The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-11-03
ANNULLED STRIKE
ORDER THURSDAY
LEADERS OF UNION CALL OFF
SCHEDULED WALkOUT.
BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
Atcion Taken Because of Growing
Public Opinion That Strike Would
Be Against Labor Board.

Chicago, Oct. 27.-The rail strike
scheduled for October 80 was averted
tonight when leaders of the switch
men, trainmen, conductors, engineers
and firemen at joint meeting adopt
ed a resolution Withdrawing author
ization Of walkout and officials OF
the. railroad telegraphers' organiza-
tions announced they would take
similar action. These were the only
unions which had authorized a
strike. .
The vote calling off the strike was
unanimous by organizations, w. G.
Lee, president of the Brotherhood OF
Railroad Trainmen, announced. The
official wording of the resolution
adopted was that 1.-The strike be de-
clared not effective"
The vote in the individual unions
was unusually close, however, the
firemen particularly holding lengthy
arguments before agreeing to cancel
lation of the strike order, the labor
: chieftains said. In some OF the
groups the ballot was described as
'sthe closest in history on a similar
question ALI of the differences were
ironed out by the different unions,
however, and the final show down
found all of them casting their bal
lots for mo strike.
Had Little Chance.
L. E. Sheppard, president of the
Order of Railway Conductors, said
that the unions had decided to call of
the strike because of "the growing
public opinion that the strike would
be against the labor board, conse-
quently the government, and not
against the roads.
lit was evident also that the entire
Washington administration was op-
posed to us and that we had little
chance of gaining our objectives, "
said Mr.. Sheppard.
''We called this strike to gain GER
tain rights to which our men were
entitled Mr.. Sheppard told the AS
sociated Press. 1T soon became evil
dent, however, that the roads were
succeeding in their misleading propa-
ganda to the effect that" we really
would be striking against the govern
ment. This railroad propaganda
found its way to the United States
railroad labor board. This govern
mental agency told US that it would
look on a strike as against it and the
government and not against the
roads, and that the full force of the
government would be brought to bear
against us if we walked out. Under
such circumstances there was moth
ing to do but annul our orders for
the October 80 walkout."
SCr1ke Is OH, BOYS.
The first announcement of the ex-
ecutives' action was made by Mr.. Lee.
Rushing to the floor below the hotel
meeting room where dozens of news
paper reporters were congregated, he
,smilingly shouted:
.s'The strike is off, boys, but I've
only got one copy of the resolution
and I'll show that to you tomorrow"
All of the union men were smiling
as they came out and many of them
iocularly pushed and showed each
other down the stairs. To all queries
most of them merely replied:
Its all settled. See you tomor-
row.
The code message calling off the
strike, arranged in advance, will be
sent out tomorrow morning, the union
heads said. A code word will be
sent to each general chairman of the
unions and he will in return forward
the orders to each of the subordinate
officials under him.
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