New-York tribune., 1922-07-05


that any increases Obtained shall be
made retroactive to July l., and that
ruling shall be sought Immediately
from the board, absoIving the main
tenaSfce men from performing any OF
the work Of the striking shopmen.
Cradle Before the Board.
The settlement of the maintenance
union controversy was brought about
a. the result of Investigations made by
the Labor Board last Friday into the
calling of the shopmens strike. In
sharp contrast to the defiant action of
Mr.. Jewell, who remained away from
that hearing, Mr.. Cradle appeared be-
fore the board and offered testimony to
the effect that living costs We're in
creasing and that the board should take
this into consideration with regard to
the maintenance men.
Chairman Hooper promptly Informed
Mr.. Cradle he had received reports
bearing out this contention, and in
vited him, in view of the fact that the
board could not reverse one of its own
decisions - that cutting the main
tenance mems wages-to submit petit
ttons for increases.
Text of Offcials' Message
Following is the text of the execu-
tive boards message to the union
locals:
"To grand lodge officers, general
chairmen and local lodge secretaries,
greetings. The undersigned sub-com-
mittee of the exeeutive board of grand
lodge officers Comprising the presi-
dent, tkss.e yice-presidents, and a
Quorxfi of the executive board, hereby
mGxes the following official announce
ment:
After most careful consideration of
this entire situation we have reached
the conclusion that it is not wise for
our membership to leave the service
of the carriers until every resource
has been exhausted that affords hope
Of a peaceful adjustment.
after conferences with railroad Of
ficials and with the chairman and
other members Of the Railroad Labor
Board, we have determined upon the
following course:
a. To instruct our chairmen on
each carrier to take up promptly with
the management all the grievances and
controversies outstanding between the
members Of our organization and the
carriers for the purpose of negotiating
q speedy adjustment, the matters to be
taken up, among others, to embrace q
revision of the recent wage decision
of the Railroad Labor Board, certain
changes in our rules, and the question
of contracting out the labor of the
classes of employees. included in ou,
organization. That the carriers could
not we'll hesitate to consider revision
of the wage decision is indicated by
the fact that many of them have al
ready been offering certain changes
favorable to certain classes.
To Work Under Protest
"2. In case of failure to secure
from any carrier fair and reasonable
concessions in regard to the various
matters involved, to bring these mat.
ters before the Railroad Labor Board
with the assurance that they shall be
given the right of way for prompt con.
sideration and decision.
IS. To continue work under the pres.
ent wage decision of the Labor Board
under protest pending the efforts tc
obtain satisfactory adjustment.
"a TO insist that any revision OF
wages obtained be made retroactive tc
a5. To seek Immediately from, the
Railroad Labor Board ruling absolv.
ing our members from being required
TO perform the work Of striking EN-.
plcyees belonging to other classes.
IS. To withhold strike order pending
the carrying out of the foregoing pro
gram.
"With the best interests of the mem
bers of our organization at heart, it i!
our Judgment that more will be gained
for them by the program here outlinee
than could be derived from any Other
course. .s.t, f..
eve believe that just and generou.
public sentiment will sustain us in thi.
policy, and every move necessary to it:
Heb ant ho
~ pressed.
"This announcement will be followed
by circular letter dealing with thi:
matter more in detail"
Mr. JewelPs letter to the Labor Boar,
said In part:
Not Combating Rail Board
"In acknowledging receipt of al
order of the board issued to-day pur
porting to outlaw 100000 perma
nently organized railway employee,
and to grant recognition to such tenn
porary organizations of floating work
ers and professional strike breakers al
the railway agents may be able tt
develop, we wish to advise that tn,
statements contained in the resolutio,
Of the board are in many respects
quite inaccurate.
IL. The organized employees are no
combating the Labor Board of the gov
ernment.
'2. The organized employees are en-
gagged in dispute with the manage
nents of the railroads.
"3--The Labor Board has failed /,
It's efforts to decide this dispute b,
obtaining an agreement upon wage
and working conditions acceptable t,
both parties.
"4-There is nothing in any Lawful
decision of the board to prevent sucl
an agreement being reached betwee,
the carriers and their employees at an,
time in the future.
"5--The resolution adopted by tn
board to-day simply means that tn
board has accepted its failure to brin,
about an agreement, and the accept
ance of that same fact by the EN-
ployees cannot be honestly described q
fight against the Labor Board or tn,
government.
"6--The organized employees, in thei
effort to maintain the American stand
ard of living and to combat the inten
tiou of organized money power It
break down that standard, are uphold
ing and fighting for the institution
which the government of the United
States was ordained TO protect and t,
preserve.
Freed of All Allegiance
"It Is perhaps peculiarly appropriate
that on the Fourth of July we stat
the causes which impel' the organize,
lxrynx 4.