The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-28
ROADS RETREAT
ONLY WAY LEFT
TO STOP STRIKE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
through you informing the respon-
sible heads OF the various railway
systems in the United states and
also the Pullman company, most
Of which are represented In the
Association OF Railway Executives,
that unless an immediate arrange
ment can be made,
81. To continue the payment OF
the wages at present I'm force.
-. To restore operation under
rules 6, 10. 10, Il. Is. as and l77
as they existed prior to the amend
ments thereof proposed IN decision
EGG; and.
"3. To discontinue the contract
ing out of work and shops pending
negotiations between the AssOcil-
ton of Railway Executives and the
railway employees department look
ing toward adjustment of the oX-
istins disputes upon these ques-
tions, sanction OF withdrawal
from employment on July !. 1922.
as voted by the employees will be
unavoidable"
The three points on which the
executives are asked 10 meet the
employees demands are identical
with three questions on which the
strike ballot.
The first ballot covers 100000
900 wage cut ordered by the board
effective July J. The second ballot
involves seven rules regarding over
time and physical examinations,
fought principally by the men be-
cause they wiped out time and one
half pay for overtime and sunday
work. The third strike question
involved the practice OF numerous
roads in farming out certain work,
declaring to he I'm order 20 avoid
the rulings on wages and WORKING
conditions by the federal labor
board.
While union heads expressed the
veilcd hope that the railroad heads
might listen to their last minute
truce proposal the suppressed eX-
citement and tense atmosphere
around union headquarters seemed
to portend some momcntous action
Pu, Guards Over Ballots.
Stationed AT the doOrwaYs we're
two husky guards who barred cur
ious visitors from the offices whore
tho pink. blue and white ballots
were being counted and where the
international heads sat in council.
No one would drop the slightest
hint of the ballot count and 1t was
said that hut one man knew the
totals and that he had made no Of
ficial report to the executive coun-
ell.
II was learned, however, that the
general committee of the federated
shops crafts would continue their
meetings tomorrow with the draft
ing Of strike program, the sub
ject OF their discussions
Blame for the entire strike stu
alton was placed squarely on the
shoulders of the railway executives
by President Jewelrs telegram. He
declared that the passage OF the
transportation act has resulted in a
series of controversies between the
roads and their employees which had
developed a situation wherein nearly
900, 900 men or two-thirds Of
those in railroad employ today are
taking a strike vote.
Besides the shopmen. the main
tenance OF way, laborers, firemen
and oilers and part of the clerks
and signalmen are balloting on the
strike question.
The telegram reviewed rail events
since the passage of the transporta-
tion act and dwelt strongly on the
refusal Of tho executives to establish
boards OF tabor adjustment, provid-
ed for in the act to settle local or
regional disputes.
Blamcs Transportation Act
Thus in the beginning Of the op-
Grafton OF the transportation act, 10"
said the telegram, the carriers re-