Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-07-07
u. 6. ACTS To HALT
BIC RAIL WALkOUT
labor Board Summons Heads OF
the Warning Parties.
RAIL CHIEFS DEFY THE MEN
Roads Refuse to Upset the Govern
ment Boards AWard-Say Union
Call for Strike Is in Defiance
of the Nation.

Chicago, June 3O.-The United States
government stepped into the. threat
ened railway strike of 100000 shop
men, authorized to leave their work
Executives of the six shop crafts
unions and the railroads to appear
before the board.
Acting under authority of the trans
portation act to intervene in any rail-
road dispute which threatens to inter-
rupt traffic, the federal body sum-
mOned the heads of the conflicting
parties to investigate the walkout be-
fore the strike becomes effective. 1t
was similar action by the board last
October that averted the threatened
tieup when the Big Four brotherhoods
ISSUED strike call
Strike Order Sent Out.
Orders signed by the six interna-
tional presidents of the shop unions
were sent out, authorizing the strike.
Their action followed a final ulti-
matum to the railway eecutives to
stay the $6O,OOO,0O0 wage cut, due July
q, and to restore former working con-
bditions abolished by the boards.
From the headquarters of the Big
-Four brotherhoods in Cleveland came
the announcement, that while they
would not take part in the strike, they
would perform no work outside their
accustomed duties, thus supporting the
men who go on strike.
American railroads will make no
concessions to their employees. This
ultimatum was telegraphed to B. M.
Jew ell, president of the railway en-
Iployees' department of the American
Federation of Labor, by the american
Association of Railway Executives.
The dispute, the executives pointed
out, is not between the roads and their
employees, but between the employees
and the United States labor board,
Through decisions handed down by the
board.
Ten Union Chiefs Called.
Not only were the six shop union
heads summoned to appear before the
Board, but the heads of four other or
Plantations also taking a strike vote,
were subpoenaed. They are the mainte-
nance of way brotherhood, which was
expected to announce it's strike call
from Detroit, the fremen and oilers,
who are taking a strike vote return
nble July 10. and the Brotherhood of
Railway Clerks and the signalmen.
B. M. Jewell, president of the rail-
way employees department of the
american Federation of Labor, to
(which all ten unions belong, declared
that the shop strike orders stand and
that he could not foresee any recall,
despite the boards action.
AT the offices of the railway labor
board it was stated that section 313 of
the transportation act of 1920 gives
the railway labor board power to cite
national officials and deputies of labor
organizations The section reads:
1.-THE labor board, in case it has rea-
son to believe that any decision of the
Eiabor board or af IN adjustment board
ns being violated by any carrier or en-
ployee or subordinate official or or
ganization thereof, may upon its own
IvOlition, after due notice and hearing
ito ali persons directly interested in
such violation, determine whether in
its opinion such violation has occurred
Iand make public it's decision in such
manner as it may determine"
President Harding to Act.
Washington, June 30.-President
Harding will use every facility at his
command to avoid h railway tieup If
1.-THE union and railway officials cannot
Scome to terms, he will call them to-
Egether in Washington.
he has no intention Of ordering a
Irchearing of the reduction of wages
lordered b. the railway labor board.
lie feels tha; this is in keeping with a
cut Ill rates directed by the interstate
Icomm cree commission and in keeping
with business requirements at present.
IN fa1. It is understood the Presi.
hent gave the railway officials some
hint Of what might happen when he
had them at dinner recently. He in
formed them that a cut in wages was
Imminent and asked whether they
would stand a corresponding cut in
rates
He wished to get voluntary agree
rnent To avert interminable court ac
kion. The executives of the railways
agreed TO abide by whatever decisions
might be made.