South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-04
AWAIT RESULT
OF RAIL BOARD
MEETING TODAY
Conference of Union Leaders
and Board Members VIII
Be Held in Chicago.
CANVASS STRIKE VOTES
100000 Members and l20,-
900 Non-Union Men In
cluded in Group.

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CHICAGO. July s.-CBy A. P.)-
With striking shopmen formally
branded by the United States rail-
road labor board as outlaws" the
board Monday night directed Is
efforts toward the prevention Of an
extension Of the waIkout 20 some
four hundred thousand maintenance
of way men.
Following a meeting Of he eE-
ecutve council OF the United Brother
hood OF Maintenance OF WAY En-
pioyes and railway shop laborers IN
Detroit Tuesday % canvass a strike
vote. IL was announced that the
threatened walkout would be held
UP pending a conference with Walter
L. McMenimen. labor member and
Ben ". Hooper. chairman OF the
labor board at Chicago. az 10 a. m.
Tuesday. The conference was ar
ranged at the suggestion OF Mr.. Nc
Menimen.
Members Of the board Monday
night expressed hope that the con
ference would avert a walkout. They
declared that the only question a.
issue was one Of wages and that the
way already had been opened for a
consideration OF wage reductions
which went into effect on July !.
simultaneously with shipments walk
out.
At that time Ben ". Hooper.
chairman Of the board. announced
that government reports indicated
increase in the cost Of living; since
the board rendered It's wage reduc-
ton decisions and that thsi could
be made the basis OF an immediate
appeal to the board by employees for
wage increases. Union leaders were
quoted Monday as demanding only
that the board hold up It's wage cuts
pending the appeal The difference
was slight, IL was declared. and the
belief was expressed that the gap
would be bridged without a strike
Conflicting Claims.
Meanwhile conflicting claims con
tlnued regarding the number OF men
involved IN the waikout OF the shop
men. Neither the union leaders nor
the railway managers would give any
figures, but 3. NJ. Jewell reiterated
previous statements that the strike
was virtually 100 percent effective.
The railroad executives on the other
hand declared that traffic was be-
ing continued practically without in-
terrUption and repeated their asser-
tions that the efficiency Of the roads
would not be seriously impaired by
the walkout for several weeks and
perhaps months. New workers are
being recruited 10 take the places
Of the strikers.
The outlaw" order issued BY the
labor board Monday followed a state
nAnt by Mr. Hooper last week that
blood would be upon Mr.. Jewels
head" in ignoring the boards order
20 appear before 10 and justify his
strike order. The order said IN part:
IF u be assumed that the en-
ployes who leave the service Of the
carriers because Of their d1ssatisfac-
ton with any decision 81 the labor
board are within their rights. Il must
also be conceded that the men who
remain in the service and those who
enter IL anew are within their rights
in accepting such employment. that
they are not strikebreakers seeking
10 impose the arbitrary viii Of any
employer or employees. that they
have the moral as well as the legal
right 20 engage In such service of
the American public 10 avoid inter
ruption OF indispensable railway
transportation and that they are en-
- !
partment and branch o. the govern
ment. state and national"
During the day the labor board
received an inquiry from ". =.
ONCeu. president Of the Information
al Association Of Railway superT-
sors Of Mechanics who asked what
his men should do II called upon 20
perform the duties OF shopmen. Mr..
Hooper In a letter replied
The board IS OF the opinion that
the members OF your organization
should not be required by the car
riers with whom you have agree
ments 10 perform duties other than
the supervisors. Work as within
the scope OF your duties uuies such
performance Is purely voluntary"
Few Distur Dancea-
The third day Of the shopmenr
strike passed IN com parativs quiet
although a slight disturbance vas
reported a. Perry. Ia. where 20
laborers brought IN from Chicago
for shop work were stoned and run
out OF town. G z Johnson. general
manager OF the Kansas C1ty south
ern, reported 20 the labor board
during the day mat one OF his as
s!stauts had been assaulted ioy strike
synpati1izers az LesssTne, La,
while repairing air hose.
In tha larger cities police guards
were reported 20 have been thrown
about railroad property, While The
cham Der OF commerce OF Kansas
City, No, following q special meet