New-York tribune., 1922-06-28

cAlmness. confident that not only will
IN. strike prove unsuccessful. but that
no. single important trans sportation
sr-tem of tnr country will br serious
iy crippled y me Valk-out comes.
Sounding out - sentiment In these
circ'ns showed these points on which
the Western railroad world is prepar-
'rg 20 meet the wslk-out:
4 belize that no. more than 10 per
cent o. the workers now threatening
90 strise actually will 60 out u - -
ordered.
Confidence that the maintenance 81
WAY men who strike can be easily
replaced BY what economists term
common labor" and that the walk
o.. of shopmer can be completely
Offset by the letting out Of contracts
for rolling stock repair work 70 pr
va'e companies.
The firm conviction that by far the
greatest agitation for a strike =
coming from the heads o. the unions
concerned. who are pictured as max
irS n Grandstand play and looking
Cor a soft spot upon which 70 light
i' was made clear that what =
causing the most snSicty 10 the rail
road chiefs Just nov ia not that a
strike may b- called next month
which is conceded as extremely likely
but that the business men o. the
courtry arc raising clamor over Che
strike possibilities ard thereby inter
ferrinc With tho decisions the United
States Railroad Labor Board ~ hand
in- down
NJ. Jewels message said tna' the
n,or s.c~e voting by IAN overwhelming
rf. ~. la n
the unions require 4 tvo-thirds vote
fo- strike authorization and the votes
may continue 10 come IN until juno 80.
The text OF Mr. o-vc. lctter Toll
lows. in part;
"Since the passage of the t-anspor.a-
ton act series OF controversies be-
.Vesn the carriers and .helr employees
have developed q situation wherein to-
Gav approximately two-thirds OF ~"
n,r engaged in railway service are
voting upon Withdrawal from employ
ment.
The responsibility for this situa-
ton rests souarely upon the Assoois
of Railway Executives. o. which YOU
are chairman. This telegram is for the
pu-pose of making Gear 20 you and 20
All others interested tho measure OF
your responsibility
The transportation &C. PROVIDED
machinery FOR negotiation and reaoy
adjustment Of disputes regarding
grievances. rules and working condi-
.ions which the carriers from the out
set refused 70 employ. j. PROVIDES
Section Railroad board o. labor
adjustment may be estabhshed oy
agreement between any carrier. group
Of carriers. or the carriers a. "no.e'
L. = n
and any employees or suoorolnale ON
cia,s Of carries or organ "a .ohs OF
croup Of organizations Thereof.
"On March 10 1920, ien daf' siter
.hc transportation act went INTO snee',
tre sixteen standard abroad .Sooi
organizations requested tne rahFoao
rnsnaremenis 20 continue tne 'Pei
stjon of national boards Of adiustnen'
bp, after cons ldefaole correspondence
This request was refused. 80.
"On March % and April ,. ls.O. me
chairman % the Railway Employees
ro~fe-ence Committee addressed let.
fsrs respectively 20 the ehsirman o.
the Railway Managements conference
Committee and 10 the CHAIRMAN OF nv
Association o. Railway kNeeuuNes' re
onesting the continuation o. nat'ons'
adjustment boards. when hao success
F,,iI,. fvnctioned previously ana "eIe
nroyided FOR IN the transpor'ation sc.
You replied that tne sssoclst'on N@s
onnosed 20 the continuation OF ns''ona'
boards = o,.-s,,on
under the spoTtauon ae''
riers refused 90 estaOlisn "hht -He
Labor Board had described - an es
scntiai uar' O. mach!nef2 HrCl-
6i,nutes between carriers ana 'no'I ~
,,ioyscs !, thus became erineni oe'ly
II the development Of the Pre:en, cor
.~oversies that the purposes OF tne car
- In dealing with their employees
- erst. 70 organize management
for national action IN support OF uni-
-. ,ol,cies. second. 20 AVOID nego-
.'..tons v.i.h fno employees organized
i;Jewiso FOR national action; tni.i. 20
-. % ,npose the rational poIcies
nnsrsgement upon local organiza
80 ~ euoloyees. and iocrtn. lpoH
- ,rsvitaple failure o. such unfair
.h,Ss ~ NEGOTIATION. 20 thro" Upon
Pail~osd Labo. Board az un,n
.oy5e5 and impossible ouroen OF Sfoi'
;ration. ,. ,s,iorai
--.,,~s,, ~ .he carriers was evloeneeo
H. .heir position regarding ihe Id
tional agreement -. Ia.
hor Rosrd concerning rules ana "oIA.
- conditions. after the carr els n"u
.oSo,I,.ed lnS tneir case and before me
o,nriovees had even rad an op2ri
-. n prosc0t ,heir case 90 OIL. oe
...icd that NJ s.terOur". p ncnIi'
- Ire railway executives, mace per
o,ntorv derss-d 20 the .i."'u' = e
sbroration Of rie national a-rc. men :.
"a for az immediate REDUCTION Of
- OF maintenance Of way EN-
r. demand was shorty foilo"e9 :
hv meeting o. the As'ociat.oh % %
p.iirav Executives. resulting n the
rrossr,ation by management On 'ae
rra.,ec+ive railroads % Inform re-
s~cJ,on IN wages 20 the emp.oyees.
TLare uas no real attempt mace in
$500 OF tnis demand 10 negot.Sle
.~s agtetncr.. but IPon ne re-
S,,,aI of The rcDlcsen.atires O. me
.niov4es on the different systems 70
s'gr On the dotted line the cispuits
.brs .nsururated by concerted as'Ion
=, I u,t.ona sceie by the railway *
er,fi,es. End wa.en we're not s.o'n' 8
,eS 90 national Or even senpins ','
-, .,..ovs. we're brought before ihe
Labor Beard. -. h..-
~Tbs railway executives nsvs oeen
.hle ~ concerted action 20 inunee si~