Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-16
RAILROAD STRIKE APPROVED
OVERWHELMINGLY BY BALLOTS
OF WORKERS, LEADERS DECLARE
Union Officers Announce They Will Abide by Vote; To
Tell Labor Board That Cut Makes WaIkom Matter
of SelfPresevation; Action Would Not Stop Members
of Big -Four Moving Trains.
ny Associated Press to Every Evening.

Cincinnati. June ls.- Rail uniop
chiefs were considering today serving
formal notice on the Railroad Labor
Rosrd that an overwhelming majority
~ the l.225,000 shop craft and ruain~
'ena nee ~ way employees were voting
in favor Of a strike on July J. nd
that the officers Of the union would
abide by tho decision Of the workers.
The notice. In eTe~t. would formally
communicate 70 the board the public
statement issued hero last night by
the union heads wAich asserted that
the heard IN ordering wage reductions
had 80 reduced living standards thar
/ the strike becomes an act Of self
/ preseryatiOn" The statoroert aiso
blamed tho attitude Of railroad rnsna-
gers as provocative Of n strike.
with more than 800 900 coal miners
lnlrcady on strike a waltout by rsu
workers would affect n second Of tho
lcountry's basic industries 10 claims
have yet been made as 10 tho probshls
extent OF a transportation tie up. but
as soon as tho American Federation
of Labor convention closes tho ran
union executives VIII leave for Chi
ergo 70 begin on June 25 q canva "a
Of tho strike vote which ig expected
tc be completed by that time.
The etrike would not include mem
bers Of the big -Four" transportation
nrotherhoods whose members are en-
gagged directly in moving trains.
Chicago. June 1s-On the eve Of
: another railway age slash. exported
! 70 lop nearly $50 900 900 from the rzr-
. roads annual labor bill covering 325-
600 employees. gossip in rail- circles
: centered today On the question ~
, whether, II strike ballot authorizes
the men 70 quit a waikout will acrual-
, 4 " take place
! Reports from headquarters ~ tho
- railway employees department of the
? American liberation az Labor said
that the tri-coIored ballots Of the shop
= nen-400 900 Of them, are voting on
g three questions. on three different coll
3 ored ba1lots-were that 100 per csnr
. vote was expected and that Indications
thus far were that II would be over
i whslnningiy in favor OF q strike.
Added 10 the shipments vote vvss
n the ballot being cast by 100000 main
y tenance OF way laborers. Both votes
' are 10 be- completed before July I,
8 when the $4,000 900 slash for those
two classes goes into effect. The shop
. union leaders have even urged their
men 70 have their ballots in by June
: 20 so that they may be advised o. the
result before July I.
Wage cuts for other classes Of work
. ers were regarded az certain FORE
. runners Of more strike votes. Execu-
cves Of eleven unions decided in Gin
cinnati last week to issue a strike ball
lot Immediately on announcement by
the board that the pay Of their men
would be reduced.
Tomorrow's slash will not cut any
T one class more than five cents an hour
il Is said. and the general average 1.
thought to be lower. The decision was
\ expected earlier in the week. but was
1 delayed 20 allow labor members oi
- the board 10 complete a minority Opin.
ion, which is said 10 be lengthy.