New-York tribune., 1921-10-17
Withdrawal of Walk-Out
Order and Dropping of
Second Wage Reduction
Also Figure in Plan
Lower Living Cost
Is Seen as Result
Business Would Be Given
New Impetus, Thus Aid
ing to Solve Problem

ing to Solve Problem
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-Imme-
diate translation of the reduction
authorized last July in wages of
railroad employees into reduced
freight rates was suggested by the
public group of the Railroad Labor
Board tonight as zone feasible plan
by which the present controversy
can be settled and a strike averted.'
eff the railroads will Immediately,
in good faith, adopt this sugges-
ton" the public group said in the
first statement issued since arrival
in Washington, "the situation can be
cleared up, freight rates reduced to
shippers, the cost of living reduced
to consumers and stimulating ef-
feet exerted upon all business"
Drop 10 Per Cent Cut
Under the plan suggested by the
public group, the railroads would
withdraw their request for further
wage reductions until freight reduc-
tions have been completed, and
pending action of the board on such
petition for further reduction as the
carriers may subsequently submit
the unions would withdraw the
strike order
The suggestion of the public group
for a settlement Of the controversy
was based, the statement said, on one
put forward By ". W Atterbury, vice
president of the Pennsylvania Rail-
last Friday.
Immediate reduction in freight rates,
it was asserted, would inure to the
benefit of the railroad employees and
would constitute one of the statutory
grounds for further reduction in
wages" while, through reduction of the
cost Of material, il would to that extent
relieve the railroads of the necessity
of "relying solely upon wage cuts FOR
reduction of their operating ex~
penscs."
Hooper Speaks for Group
The statement which was given out
by Ben ". Hooper, member Of the
group, who said it was drafted by The
entire membership, follows:
'Up until Friday there was but little
fact is we'll known to ever man n
clo touch With the real situation Tho
/ railway workers would have bronoht
down upon their heads universal con-
demnation for resisting bv force a wage
cut so 1nanifestlv iusf and reasonable
! as that made in JulV Il NAV i;teZrise
be said that II remains 10 he seen
ybetbar +sa ;ce,,a,,ca - s+-,l-a -
nero1v hoco,,so ,,o4s+i,',, e.. 800
reduct;on ;s about ~ he e1e5 viii he
sne+a;ned b,- n,,h,fo o,,;,,io,
! che Ra;lyoad Iabor Bnard has s,,c-
-o,ed for - o,o .o,, ess+s
sa+.l;e,,+ t...5..0. ''''-' -
+x,aa., -
amd - danisio. '',u ~ IN,
go 80 IN, ".S'' -. Il,
s;1' Deei oS ~ Il
slues' mere "oulo ne Deeh = SUI IKE
: ,olE ago II me 'Wo paf''es haa unaer-
, 1ahen 70 ser.,e Wi-no9' 3''9e eli11oh or
SUPERVISION 'he n'anl1oid o'spq0eS ,hey
.hHeiiuSo On tne Waf pef40e. AheIe
tons may Justliles sae carrier ana
.he!i ci"i'tOyet III l''.l.elli-e 1'e Ru1nous
results OF sfrl,,s on themselves ana
VI lne puOilc, he-S - Ho amount oA
p'opasa"aa mat ca" convince 'ne PEI
PIE 'hae e'Inef S.oe - eh1ifely pAame-
less
Roads Saved S40C,0o0,oC0
"On Sthc first day of July the Rail-
cision u,,ici rodnned tba y,aaas C ~
railway ernnIovaes - nov cont sa,re-
gating about 5000 900 .o0a ner '' annn1n
basino tho oI+;ma+e IN ~ r,orn, ,ai
nunber Of eronlovees Since +ban hy
revision Of on1y nart of t6e 80 49, ~
inq rnies of onIv one class Of en,
n1oveos +bn carr;ers ba~o -oco;,.ad
fnrther benefts anonnt;no ~ ,,snS,
nnili;ons of aoilore ''
"Fr;dav +be carr;ers no4;,;oa tho o-,
nlovees +bey woi,id ash tbe febn~
Roard for fnr+ber r.ace c',. 80 ~
NV COM a. tbe sa,ne - ~ - 49, =.
re nuhIic that +be sb;onars anI ~
neoole shonl5 have tho henas. ~ -
waata reduction in me fo,.r, os redncnd
FREIGHT rates