The Washington times., 1921-05-22
|R.R. men MAKE
STRIKE PLANS
Plan Court Battle to Gain Time.
Ordered to Store Up
Food.
By MILDRED MORRIS.
IntssnatlonsI News oerveee.


I.tsrnatSeaaI News ssrvsse.
The railroad unions are planning
to prevent wage cuts through court
proceedings.
According to their present pro-
gram, it was learned last night, suits
will be filed rs soon as wage cuts are
announced, attacking the constitu-
tionality Of the railroad labor board
and asking for injunctions to ~
strain the railroads from putting
wage reductions into effect.
PLAN TO GAIN TIME.
BY this strategic move II 10 hoped
To throw out the board and at the
same time gain time to organise ef-
fectivcly for general strike In event
the court proceedings fail TO forestall
wage cuts and the men refuse to ac-
copt any reduction, however small.
'0et prepared Put in two weeks
supply Of food, and keep II there!"
bids an official circular sent to mem-
bers Of the Ohio State Federation Of
the Brotherhood OF Railway and
Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers,
and Express Employees. appealing to
them not to stand for wage cuts
BE careful that during the next
few months or weeks you are not led
into illegal and unauthorized strikes.
On tho other hand, be ready and pre-
pared on proper orders to so over
the top!" says the circular signed by
Wade Shurtleff, State secretary.
~woN.r STAND CUT
Let the word 60 forth in no un-
certain tone that the organized rail-
road workers will not stand for cut
Of one cent In wages that II Mr.. After
bury, chief Of the railroad executives,
attempts II on any portion of our
organised workers, that we will strike
until this would-bs czar finds that he
and his staff are not In France but
In America, dealing with free-born
Americans. free In reality As well a.
name. who will not submit to Euro
psan conditions and who demand not
only q living wage but q saving one.
These are days which will prove
you are not mere breeders Of chill
dren to NIL railroad offices when
you are worked out.
Subscribe or have your lodge sub
scribe as a body fo1 Labor (ofnciai
organ Of the railroad unions) so that
the lies Of the paid press will not
deceive you when the war Is on"
TO ~UsE EVERY METHOD
K. II. Fitzgerald. president of the
Brotherhood of Railroad and Steam
ship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Ex-
press and Station Employees, which
has a membership of 20O. 900 and Is
the second largest of the railroad
unions, representing q large per-
centa&e of the unslkilled workers |
about to have their wages cut has
been Instructed and commanded" |
to give no consideration whatever |
to wage reductions at this time" to |
use every constitutional method in |
his power to defeat the attempt of |
the railroad managers to reduce |
and to act with the other |
railroad labor organizations in put |
ting into action "the sentiment that |
cur economic strength shall be used |
to prevent return to former intol-
erabie conditions"
Although some union leaders ex-
press the opinion that many of the
will accept 10 per cent cut.
the consensus OF opinion expressed is
that walk-ou will follow steps to put
ton
The fact the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers, regarded as the
most conservative OF railroad labor, |
has passed strong resolutions against
accepting any wage reductions and
its officers to use the |
proper force to put these resolutions
into effect, strengthens the opinion
that there will be q general walk-ou
unless wage cuts are forestalled by |
court proceedings now planned