Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-03
RAIL UNION CHIEFS
. SAY 100 PER CENT
OF WORKMEN QUIT
Maintenance of Way En-
ployes Meet to Canvass.
Strike Ballot.
RAILROAD INTERESTS
CENTER IN DETROIT
B. M. Jewell Explains Why
He Ignored Order Of
the Board.
FEM MEN REMAIN LOYAL
Officials State walkout Has Not In.
terfered With Train
Service
RAILROAD INTERESTS
CENTER IN DETROIT
I'M MEN REMAIN LOYAL
omcials state walisout Has Not In
terfered with Train
Service
tBy Associated Prs,r1


CHICAGO. July 2-Railway exeou-
tives, union leaders and the United
States Railroad Labor Board marked
time today In the oountry-vtde
strike or shopmen, while the train
service continued uninterrupted by
Saturdays walkout
b. NJ. Jewell. head of tho shapnnsn.
who ignored tho orders Of tho labor
toard to appear before II and expasin
his strike action, spent the Day at
union headquarters receiving reports
from all sections Of the country.
While he refused to give any f1gures
he asserted that tho walkout was
practically 100 per cent -
Railway executives. however.
claimed that probably less than 30
per cent OF the 100000 repair men hsd
Joined the -walkout which began at
10 a. NJ. yesterday. Because OF tte
sunday holiday. they said. they had
been unable to make a complete
check OF their shopmen. but that
train service would continue regard
less of how many laid down their
tools.
Interest Centers in Detroit. -.---
With the union leaders refusing
TO treat with the labor board, the
Hallway executives asserting that
the dispute was entirely between
their former employees and the gov
ernment. and the labor board assur-
ing the full protection OF the gov
ernment, interest In railway circles
was ccntered on Detroit, where the
executive council of the United
Brotherhood of Maintenance -of-way
Employees will meet tomorrow TO
canvass the strike ballot OF the
trackmen. Hope was expressed ty
tho rail executives that the mainte-
nanoe-of-way men would not join the
walkout.
Mr.. Jewell today explained he ig.
nored the labor boards summons be-
cause the board failed to exclude
from wage reduction hearings almost
eighty roads that had In part or
wholly violated rulings of the gov
ernment tribunal. which. he said, has
caused railroad employees to regard
the board with no slight misgivings.
Practically all OF these eighty
roads violated decisions OF the labor
board" Mr.. Jewell said. yet they
were included in the wage reduction
hearings. IL the board had ruled
that these roads were not entitled
10 participate in these hearinss the
respect OF railroad lator for the
tribunal would have been increased
materially. Railroad labor would
then have looked upon tho board AZ
a tribunal willing and ready to deal
out justice. II this had been done,
the officials OF tho shop crafts could
havs gone to tho mon with this-as
an argument and averted the strike.
But this was not done, and post
ponement of the strike was humanity
impossible.
Justfies His Refusal.
I'm the frst place. my appearance
before the board could not have re-
suited In arbitration. The board
should have subpoenaed officials who
signed the telegram authorizing tho
strike. Only those mon could recall
the order. II had done any such
thing / would have forfeited my Of
fee Immediately.
Justification of my refusal to obey
the summons Is seen in the fact that
the men are now on strike, without
bloodshed or loss OF life. and are up-
holding law and order. II I had
gone before the board there would
have resulted Observation-Disclosures
which would have ended In chaos
among the shop crafts organization"
Mr.. Jewel, said the announcement
OF the results of the shopmen'E
strike ballot would probab bly, te made
public tomorrow. following a meet
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