The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-04
RAILROAD STRIKE
FEARED BY UNIONS
Chiefs See Difficulties
Ahead in Event of Any
Cut in Pay Check
WOULD WALK OFF JOBS
Men Would Simply BE Unable
10 Continue at Reduction,
Is Opinion, Would Quit
ny DAVID NJ CHURCH.

s. q .iHf tufft tHpyudtht
WhsuSGTDN. Trb. a-rrcsi-
don't wilson has referred to John
Barton Payne. director Of tho rail-
road administration The request uf
railroad uulou leaders for an nvca-
ugl'iuu cog proposals. made by rail-.
road p,..ul.Nr. fuT Wu.n Iclu"
tiona Tho president also referred
TO Payne tine statements of railroad
executive. relative tp the situation
with regard to vas, reductions.
WASruNGTOS Fob. 3 3-Thc
spectre OF transportation trup IL
lowering tho nation today B the
result of threats to reduce railroad
wages, according TO labor leaders
here.
Railroad workers ombittcrod over
wage conditions are even now
threatening to leave their work.
leaders here declare. while the
heads of the railroad labor orRani-
cations refused TO predict "A strike
Ia the oycnt that railroad wages are
reduced, thuy declare that the ma
ton will face n transportation crisis
and intimate that the men VIII
simply refuse to work at reduced
wages whether thcir leaders want
thom to or not There has been u
rumbllng of discomfort in railroad
labor circles for many months nH tho
result ~ tho failure of the railroad
labor board TO grant the fun wage
dcmauds OF the workers ana IN"
granting of increased rates to tho
railroads This discomfort is atcad
ily mounting. and II wages are re
Ia NasNIl
not be able 20 hold their mon IN
line.
Hard "a Keep 'cm Going.
'"rhc hardest Job We have right
now is To- keep the men at their
work" raid E. &. Dawson, secretary
Of the Internal onal machinists or
ganization today.
Tho International Machinlsts cm-
braces a majority of the railroad
shop workers.
THE mon are bitter" said David
son. "Thoy want to throw up their
Jobs and quit working now. our
task Is to keep them on the job.
II don't want to talk strike. I
don't know what the men will do "
wages are reduced, but ! know thht
IL will be next to impossible TO hold
the men In line. II were u shop
worker ana WAGES were reduced
would throw up my job right away
and II necessary, | would leave tn,
trade"
President Wilson meanwhile In ap
parcntly refusing 20 participate IL
the controversy that has arisen and
It was indicated at the white hous,
that he would take no action on the
unions request for an Investigation
on possible wnge reductions until
after the railroad labor board has
acted finally In the matter.
DETROIT, Mich, Feb. s.---Walk-
out by 100000 members OF the
United brotherhood OF Maintenance
uf way Employees ana Railway Shop
l.aborcrs II the national wage agree
mont IL broken by railroad Officials
and salaries are cut, was predicted
today by $. !. Pcgg, international
secretary treasurer of the union
Thousands of the brotherhood
members, cmhlttercd over present
wage conditions are even nov
threatening TO leave tho work. h
declared while Mr., pcgg rcfusef
to predict strike In tho even
wages arc cut. he declared tho MOI
simply will refuse To work for les
money. whether union officials wan
them or not.