Arizona republican., 1922-06-28
CRAFTS
HAND ROADS
ULT IN A ATUM
STRIKE
100000 Workers To Quit
Jobs July First Unless
Railroads Agree To Stay
Big Wage Cut.
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

[Republican A. p. Leased WireJ
CHICAGO, June 27.-A strike of
the 100000 railway shop men Of the
country will be called for July un-
less the railroads agree to stay the
s60,000,000 wage cut due the shop
workers on that date and to restore
certain working conditions formerly
in effect, it was made known tonight
through telegram from g. NJ
Jewell, head of the shop crafts, to
the Association Of Railway Execu-
tives.
Decision to call strike came late
today after lengthy discussion by the
executive committee of the six shop
crafts unions, based on the strike
vote of the men thus far received.
The committee left but one loop
hole to avoid the strike. If the rail
heads arrange an immediate confer
ence, agreeing meanwhile to continue
present wages, restore working rules
modified by the railroad labor board
and discontinue farming out railroad
work, walkout can be averted, the
telegram said. Otherwise, "a sane
ton of withdrawal from employment
on July /, 1922, as voted by the en-
Vote Is Overwhelming
The $500 word telegram, addressed
to T. Dewitt Cuyler chairman of the
Association of Railway Executives,
threw no light on the actual strike
vote beyond saying it was an over
whelming majority"
Although the actual Gall for the
walkout was made dependent on the
executives reply to President
.Jewell's ultimatum. little exnectation
was expressed in railroad circles to-
night that the executives would
agree to such sweeping demands as
those made by the unions and labor
leaders said that strike seemed to
be inevitable
Six international union presidents,
forming the executive council of the
mechanical section, railway employees
department of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor. were responsible for
the strike decision. Closeted for two
days in secret session, they remained
siIeRts on their. actions until tonight.
The union heads who will issue the
strike call, IL the proposed confer
ence can not be consummated, are:
William II. Johnston, international
Association of Machinists.
J. w. Kline, International Brother
hood of Blacksmith. Drop Forgers
and Helpers of America.
J. A. Franklin. International
Brotherhood of Boilermakers. Iron
Shipbuilders and Helpers of America
J. J. Hynes, Amaigamated Sheet
Metal Workers international Al
lance.
James II. Noonan, International
Brotherhood OF Electrical Workers
Martin F. Ryan, Brotherhood of
Railway Car Men of America.
Declaring that the railroads have
acted on a common program to re-
duce wages and obtain other ad-
vantages to the carriers President
JEWELS message pointed out ..one
benefit may come to the carriers and
their employees, and to the general
public from the fact that there are
national spokesmen of the conflict
ing interests who might be able to
halt a. nation wide withdrawal of
men from employment in the railway
service, if the railway executives sins
cerely desired to avoid this conse-
quence of their previous course of
action"
Labor's Ultimatum
OF LuiS IedSOi, lut leiSSIdiu
said. in behalf of and by the au-
the railway employees department. I
am informing you and through yov
the responsible heads of
the various railway systems in the
United States, and also the Pullman
most of which are repre-
sented in the Association of Railway
Executives, that unless an immediate
can be de:
Il. To continue the payment of
the wages at present in force.
- To restore operation under
rules s, 10. II. IA, Is. 46 and III, as
they existed prior TO the amendment
thereof proposed in decision 222;
and.
"3 To discontinue the contracting
out of work pending negotiations be-
tween the railway executives and the
employees department. look
ing toward adjustment of the exist
ing disputes upon these questions. a
sanction of withdrawal from employ
ment on July 1. 1922. rs voted by
The employees, will be unavoidable.
The three points on which the
executives are asked to meet the en-
ployes' demands are Identical with
the three questions on Whlcn the
unions are now completing their
strike ballot
The first ballot covers the s60,000,-
300 wage cut ordered by the board,
effective July /. The second ballot
involves seven rules regarding over
time and physical examinations,
fought principally by the men be-
cause they wiped out time and one
half pay for overtime and Sunday
work The third strike question in.
volved the practice of numerous
roads in farming out certain work,
declared to be in order to avoid the
rulings on wages and working condl-
tons by the federal labor board.
While union heads expressed the
nope that the railroad heads. might |
listen to their last minute truce pro-
oosal, the suppressed excitement and |
.ense atmosphere around union |
headquarters seemed to portend |