned today that the code
word calling of the strike has not yet
been dispatched to the International
and Great Northern trainmen, who
went out last Saturday. The calling
off of their strike was deferred pend
ing determination of their opportun-
ity to return TO work
President Worthington, of the Gin
cinnati, Indianapolis and Western rail
way, today notified Ben w. Hooper,
member of the public group of the
railroad labor board, in letter, that
the road would pay time and half
for overtime dating back from Aug. /,
at which time it was eliminated until
the question is definitely decided by
the board
To Inform Telegraphers.
Orders probably will be dispatched
today by the Telegra piers organiza-
ton the only other union that had vot-
ed to participate in the strike, sched-
uled to begin Sunday and which had
threatened to tie up the nations trans
portation facilities
While these orders are being cir
culated the United States railroad Ia
Dor board, which played an important
part in the final decision of the unions,
will today announce its findings as a
result of the public hearing Wednes-
day, at which union leaders and rail
road executives testified This deciar-
alton it was expected, would analyze
the situation and its outcome the
/ board. according to one member, feel
| ing the matter was now out of its
hands
| With the announcement this morn
ing of the official resolution recalling
| the strike order. union leaders sum
moned here for the labor boards hear
| ing and who remained to take the ac-
| ton ending the threatened strike,
were preparing to depart for their
| homes.
| Vote Comes Late.
! The vote ending the strike came late
| last night after all-day sessions of the
union leaders. Early in the day, gen
eral chairmen of each of the five or
ganizations conferred separately. IN
the afternoon joint session was held
which was addressed by Ben W. Hoop
er of the labor board. Mr. Hooper's
j appearance before the board is said by
union leaders to have marked the turn
| ing point which led to the final de-
cision.
Mr. Hooper is said to have stressed
the boards announcement that no
/! further wage cuts for any class of
employees will be considered until
working conditions for that class of
| employees have been settled. He is
also said to have emphasized the an
nouncement of the rail executives
made at Wednesdays hearings that no
changes in either wage or working
conditions will be sought except
| through the labor board as provided
by law. Union men said they con-
strued Mr. Hooper's remarks as indi-
eating that nearly year must elapse
before further wage cuts could be
made effective even if the roads should
apply for them at once, and the Board
lshould eventually approve them.
/ Vote Is Close.
Both points are said to have been
highly instrumental in determining the
final decision of the union men who
adjourned the afternoon session to
hold a long night meeting.
While the vote by organizations was
said to have been unanimous, Union
men asserted today that the vote in
the various unions was close and that
, the firemen, in particular, long re.
manned obdurate.
The final decision seemed pleasing
10 Union men, rail executives and the
labor board alike. Union leaders
pointed out that they had determined
that they could not strike without op
posing both the labor board and the
administration while they asserted
their real quarrel was with the roads
Executives Pleased.
Railroad executives expressed salts
faction over the decision while mem
bers of the labor board characterized
the action as one the Unions vii
never regret and which has averted
inconceivable hardships and an in
ternal industrial dispute on the eve oil
the International conference at Wash
ington on limitation of armaments.
, Labor chieftans today asserted thai
their action of yesterday marked the
end of all danger of strike as the
result of the strike vote taken by the
! Unions, no walk-out now being effec
, tive until new vote is taken. Nc
plans are being made for new strike
vote, w. G. Lee, chief of the train
, men said