The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-07-01
R.R.BOARDfhIlSTO.
PREVENT STRIKE.
Defiance OF Union Leaders Brings
Abrupt thd Ut Session
SHOPMEh WILL GO OUT
Haunting Authority of Federal Body
Labor Leaders Refuse to Comply
With Orders to Appear and Tis-Us
Now Appears Certain.

Chicago. July l.-Federal interven
ton by The United States railroad ia
Dor board failed To halt the strike n1
400. 900 railway shupmen.
Flmting of The boards efforts 10 ef
fecI settlement Of The Shopnlens
grievances before the walkoul TOOK
place. l.. NJ Jewell. head of the Shop
Crafts Union, and the six internationa
union heads. refused 10 appear for al
official investigation of The strike b!
The board No further attempt to for
sail H., strike will be made. Chair
1,,:iiI Ben W. Heuper announced, IL
aa!nurniny the federal body's inquiry
\ Threatened strike uf 100000 rail
WY maintenance Of way employees was
Il. leaf postponed. however. by III,
! cards intervention. The strike %
i.,l> group, which had been expected
10 parable! that OF the shopmen. vii
moi he announced at present. bur viii
await furt..er action of the organize,
lions executive council. according
10 The announcement of President +
r. Grahie before the board.
. Chairman Hooper announced thai
no practical purpose could be served
by compelling the presence Of Mr.
Jewell at an adjourned hearing. He
declared THAI the board has severed
The, luli tAlth of IL authority, actirs
under the transportation act.
Hooper explained thar ii was nol
the boards purpose |" prevent any
one striking" but that it did desire II
inquire into possible violations ~
board orders. Mr.. Healy said his or
ganization was taking strike vOt.
over the wage cut Of cents an hour
and rhat his personal authority extend
ed only To advising the membership o.
The result. The ballot. Mr.. Healy add
ed. is NOT re1urnable until July 10.
Leaders of railroad labor unions
whose members are on the verge Of ;
nationwide strike. flouted the author
ily of the United State, railroad Ia
Dor board in 4 refusal 10 heed its sum
mons for i conference with RAILROAD
executives.
The board exercised its lega! righ
and ordered Two of The leaders sub
shop crafts unions of the American
Federation of Labor, and TimOth!
Healy. head of the stationary fremeI
and oilers.
The order TO produce the two lead
ers was issued after the board ha(
convened IT'S hearings, and had receiv
ed long statement from Jewell de
nying the boards right 70 compel hin
TO be present. Only three OF ten union
leaders summoned responded. All the
railroads We're represented. x
The three union heads who appear
ed before the board were E. H. FitZ
gerald, head of the Clerks Union +
F.. Cradle, prpsiden' Of the Mainten
ance of Way men. md ID. W. Holt
chief of the signal men.
Leaders of the railroad shop crafts
notified the United States railroad la
Dor board that the shopmen refused Il
delay their strike pending negotiations
begun by the board.
Ii the telegram. ct the railroad Ia
Dor board of June 20 l>ummoning III,
ShopmenS leaders 10 the conference
means that The board is issuing an or
der to the shopmen that The situation
remain status QUO until >etrlemen
is reached. said The letter 10 Il. M
Jewell. shipments leader. ~ the labo
board. 'Jhen the Shopmen regard i