The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30

PutNattoh aFA~NtSst toVh~u AoAAbHe threatened rail strike of 100000 on more railroad workers.
 Their ultimatum to the railway executives rejected, chief executives of the six shop crafts unions, which have called strike for 10 a. m.. Saturday. and the leaders of four other unions now polling a strike vote. prepared tonight to answer the summons of the railroad labor board to appear in a federal investigation tomorrow.
 With the union heads were sum moned the executives of 2S railroads. charged by the employees with il- legally contracting shop work in vio- latiop of the boards orders, one of the three questions on which the shopmen have taken strike ballots. Other railway executives of the 20f class roads in the country also were asked to be present.
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 Developments of the strike sitna- ton came in rapid sequence today. International presidents of the SIX shop unions announced teleErams authorizing their membership to walk out Saturday morning.
 The labor board immediately reeog- nized threatened interruption of traffic and acting under the authors ity of the transportation net, issued a citation to the strike leaders 10 come before 1t for official inquiry.
 The association of railway execu- tives, meeting here on ther matters. considered and rejected the union proposal of a truce pending new ne- gotiations over wages and working conditions. The executives declared that a strike would bc against the orders of the labor board and againsf thu United states government. and thus absoived themselves from furth- CT responsibility to the present sit- nation. There Is little liklihood. rail heads said. that any conference could be arranged 10 mend the differenees of the employees and the roads. and most of the exeeutics departed tonight for their homes. Executives of only l 2 of he g roads cited were present at today.s meeting, but they expected to atlsar before tie ha@'.-' fl1ss5 ss Fl W Hs faNfs.
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 Ifrxr a-f.Ia v ! rlcyes department of the American Federation Of Labor of which all 10 unions who threaten wailSout ars members IL was signed T. Dewitt i Cdyler, chairman of the executives association. which unanimous adopted the answer to the union demands ''iou demand that we accept your decision and reject that sf the labor bonrd." the telegram tonight stated. "You are ciofhed with none of the power or lnu- thority of organized government. 7 The labor board fs n creature of the United states ntntutes. is q part of the government to whom
 nll good citizens hold loyalty and
 allegiance, and in what it has
 douc in he matter of which you
 now complain has Efrcn performs Ing furction expressly dele gated to it by Congress. To sub- mil now to your demands and to
 reject the decisios of the labor board would he to recognize your
 power and authority as greater
 than that of the government.
 The. consequences of the rejec- ton of this constituted governmental authority and obedience to your in- visible and irresponsible power woulf bo to continue a charge on the pro- ducing and consuming public for transportation in excess Of wh:ch the government, through it's labor board. has now declared to be just and fair.
 This unjust burden shall not bs put upon the public by a surrender or our part to yoar threat of force. If the just authority of the gov ernment is to be successfully defied and the government Is to be rendered helpless to protect It's citizens lli their peaceful and lawful pursuit. # patriotic and loyal obedience to gov ernment authority is to be denied. the act and responsibility is to be yours. It shall not be ours If you strike 1t will be against an order of a governmental teibunal--it will be strike against the government of the United States"
 Tn compliance with the strike vote (confinued on mage eleyenl