Evening star., 1922-06-01
RAIL UNIONS Plan
WAGE CUT PARLEY
Maintenance Workers De.
cislon on WaIkout Ex-.
pected Soon.
By the Associated Press.


CINCINNATI. Ohio. June Led.
ward H. Fitzgerald. Grand president
Of the Brotherhood Of Railway
Clerks, Freight Handlers. Express. and
Station Employees. announced today
that sixteen chiefs OF the railroad
brotherhoods and other executive Of.
ficers OF the railroad union will meet
in Cincinnati next Tuesday to take up
matters vital to the common welfare
Of all railroad workers. Some forty
executives are expected to attend the
meeting.
The meeting was called on instruc.
tions Of B. NJ. Jewell. head Of the en-
ployes' department Of the American
Federation Of Labor.
Intimatton was given Edward H.
brotherhood of Railxay Clerks. Freight
Handlers and Station and Express En-
ployes. that the proposed transfer Of
the meeting to this city was to assure
the attendance Of Samuel Gompers,
OF Labor. and several other promi-
nent union of1cials who will be in
Cincinnati for the annual convention
OF the federation. which begins June
10.
It was said to be likely that any
brotherhood chiefs at their confer
ence would be presented to the con-
| vention.
Represent 100000 Men.
Only the heads OF the hrotherhoods
will be here" Mr.. Fitzgerald said.
but they will represent 100000 en-
ployes in the conference. which will
take up the union side OF tho issues
now confronting u.s." He declined to
discuss the proposed strike ballot Of
maintenance Of way employees, say.
Ing he would know nothing oficiaily
about II until the meeting opens
According to Mr.. Fitzgerald some
executives are expected to take part
in the conference. TT will be the first
gathering Of its kind ever held in the
history OF organized labor" Mr.. Fha-
gerald said. He stated that the OBJ
ject Of the conference was to discuss
matters vital to the common welfare
of all railroad workers.
1t is expected that course of ac-
tfon with regard to reduction in
wages OF railroad workers recently
made and contemplated by the Rail-
road Labor Board vii be decided on.
out that is a matter that will be de-
veloped at the meeting it was said.
Union Heads Expected.
Among the heads Of the brother.
| hoods who are expected to attend are
Warren Stone. Cleveland. Order Of Lo-
comotive Engineers: W. S. Carter,
Cleveland. Firemen and Engineers;
! w. G. Lee: Cleveland. Railroad Train.
men; L E; Shepard. Cleveland. and
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Order Of Railway
Conductors: T. Cashen. Buffalo,
Switchmen's Union of North Amer
ica. B. NJ. Jewell. Chicago. railway
kemploy es' department Of the Amer.
lean Federation Of Labor: Timothy
Healy, New York. Brotherhood Of
Firemen and Oilers; E. F. Cradle, De.
troit. Brotherhood of Maintenance Of
Way Employees; Daniel Helt. Chicago
Sisnalmen Of North America; E. J.
Manion. st. Louis, Order Of Railway
Teleeraphers; ]. c. Luehrsen. Chicago,
Train Dtspatchers' Association; r
ONeE. Master Mechanics Associa-
ton; J: L: Johnson. washington. or.
washington: Brethsrhood Of Elec-
ton. Railway Sheet Metal Workers:
Joseph Franklin, Kansas City. Kan.
Railway Boiler Makers Union: Mar.
tin Ryan. Kansas City. MO. Railway
Car Mems Union; J. W. Kline, Chi
cago. Brotherhood Of Railway Black
smiths. and John l. Lewis. president.