Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-16
LABOR BOARD s
DECISIONS MUST
! Be ADHERED TO,
SAYS STATEMENT I
Presidents State ParleyS
+. Looking to a Settlement
Can't Be Held While
Walkout Continues.
ROADS PREPARING TO
REOPEN THEIR SHOPS
Cummins Announces Hear
ings viii Be Held Look
ing Toward a Revision of
Transportation Act,
(By The Associated Press.)

Chicago, July Is (by the Asso-
ciated Press) The third week of
the railway shopmen's strike open
ed today with peace negotiations
virtually at standstill following
yesterdays separate conferences
between rail executives, union
heads and railroad board members,
when the differences were de-
scribed as fundamental"
Western carriers tonight issued
a virtual ultimatum to the strikers
asserting that they will not agree
to any plan inconsistent with deci-
sions of the labor board and will
not confer with the strikers while
the walkout continues. The state
ment, issued by the western presi-
dents committee on public rela-
tions, placed responsibility for the
continuance of the strike on strike
leaders, and apparently left but
one course open for settlement
Willing to Confer.
The executives. the statement
said, "are perfectly willing to at
tend any meeting or participate in
any hearing called by the labor
board with a view to affecting a
settlement that would not nullify
but uphold and carry out the
board's decisions"
men, indicated yesterday that
working rules and wages. both
based on the boards decisions
must be settled satisfactorily before
he will consent to call off the strike
!. and take the matter before the
lapor board.
Virtually abandoning hope of ar
early settlement, many roads. ac-
cording to a labor board official
are prepared to make a determined
effort to reopen their shops the
first Of the week with non-union
employees.
With the carriers apparently de-
termined to maintain traffic as
nearly as normal as possible, Nhe
ranks of the strikers were not ex-
pected to bs augmented Monday
by walkout of firemen and oilers
while at Cleveland the American
Federation of Railroad Workers
have voted to walk out the first of
the week.
NIobiS DtOS
After a conference with Presi-
dent Harding today. E. F. Cradle,
head of the maintenance of way
organization, said there was no
prospects of an immediate author
ization of a strike of his 400, 900
men, but added that forty eight
hours might change the situation.
According to a, White Hot state
ment concerning the meet ng, Mr..
Cradle brought to the president
the first official protest that rail
roads are ignoring decisions Of the
labor board and expressed the
opinion that proper conference
would end in settlement.
Senator Cummins, chairman OF
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, said that hearings will be held
soon looking toward revision OF
the transportation act and to deal
with problems developed by the
strike. one of the matters to be
taken up. he said, being penalties
for violation of the labor board
decisions.
Chicago, the hub of the strike,
was quiet. Mr.. Jewell announced
ne WOulu nave HOlHlIlS TO say over
the week end, while labor board
members were apparently nom
plused by the differences at yester-
days conference.
At Washington, official circles
were said to be hopeful for set
tlement, but the administrator was
prepared for emergency action
should the occasion arise.
Restraining Orders.
Federal court orders restraining
strikers from interfering with the
petitioners continued to be granted.
Disorders, occurred at Scranton,
Pa, where one man was shot, and
at Ennis, Tex.
Indications that the strike would
have, an early effect on crops was
seen in statements from Fresno.
Calf, that $500. 100000 worth of
fruit is endangered. and from Ma
con, Ca, that railroads have begun
to withdraw their solicitors from
the peach and melon districts.
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