The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
HARDING WORKS HARD
TO HALT RAIL STRIKE
BELIEVED THE PRESIDENTS
COURSE CERTAIN TO PRE-
VENT GENERAL WALKOUT.
U. S. RAIL BOARD MUST ACT


pete Successfully Against Formal
Decision of Tribunal President Is
Showing No Partially.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-President
Harding has determined to make the
United States railroad board so inn
portant that when it hands down a
decision saving either side in a contro-
versv is wrong the full weight OF pub
lie opinion will bring the necessary
pressure to bear to compel obedience
to the mandate OF the board.
This was the original idea of con-
gress in creating the railroad labor
board. and the first challenge to the
power of the board has developed. EX-
ecutive influence has saved what might
otherwise have been a steady collapse
of the whole structure erected by con-
gress Mr. Harding has made it clear
that he wants the railroad labor board
to 60 ahead and call both sides to task,
Mr. Harding's course unquestiona-
bly, will prevent a strike, for neither
the railroads nor the labor leaders
would be able to compete successfully
against a formal decision as to who
was right or wrong.
Board Must Act Sternly.
The president feels that the United
States railroad labor board should act
sternly with any organization which
fouts its decisions. He approves OF the
summons sent to the railroad brother
hood chiefs to come to Chicago to talk
things over informally and makes it
clear that he wishes the board also
will call in promptly officials OF the
Pennsylvania railroad. who recently de
fed the decision of the board
Mr.. Harding believes the railroad
labor board will succeed only if it
plays fair with both sides and that it
must be just as ready to chastisc big
institution like the Pennsylvania rail
road as any railway union.
Mr.. Harding isn't showing any par
TALLY to either side-he isn't actually
Interfering in the details of the con
troversy. He keeps on pointing out
that congress has created the labor
board to settle disputes and that both
sides must toe. the mark and obey that
board, Mr.. Harding has confidence in
the integrity and honesty and fair
mindedness of the board and believes
public opinion will follow its decisions
Farley Called by Rail Board
The United States railroad labor
board is preparing for a session with
railroad executives and the militant big
five brotherhoods in an effort to stop
the threatened nationwide strike and
it will have bite" in it.
With all the power that the govern
ment is able to exert to back the board !
in its peace efforts the estranged rail
road managers and railroad union lead
ers will be put into the same ring on
October 20 and the government will
render a decision.
The board, following instructions
from Washington, made this decision
Friday in citing both railroad execu-
tives and brotherhood leaders to ap-
pear next Wednesday,
There will be no beating around the
bush this time, the board declared. |
The brotherhood leaders will not be
given secret hearing, nor will the
executives be asked to express their
views in private conference.
Hearings Public.
The hearings will be public, all par
ties to the controversy will be called
in the government, through the board,
will lay down its program, and the
contestants can take their choice of
action, if any remains it was declared
at the board Offices
While the board was announcing its
decision Friday both the unions and
railroads were continuing preparations
for war.