The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-05
Peaceful
Adjustment
Is Sought
Differences of 100000 Main.
lcnance of Way Employees
Will BE Taken Up at
Conferences.
Victory of Labor Board

Chicago, July 4--rhe threatened
strike OF 100000 maintenance OF way
employees OF the country's railways
wa. postponed tonight pending fur
ther negotiations. +. +. CRADLE, pres
idcnt oi the maintenance workers, an
nounced after an all-day conference
with members OF the United States
railroad labor board.
After most careful considera-
ton OF this entire situation, we have
reached the conclusion that it is not
wise for our membership to leave the
service of the carriers until every
resource has been exhausted that al
fords hope OF peaceful adjustment
said the announcement, which was
signed by Mr.. Cradle, three vice pres
idents of the union and quorum OF
the executive board, constituting a
subcommittee OF the executive board
of grand lodge officers. O.
Due to Board.
The conference resulted from the
personal efforts OF Walter L. Nc
Menimcn and Ben w. Hooper OF the
labor board. Mr.. McMenimen. a
member of the labor group on the
board, arranged the conference by
on Saturday with Mr..
Gra bic, who was in Detroit canvass
ing the strike vote OF his organization.
This vote was SAID to be largely in
favor OF walkout
Accompanied by J. c. Smocg, vice
president. and members of his ex-
ecutive council, Mr.. Cradle arrived
in Chicago from Detroit this morn
ing ard Immediately went into con-
ference with Mr.. McMenimen and
Chairman Hooper o! the board. Ex-
cept for brief adjournment for
lunch, the session continued all day.
The formal announcement was not
made until after E o'clock and it out
lined the course o. action decided ip-
on by the track men as follows:
Course of Action.
First: To instruct our chairman
on each carrier to take up promptly
with the management all the griev-
ances and controversies outstanding
between the members Of our organi-
zation and the carriers, for the pur-
pose OF negotiating speedy adjust
ment. the matters to be taken up,
others, to embrace a revision
of the recent wage decision OF the
labor board, certain changes
in our rules. and the question of
out the labor of the
classes OF employees included III our
That the carriers
could not we'll hesitate to consider a
revision of the wage decision is in
dicated by the fact that many of
them have already been offering GER
tain changes favorable to certain
classes.
Second: In case OF failure to
secure from any carrier fair and
reasonable concessions in regard to
the various matters involved, to
bring these matters before the rail-
Dad labor board with the assurance
that they shall be given the right of
way for prompt consideration and
decision. ,s
Will Continue Work.
Third: To continue work under
the present wage decision OF the.
labor board under protest, pending
the efforts to obtain satisfactory
Fourth: To insist that any re-
of al "a
retroactive to July l.
Fifth: To seek Immediately from
the railroad labor board ruling abb
solving our members from being re-
nuired to perform the work of strik-
ing employees belonging to other
,lasses
Sixth: To withhold our strike
order pending the carrying out OF
he foregoing program.
With the best interests of the
members of our organization at
1eart. it is our judgment that more
will be gained for them by the pro-
gram here outlined than could be
derived from any other course.
Confidence in Public.
"We believe that a just and gener-
JUS public sentiment will sustain US
n this policy. and every move neces-
'ary to its accomplishment will be
most vigorously pressed.
This announcement will be fol-
owed by circular letter dealing with
his matter more in detail"
This announcement was signed by
:. F. Cradle. P. Woods, w. D.
Roberts, E. L. Enke, G. w. Plan
ere, J. c. Smock and J. J. O'Grady.
During the meeting r. c. Green
ey, general chairman, and F. S. Gal
oway, general secretary of the
jnited Association of Railway EN-
loyes of North America, claiming
membership of approximately 9l,-
700 switchmen and other railway
appeared at the offices OF
he board and indicated that their
organization would follow whatever
trike action was taken by the main
enance men. They withdrew after
iscussing the matter with Mr.. Gra-
lie and members of the hoard