The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-06-18
Jewell Says Recent Cuts
In Pay Do Not Hit
Key Employees.
CHARGES TRICKERY
TO AVERT STRIKE
Is Move to Set Up Anti
Walkout Machine,
Ayers Leader.

CINCINNATI. June I7-Bert NJ
Jewell. president Of the railroad
department Of the American Fed-
GRAFTON Of Labor. today said that
the three recent ware cuts Affect
ing approximately 100000 railway
employees. recently handed down by
the United States Railroad Labor
Board. was so designed az 70 bring
about q split in the ranks of the
rail workers-
The effect Of this split, accord
ing TO Jewell. is TO place the
railway employees in two classinca-
tions. The nrst classification, in
cluding all Of the men who have
received wage cuts. leaves out an
railway employees who are vital 20
the running OF trains
The railroads have organized an
snti-strike machine" Jewell said.
This machine via be used to de-
feat the rail unions that are now
taking a strike ballot. II possible.
In the last ware decision Of the
board the telegraphers and train
dispatchers, signal foremen, as
sistsnt foremen and inspectors, GER
tain classification Of clerks who
handle important records OF the
railroads and inspectors and fore
men in the mechanical Department.
received no cut
Object 10 Besre,s Ler4e.
The board mas arranged to take
a vacation July 1. and will not be
n position to stop this nght az
they did the threatened strike ~
TIE train service unions last fan
The train service unions win re-.
ceive no wage cut before fall, n
they do then.
And this is the machine txaf
mas been prepared 70 nght the shor
crafts and other rail unions.
The men Of the rail unfons nh
)ect 70 the boards line OF reasoninV
more than 10 the wage reduction
me wage cut. according 70 fhe
reasoning Of the board was nad.
because the railroads could NOT a.
ford TO pay more7 The railroad,
VIII have TO quit taking money out
OF one pocket and putting n fnto
snother Overhead expenses of ths
roads could be cut lower"
heymen Play Big Part.
The train dispatchers. numberins
ABOUT 5000 have been genersIIS
consioered as subordinate railroad
omcials Supervisory ofncers IN
the shop cats received no wage re-
II is conceded that In cas-. OF
~aikout the railroads could run
without difhculty. unless enpIove,
IN the railroad service who have
not already been cut. also toined
.ne strike. The telegraphers also
II was pointed out, play an import
ant part daily in the railroad indus
try.
Ihe organizations Of rail work
ers who received no wage cut We.
termed by Mr.. Jewell as beinr IN.
nucleus Of what the railroads A.
penoed upon as an anti-strike ma.
chine In case of a walkout of kho,
craft employees.
Rafl-CoaI Conference Tue~6
The conference TO be beld ~
tween the executive onicers ~ ~.
m'ne workers and the ran upioD.
was set for Tuesday evening. Johr
Lewis. president OF the United Nina
workers. appearing as a delegate
made statement from the floor Of
the convention. He said:
desire. Mr.. President. in behalf
OF tne representatives OF the Uuited
Mine Workers, to accept tho Invi-
tation extended by Delegate u N
yewen' in behalf OF the Railway
employees Department Of the A p.
OF Ia and It's associated organisa-
IONS 10 attend a meeting OF those
DESTINATIONS to discuss the indus
iai situation affecting the strike
ot the organized workers in the
inning industry and the outrageous
clon OF the q. s. Railroad Labor
Board imposing unwarrantable ana
un1ustinable reductions unon ,h1
railway employees"