The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-01
JEWELL GAVE
ULTIMATUM
TO THE ROADS
That They Must Ignore De-
cision Of United States
Railroad Labor Board in
Cutting the Wages of the
Shopmen To-day

Boston. July l.--Car inspectors en-
ployed by the New York, New Havef
and Hartford railroad at stations il
this city left their work at 10 O'Clock
this morning. Officials Of the road said
there appeared to be confusion among
the men as to whether the strike called
for the walkout on basis of daylight
saving or standard time.
The entire day shift Of ear inspectors
numbering twenty men out OF total
Of fifty employed a the South staS,n
in the testing of car wheels and air
brakes prior to the starting OF trains,
walked out As soon az the company
officials learned that the strike had ac-
tually started they began advertising
for mechanics Of all classes employed
in the shops of the system and set up
employment bureau in room at the
South station. They aid they already
had long list Of applications from for
mcr employees.
The entire crew employed at the
Southampton street roundhouse and
s itpdH SUPP WV itit ttNfi
work shortly before II o'clock.
Reports received at the Offices of the
New Haven railroad at that time in
dicatcd that men were also leaving the
big shops at Readville and other places.
The New Haven normally employees A.,
800 men in its plants on the division
east Of New London.
Chicago. July B. NJ. Jewell head
OF the railway employees department cf
the American Federation of Labor.
who, with officials Of the various shop
crafts, defed summons to appear be-
fore the United States labor board, in
last effort to avoid the strike, APP
parently had decided to remain con
eistent with his ultimatum to the rail
roads last week.
Jewell successfully avoided subpoena
services after the board issued writ
calling upon him to appear at the close
Of the conference. Efforts to locate
him were fruitless until after midnight
when he was found at hotel
In his ultimatum Jewell told rail-
road executives that the only possible |
way to peace was for the roads to |
ignore the decision of the labor boaid |
slsshing S60,OO0O00 from the wages of
shopmen to-day. and TO restore rules
governing overtime pay and working /
conditions along with an agreement TO
discontinue the system by which sew
cral roads farmed out work 70 con-
tractors.
Declaring that the blood was On
JEWELS own head" Ben w. Hooper,
chairman OF the labor board, said jew
ellis belated appearance under sub
poena could not at such late hour
result in any reversal Of the strike or
der in time to prevent suspension OF
work.
Railway executives who answered
the boards summons and appeared AT
the conference virtually removed one
of the strike issues when many OF
them announced that they would abol-
ish the contract system in their shops.
Railroad officials declared that the
public would scarcely be aware Of the
walkout except through reading about
IL. Transportation would continue un-
they asserted, and in some
lenters it was indicated that shops
would be operated on ain open shop
basis Definite word from headquar
fers of thc maintenance Of way cm
soyes at Detsoit carly to-day that the
track workers would remain at work
until July }. at least. pending confer
pnre~ left the shop crafts alone in the
valkou to-day The delay brought
hope that the labor board could avert
! walkoui bv the trackmrn.
Although efforts TO prevent a shop
mems strike apparently had failed.
some hope forestalling strikes Of
1ther classes of railway workers was
seen as result Of yeterdsy's onfer-
-nee.