Evening journal., 1921-09-19
GENERAL Rail
STRIKE ORDER
IS WITHHELD
1con:Inued from FIrst Pagsl

t&Oll~lnut4 rum a. - offNf
time working rules were abrogated
several months ago by the board.
Announcement that the unions
had voted to strike was greeted with
applause and questioners jumped
up in all parts OF the hall to press
for further details. Answering one
question. Mr. Jewell asserted that
the shop crafts would have the CO.
operation Of other organizations, in
Guiding the big four brotherhoods. II
a strike were called. and urged his
audience TO prepare for action.
The strike vote. completed August
l. was announced as showing a con-
stitutional majority against h
wage reduction which went into ef-
feet July l. This was the first Off
cial confirmation OF the result which
has been rumored for some time.
Condemnation OF the operations OF
the Labor Board and Of its decisions
was voiced by all speakers at the
meeting. Mr.. Jewell charged that
the railroads we're attempting to use
the board to take an unfair advan-
tage of the industrial situation. The
boards method OF drafting rules tC
supplant the national agreement,
wartime measure. under which the
employees work at present, was as
serted to be impractical because onl,
seven Of the 1S6 rules have been sub
situted.
n. p. Good. chairman Of the Penn
sylvania System Federation OF shop
crafts. said he thought that tn
Pennsylvania had been selected u
make a fight for the open shop a
the first step in such an agreemen
on all railroads.
Condemnation OF TIE pieceworl
system was made by Edward Teg
meyer. vice-president Of the Black
smiths Union, who said the attemp
Of the roads to reinstate pieceworl
was an aggravation TO strike.
THE railroads have been expect
ing us to strike" he said. The
want us 70 strike so they can put u
out Of business. We want your sug
gestions and advice, and when IN
time comes. tie your hats on: we'r
going down the line, and going al
the way"
General charges that the railroad
were opposing demands OF tn
unions as part OF a movement whicl
President Jewell said was backed b.
mine billion dollars or more" wer
made. The object, he said, was st
crush organized labor" He cite
alleged unfair action by the rail
roads in Offering TO negotiate rule
on each individual road and the
failing to agree. Only FIVE agree
ments had been completed anon
the 320 carriers on which substitut
rules were TO be drafted The unior
seek TO retain the present nation'
agreements intacts and the shopmel
according TO tho union officials. WI
make a harder fight for retention
these rules than IN opposition to r
duced wages. E,
CHICAGO. Sept. 10 Omitted Pres
Charges that railroads we're
tempting to force their employees
strike were made today by Bert
Jewell head OF the railroad depai
ment Of the American Federation
Labor.
Jewell gave this as the reason
advising the membership OF q
shop crafts against strike in spl
Of the fact that they have vot
against acceptable OF the 70 per Gel
wage cut which became effectl
July /.
I'VE have evidence that railroa
are trying 10 force us to strike" sa
Jewell "A strike would give the
an excuse to establish the op
shop"
shop employees following Jewel
advice. will hold up their contei
plated walkout until the Unit
states Railroad Labor Board a
nounces the new set OF working ru'
now being drawn up.
According TO Jewell the men v
vote on the rules when they are a
nounced. The railroad board v
expected today TO announce its ,
clsion on the petition OF the Per
syivania Railroad that it be ALLOW
to deal directly with its own e
nloyes instead OF treating with un
representatives.