The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-04
TRAIL PARALYSIS
IS NEW PROSPECT
September Considered as
BEST Time to Call
Double Walkout

WASHINGTON, June 3--The
spectre OF a combination railroad
and miners strike. involving close
to 100000 men and constituting
the greatest Industrial tlc-up In the
history ot the country, began TO take
form In Washington today Even
though not yet materiaiiZcd, the pos
sibilitics Of the situation are such
as TO cause administration leaders
distinct uncnsiness
september Best Time"
Railroad leaders In the capital
agree that September would bo the
best time to stage the transportat ton
tic-up II the men decide to strike.
according TO n canvass of opinion
made by the International News
Service.
Daily reports from railroad con-
tors throughout the country re-
ceived at labor headquarters indi-
cate the mon are "strainiug NJ tho
leash" and that they intend to quit
work as n protest against wage re-
ductlons. even II recognized chiefs
of their brothcrhoods and unions do
not thinS strike should be called
The leaders. however. are fully
aware of this situation and there is
ordering tho men out after their
wishes are officially made u matter
OF record through strike ballots.
would Isc short Strike.
September IL being looked upon ne
the best month OF the rail tic-up, on
the hypothesis that tho strike Of
500, 900 bitumlnous GOAL miners viii
be over by that time. The railroad
labor chiefs think the mine strike
will wind up some time IN August.
Whenever tho miners do 20 bacd 10
work there will be rush of coal
shipments and if this rush comes In
September the railroads will have
to cope with II at time when they
also viii he called upon to haul mil
lions of bushels OF grain to the mar
kets. Because u national railroad
strike Is highly expensive, costing In
the neighborhood OF t2b,0O0.000 u
day, IL will have TO be OF short dura-
tion.
tf the miners do not go back how
ever, the rallroadcrs are agreeable
to n combination strike that would
be iust as effective.
In View OF the excessive cost OF n
railroad strike. II may not be pos
siblo for the railroad workers TO go
out for more than n week. For this
think that the strike, To be most cf-
fective, should be called stimuli
taneously throughout the country.
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CHICAGO, June 3.--Strike clouds
looming across tho industrial hori-
zon are not regarded with appre-
hension by the country's leading
railroad executives, IL was stated on
high authority today.
I'VE do not take the present strike
threats seriously" said the presi-
| dent OF one OF the big middle west
railroad systems. "a strike now or
IA month from now would he inop-
| perfume from the standpoint of the
men, and their leaders know IT.
! Two things are against the likell-
hood OF n strike: first, employment
conditions: men are not scarce
Second. wages. even with the new
cut, the pay OF the railroad men will
be higher than In other industries.
| CHICAGO, June 3.-Uneypected
delay In the final formal approval OF
| the shop crafts wage reduction or
der formulated by the United States
| railroad labor board prevented the
expected announcement today and II
was said at the board that the de-
cision would not be made until EARLY
next week. The absence of several
members Of the board. called out OF
the city on business. made formal
approval OF the order today impos-
sible. Both the majority opinion and
the minority opinion embodying the
| objections of the three labor mem
bers TO tho majority cut were COM
pleted last night, and at which the
| boards final action.
Published rumors OF the pro-
Visions of tho new wage cut were
| categorlcally denied by board mem
bers today. who declared the reduc-
| ton figures published were practi-
cally entirely Incorrect. The shop.
mems cut, however. will reach a to-
tai of at least $50. 900. 900 a year, It
was said, That amount equals the
maintenance OF way cut last week,
but the shopmen's percentage will
not be so great, due to the fact that
their wages are ractically double
.hose of the maintenance OF way la
borers.