The Washington herald., 1922-07-05
SHOPMEN ISOLATED
Railroads Claim Strikers
Are Returning to Work
In Bunches.
JEWELL ENTERS
DENIAL OF REPORT
Brotherhood Head SCOTS
At Outlaw Order by
Rail Labor Board.

of-way men. 400. 900 strong. toniFht
announced that they had cancelled
their proposed strike until such
time as further negotiations can be
opened up with individual carriers.
President Cradle made the an
nouncement this evening, following
an sl-day conference with mem
hers OF the United States Railway
Labor Board. Orders were sent out
at once to all local chairmen that =
strike at this time is unwise and
that such action viii not be taken
until every peaceful resource has
been exhausted
meanwhile the strike of sOs 600
shopmen, called by B. M JeweI
after he had refused 10 attenI
peace conference. Is conttnuinr
win varying success. In several in
stances men are returning 20 rork
or going from their former shon. 10
those OF another road and accesssnE
employment. This is offset In
mtssure by spread Of the xtri..- 10
other small unions.
oflers Jetn In STRIKE.
oilers and hremen at the ulinoss
Sehral shops at Council Blur.
IOWA. failed TO report for duty g.
day ana track men on the Maho,-
ing divisions OF the Erie ro.d
threaten to strike unless the Era,
reihstates man who was dis-
missed The road oficials sa, n.
was let out for disobediencs -,
rules. but the union msintaTn.
was discharged because he reS,...
70 perform work outside his resu-
Union officials insisted ,b,,-,s
sahos OF other workers would -,
e sihe within a few days. -RsTl-
eAeculNes. Jn the other hsp6
Shat hundreds now on Str,I,
/ IN TO work after TIE July
outing. Announcement came -,
TWO Harbors. MINI, that the 80
Ihg shopmen on the Duluth ana T-ar
lSange road have decided 20 r.t.,r-
20 @ork tomorrow. Most Of ~.
ro6o nave set a time limit. from
the 10 nve days. for the men to r.
turn or lose all seniority and ia,ur-
ance rights II they aretur, s,t.-
wards II must be as individuals vito
no service rights
Scots .-oatIaw-, orde,
B. NJ. Jewell retorted 10 IN.
ment or the Railway Labor Roar5
tnat the striking shopmen had o,,,-
! Iawed themselves. Jewell saws ~.
Federal board has "outlawed" tts.is
and has placed itself in the possfSo-
oil being "an arm OF organized fi,,,
cal and employing interests vrbsr,
are engaged in a nation-wida ra,,-
palgh TO reduce wages below fbs
level OF decent living. to check Ibe
rising standard of living FOR thc
american worker and to disintegrate
| worker" '''
Both the rail executives and ~.
striking shopmen were marking tirne
today. The union officials admitted
their strike. so far. had produced no
serious effects. but they predict thar
within a week freight transportation
| VIII be In a hopeless snarl
The decision OF the maintenance
/ Of way men TO cancel their strike
is considered an extremely hPrd
blow to the strike Of shopnea. II
also viii have the effect Of stopping
| ether strikes.
The big brotherhoods made ~
clear they would not Join the strike
so the shopmen appear 70 be wag-
ing lone battle with the gover.i-
mont Of the United States
The telegram sent by President
Cradle TO union officials states that
after conference with the Labor
Board and railroad oficisIs the fol-
lowing course has been determined
upon
Course Decided On
| First-To instruct the union
chairmen on each railroad to take
up promptly with the MANAGEMENT
all grievances and controversies-
Including the matters Of waEes.
working rules and contracting out
Of work-in order to secure q
speedy adjustment"
Second-lny case OF failure TO Sc
cure satisfactory adjustment in ne
gotiations with the carriers. ito
brig these matters before TIE Rail-
road Labor Board. with the assur-
ance that they shall be given the
right of way for prompt considera-
tion and decision"
Third-"To cor tinue work under
the. present wage decision OF the
Labor Board pending the efforts to
obtain a satisfactory adjustment"
Fourth-To insist that any re-
vision Of wages obtained be made
retroactive TO July /.
Ftfth-To seek Immediately from
maintenance union men from being
required to perform the duties OF
strikers among other classes Of en-
ployes. -
Sixth-To withhold the strike or
der pending the carrying out OF this
program.
-Fer Best 1nterests.-
with the best Interests OF the
members of our organization At
heart" the message says. lit is our
judgment that more will be gaineo
for them by the program hereby
outlined than could be derived by
another course"
Signatures TO the telegram are
Cradle. Vice Presidents C. W. Plan
ten Of Boston; J. c. Smock. Of De-
troit ard p. Wood. OF Winnipeg:
end Executive Board Members w. u.
Roberts. OF wilkes-Barre: T. l..
Emke. Of wilKes-Barre and ]. J.
o'Grady. OF Ottawa
While the conference was in Sc
cret session the board received q