The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-30
SHOP CRAFTS
DECLINE TO
HALT STRIKE
Refuse to Delay Walkout
Pending Negotiations As
surance that Both Sides VIII
Abide by Law Gives Hope.
ROADS CONCEDE POINT

ROADS C0NCEDE POINT
BULLETIN
CHICAGO, June Bob. NJ Jewell.
head of the six shop craft unions, was
today subpoenaed by the United States
railroad board to appear before the
board for official investigation into
the threatened strike of 100000 shop
men. The labor board convened the
session but only three of the union
leaders were present. Neither Presi-
dent Jewell nor any of the six inter
national shop union heads appeared
before the boards inquiry. President
| Healy, whose organization is asking
a strike vote for July 10, was absent.
All the % railroads summoned had
| representatives. The three union
heads who appeared were E. H. FitZ-
gerald, head of the Clerks union: z.
F. Cradle, president of the mainten-
| ance of way men; D. w. Helt, chief of
the signal men.
BULLETIN
| CHICAGO, June 80. Leaders Of
the Railway shops chafts, whose ma
tionwide walkout is set for 10 a. m.
tomorrow, today notified the United
States labor board that the shopmen
refused to delay their strike pending
negotiations of the board, which were
to be started at a conference at the
boards headquarters, at 2 o'clock
this afternoon.
CHICAGO, June 3O.-Assurance that
Ho& III
will abide by the law and order of
the United States Railroad labor
board was the basis OF which the
federal board bases it's hope of throt-
ting the strike today.
Upon authoritative sources It was
learned that practically all the road :
that have been contracting work to
outside firms. a practice violating the
boards order and the law, would en-
ter the official investigation of the
board today, ready to announce COM
pliance with the boards ruling.
4 While there was no announcement
that the % roads which had farmed
out work to outside contractors would
announce discontinuance of the prac-
tice as a body, every effort was to be
. made by the board to bring the re-
calcitrant roads in line. Definite as
surance that the roads would hence
forth obey the, boards mandate would
place every issue over which the six
shop unions threatened a strike to-
morrow in the hands of the board.
Railway executives looked upon the
$50 100000 pay cut due tomorrow and
the modification of the rule affecting
overtime pay as matter strictly be
tween the unions and the board
AboliShment of contracting to outsid
ers by % roads according to the
boards records would remove the
third grievance over the 100000 shop
men took ballots.
Executives Summoned
Rail executives summoned to appear
before the board included the follow.
ing: w. G. Bierd. Chicago and Alton
S. NJ. FELTON,, Chicago Great Western
H. E. Byram, Chicago Milwaukee and
st. Paul; w. H. Finley, Chicago and
Northwestern; A. H. Smith. Big Four;
Hale Holden, Colorado and Southern
, F. w Underwood, Erie; Ralph Budd
Great Northern: A. H. Smith, Michi
gan Central. Indiana Harbor belt anC
New York Central; C. n. Whitehead
, Missouri, Kansas and Texas: F. H. Al
, fred, Pere Marquette; ]. NJ. Kurn
Frisco and st. Louis, Brownsville anC
, Western
: These officials attended the meetins
: of the association of railway execu
uves yesterday when the ultimatun
} of B. NJ. Jewell head of the shop craft:
: was rejected. JEWELS last word wa.
a demand to ignore the wage cuts. re
? store rules governing overtime pay
| and abolish the contract system.
Other roads not represented at yes
terday's conference Of executives alsC
5 were summoned before the board.
Call Union Leaders
Union leaders called into the Join
r meeting with the chief executives O.
: the six shop crafts who issued tn,
I strike order and the leaders of foul
/ other unions now polling strike vote
| They are: w. H. Johnson, machinists
{ j. W. Kline, blacksmiths, drop forger.
and helpers; j. A. Franklin, boiler
| makers, iron ship builders and help
' ers: j. J. Hynes. sheet metal workers
y James P Noonan, electrical workers
V Martin F. Ryan. railway carmen VIII,
a signed the strike order, and 2. II
Z. Fitzgerald, clerks; Timothy Healy
S stationary firemen and oilers: y. W
Helt, signalmen and f. F. Cradle
e maintenance of way employees
It In rejecting Jewelps ultimat tum tn.
: executives warned that strike woul,
! not be against the railroads. bu
G. against the government of the Unite,
!. States because the men would be strik
Il ing against orders by a governmental
S agency.
81 Charge Violation
[. The executives summoned to tn
]. conference were from % roads charge,
by employees with illegally CONTRACTING
shop work in violation OF the board
orders officials of POI class one road
:, who protest that q strike on thei
> lines over the contract controverS
was unjustified because they had no
= followed the practice OF farming ou
= shop work also were invited.
IL OF he IN rco rtnOp u-bfnh ~