The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-08
Allen Tells New York Audience
Public Needn't Worry.
Government Should Run Roads
in Emergency, He States.
CALL WILL NOT BE ISSUED?
Railway Presidents Say Even If
Voted, Strike Improbable.
Jewell Replies That Statement
of Executive Is Untrue.

road unions strike Iney Will ps nam
under the provisions OF the Sherman
antitrust. act for conspiracy in re-
straint of trade by reason of the de-
cision of the United States supreme
court in the Coronado case
jackson II. Ralston, counsel Tor tne
American Federation of Labor, admit
ted this here today Ralston SAID the
decision not only makes funds OF labol
unions liza BILE to seizure, but the prop
erty of individual members them
selves.
Rochester. n. Y. June s--"As seri-
or1 as this wage controversy IS De
tween the railroad workers and the
railroads Il IS not serious enough q
result in the public being deprived oi
transportation" Governor Henry j.
Allen OF Kansas said in an address
last night at the annual banquet OF
the American Foundry Mems assocla-
ton. in convention here
Asked later by newspaper men if he
believed the government should inter
fere in the event of a railroad strike,
and If there would be a stoppage OF
transportation in Kansas. he replied:
Surely. the men can always strike
OF course but the government should
see that the roads are kept running
There will be no tieup in Kansas II
the men go on strike, and they have
a perfect right to do that the roads
will be run anyway and the strikers
will not be allowed to interfere Sec
tion of our industrial court Law
takes care of that"
Chicago. June S.-Members of the
railway unions affected by recf NJ
wage cut orders of the United States
railway labor board. will vote to strike
but the actual call for the strike may
never be issued. according to the opin-
ion expressed in railroad circles hers
today. 1t was pointed out that strike
vote and an actual strike are vastly
different affairs
Call It All bluff"
Leaders of the railway unions to-
day are in Cincinnati for the most
part and could not be reached fol-
comment on the statement signed BY
six middle western railroad presidents
that the strike threat of the union Is
"an bluff"
by a prominent railroad president II
an exclusive International News Serv.
Ice interview on Saturday.
The statement issued by the railway
presidents declared that the strike
talk is coming from union leaders and
not from the men
1t asserted the employees. in tht
main, are sincerely interested in tax
ing care of their jobs and homes" and
that they have been preparing fol
considerable time to meet condition:
that will result from the wage cuts
The statement was signed by c. H
Markham. of the Illinois Central: Hale
Holden, of the Burlington; H. z. BY.
ran, of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St
Paul; F. H Finley, of the Northwest
ern; J. Z. German. of the Rock Island
and S. NJ FELTON,, of the Chicago &
Great Western.
Cincinnati. O.. June s.-Replyins
TO the charges of railroad executive:
that union leaders alone were re-
sponsible for strike talk, Bert NJ
Jewell, president of the railroad en-.
pioyes division. of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor, declared here TO-DAY
that some of the statements made by
the six presidents were untrue.
Facts Are Exaggerated.''
The declaration of the executive.
that the present scales of railroad
workers makes a favored class ot
workmen, IS ridiculous and absurd ir
the extreme" Jewell said.
An examination of the wage scale.
OF other industrial workers will prov,
to any one just how unfounded thi.
statement OF the executives is
The assertion that the roads ar,
still facing severe financial crisi,
and that the reductions of wages i.
necessary to save them is obvfousl,
without foundation. The facts hav,
been exaggerated"
Mr.. Jewell refused TO comment fur
ther on the statement saving that n,
could not speak as an individual bu
only as president of a union OF rail
road men He declared that a fornoa
reply to the executives statemen
would be formed as soon as the direct
ING board of The railroad division q
ne federation could meet and ,go owe
me charges thoroly.