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STRIKE ON SUNDAY
BROTHERHOOD Def.
Dry satisfactory Settlement"
ian Prevent Wa|kOut.
sIGNALMEA TO STAY IN
Proposed Wakout on Railroads NOW
Limited to 475,ooo Employees, with
1,525,oo Opposed.

1,525 900 Opposed.
Chicago. Oct. 25.-Thc four big
hrothPrhoods and the Switchmen IN
ion of North America. known collect
lively as the Big Five, have relterat-
ed their warning to the United States
railroad labor board that only sat
Isfactory settlement can prevent Ihe
railroad strike called for Sunday morn
ing, October 80.
The presidents of the Big flNe'
replying to the boards citation 10 aP-
pear here Wednesday, sent joint mes
sage, reasserting the stand they took
at their conference with the board last
week. when they insisted they liiio 10
power to suspend or call OF STRIKE
unless a settlement in accordance WIN
their demands was reached.
While the board had issued state
ment saving there is great reason 10
hone that the strike will be averteu,
the strong stand Of the union eNecu-
lives MS set forth in their acceptance
of the boards order Indicated Il long
drawn out hearing.
Members of the board, according L"
all reports, are still unprepared to o1ief
any different basis for settlement
than the proposition made t" the union
officers; last week, and rejected by the
labor chiefs 1t also 5 underSto""
Washington has no plan to present
II least at this time, and that the three
members of. the board who conferred
with President Harding week a&"
were toh in effect they had free rem
ia work out their own solution, with
thu administration backing them.
The brotherhood of Railroad Signal
mon IF America also decided ii would
nor ;oin the Big Five in the strike,
IFS president. D. Y. Helt, announced.
This leaves only one class OF work
men outside the Big Five Brother
hoods, the felegraphers, who will he
affected by the strike call.
The brotherhood's $4,000 members
were instructed to remain at their
regular work. but TO refuse assignment
of other duties which they might be
asked to perform on account of vacan-
,ies caused by strikers leaving the
roads. The brotherhood had taken no
strike vote.
Action of the signalmen made it GER
tain the threatened strike, if it takes
place as scheduled, will be limited to
$4,000 train service employees. switch
men and telegrapherS, and that fen
standard" unions will remain AT work.
With the signalmen's decision, approx
mately 1,525, 900 railroad employees are
pn record against the strike, or three
fourths of the total of 2,000,00o men.
The clerks and station men, number
ing $4,000 members, decided they
would not go out.
Whether the refusal of ten OF the
standard unions affiliated with the
American Federation TO support the
strike has weakened the brotherhood's
position or their determination remain
ad in doubt Union men pointed out
the brotherhoods themselves had not
expected any general support and had.
n fact, refused to sign any pledge to
eO-Operate with any other organizations
which might join them in the walkout.
The four brotherhoOds of the switch
H> y. lIIS u am SCI VIZ VI
CARNATIONS, believed, union men said,
hey could tie up transportation with
put any assistance from other groups.
They are said to expect the shop crafts
and other unions, in the event OF Il
strike to maintain passive neutrality
and~n0t furnish men for the train serv-
re.
..f1h nf a
who will stand fast in their decision
% strike, according to E. J. Manion.
president, was considered important,
nasmuch as they expected a determin-
alton to add the final knot in the
transportation tie-up by leaving train
orders unsent. Without Geographic
orders, it was pointed out, operation
If the trains would be difficult.
The only power in our hands,, the
onion executives telegraphed, lis to
advise (0ur mem that a satisfactory
settlement has been reached
If the strike is called, however, there
we're indications the strikers may find
themselves without any directing lead
arS As the board has summoned the
400 general chairmen of the five IN
.o1s to come to Chicago with their
general officers, a prolonged hearing
would leave the locals without leaders.
The labor board, in answer to in
luiries from many union leaders. an
nounced every one of the 400 general
:hairmen summoned to attend the
gearing is expected to be present in
Person and cannot be represented hy
some other executive.
The strike call provided the general
.hairmen should supervise the strike
and be responsible for its conduct in
he territories within their jurisdiction.
reporting each night by wire the Situa-
ion on their lines