The New York herald., 1922-06-29


A. Franklin, International Brother
hood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship
builders and Helpers Of America; j..
]. Hynes, Amalgamated Sheet Metal
Workers International Alliance;
James F. Noonan. international
Brotherhood OF Electrical Workers,
and Martin F. Ryan, Brotherhood OF
Railway Car Men of America.
Johnston VIII BE in Charge.
The strike program will be under
the direction of William H. Johnston.
president of the machinists. who re-
Gently was appointed chairman Of
committee on program, embracing the
ten unions now taking strike vote.
At the headquarters of the shop
crafts unions the ballot count went
ahead. while the general committee
laid it's plans for action IL walkout
actually comes. Every possible con-
tingency will be guarded against. Even
legal action. in case of the arrest of
union leaders, will be provided for,
lieutenants being designated in ad-
vance to step into the places of every
leader who might be taken into GUS
tody.
Maintenance Of way employees.
clerks, signal men and other classes
whose wages were slashed, would, in
following the shopmen out on strike,
take more than 1000, 900 employees out
of the railroad service.
To forestaIl a general walkout of
the railroad shopmen 1t was learned
tonight at union headquarters the
railroads must meet every demand Of
the unions as outlined in their ulti-
matum yesterday to T. De Witt Cuyler
of New York. chairman Of the Asso-
citation of Railway Executives.
what UItimatum Indicated.
The ultimatum indicated that In
order to avert walkout the railway
arrangements must agree to ignore the
recent United States Railroad Labor
Board order authorizing a $s00oo,0o0 cut
| in the annual pay of shopmen. must
restore certain working rules which the
labor board has eliminated and must
abolish the system under which some
roads have let out work to contractors
not within the Jurisdiction Of the labor
board.
While indications tonight are that
more than 100000 maintenance of way
workers also may go on strike as
protest against the s60.0oO0Oo wage re-
| duction ordered by the labor board.
effective next Saturday, yesterdays
ultimatum was not construed as speak
Ing for them.
However, Z. F. Cradle. head of the
maintenance mems organization. with
Chicago two days and is reported to
have sat In at conferences that re-
suited in last nights ultimatum.
b. NJ. Jewell. chairman of the Rail-
way Department OF the A. F. of L..
according to representatives of the
maintenance Of way men and other
rail union ORGANIZATIONS. did not take
them into consultation in sending the
telegram OF strike ultimatum yester-
day. They declared to-day that he
acted on his own Initiative and that
his ultimatum covers the shop crafts
only.
Maintenance Men Vote.
They intimated. however. that as far
as the calling of a strike on July is
concerned. the vote of their own men
so far tabulated shows an overwhelm-
ing number for the strike and that
their wishes will be carried out.
Heads Of the railroads OF the country
will gather here tomorrow 10 consider
the ultimatum. The rail- chiefs. members
Of the Association of the Railway
Executives. are scheduled to consider
other rail matters at their meeting. One
Of tho railroad executives declared to-
day that the shop crafts ultimatum will
be gone into thoroughly. He refused to
comment on the possible attitude OF the
roads. except to say II would be impos-
sible for the roads to meet the demands
even to avert a strike.
In railroad circles II Is freely pre-
dcted that Jewell's ultimatum will be
turned down. Samuel FELTON,. president OF
the Great Western. chairman of the
Western executives, refused to discuss
the situation or the ultimatum.
vided In opinion on whether a strike
would seriously curtail the operation Of
trains. Some expressed the belief that
most OF the trains would be able to
move. provided. of course, the trainmen
themselves do not walk out, which Is
considered unlikely.
The Chicago and Northwestern ex-
poets to be able to run virtually all Of
its regular trains." said Frank Walters
general manager OF the road. I'VE do
not know how many II any of the em-
ployees included in the reduction will
walk out, but we have made prepara-
tlons for such an emergency. There are
$4,000 workers voting on the strike"
None of the Big Four" brothcrhoods
II affected by the wage reduction due
July 1. and there Is little likelihood OF
the trainmen joining a walkout.
SAVANNAH LINE Vim be located Mt Pier 52.
N. r., July .. Sailings Tue. Thur. Sat.-AdU.