The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-06-30
RAIL BOARD AIMS
to BLOCK STRIKE
CaNS'Conference Of Union Off,
50 GERS and Road l'hie!s.
MEET II CHICAGO TO-DAY
Labor Board says Transportation 40
Gives Them Power For step-strike
Order Sent Out

Chicago, June 50--The United
States government stepped into the
threatened railway strike of 4OO,ON
shop men. ordered TO leave their WORK
AT ten . clock tomorrow morning, WheI
the railroad labor board cited eNecu
tiveS of the railroads and of the sly
stop crafts unions to appear before
the board today.
Acting under The transportation &c
10 intervene i'll any railroad dispute
which threatens TO inter rupt traffic
the federal body summoned the head:
of The conflicting parties in deter
minution 10 investigate the walh"n
before the strike becomes effective. |
was similar action by the board las
October which averted the 1hreatene,
tie-ur when the Big Five" Brother
hoods issued s1'ike call.
Orders signed by the six nIerna
tiunal presidents of the shop union
We're sent out, authorizing the strike
Their action followed 81 final ultima
Ium To The railway executives to STA.
the S6UOOO.HW wage cut due July |
TO restore former working condition.
abolished by the roads, and 10 sIul
farming out shop repair work.
The Association Of Railway Execu
lives. meeting here, was 10 take form
al action on the union demands. I'll,
general prediction of railway head,
being the union proposals would b,
rejected
In addition to the 100000 Shopmei
whose strike order already has beef
issued, four other unions are akin!
strike votes. They are the clerks
maintenance of way men, starionar,
hreInen and oilers and signal men. Ii
ali they number perhaps 1000, 900 inch
b. NJ. Jewell, leader of the shop
men, had served formal notice On tn,
labor board that strike call had beel
operating department local lodges o
the six shop crafts.
Al the offices of the labor board
il was said section 313 of the trains
portation act of 1920 gives the boar,
power to cite national leaders of labo
organizations.
The section says:
The labor board, in case it hn
reason to believe that any decision o
the labor board, or of an adjustment
board, is being violated by any car
rier or employee or subordinate otticia
or organization thereof, may upon it,
own yolition, after due notice ant
hearing to persons directly inter
ested in such violation, determine
whether in it's opinion such viola tiol
has occurred and make public it's de
cision in such manner as it may de
termine.'
(Action by the labor board follow.
the precedent it set in October of las
year, when it summoned the leader:
OF the Big Five" Brotherhoods before
it to avert a strike over a reduction
of l21a per cent in wages. Brother
full force of the government would BIZ
exerted against them if they defied tht
virtual ultimatum of the board. ant
called off strike orders. At the sam,
time T. Dewitt Cuyler, Philadelphia
assured the board the Association o.
railway executives would make no eff
fort for a further wage cut. or change
in working rules. except through TIL,
board.
tAt that time the shop craftsmen
and others of the unions not connect
ed with the big brorherhoods votel
against u strike. This virtually iso
lated the 100000 members of tht
Brotherhoods. This time the brother
hoods are outside of the s-rike orders.
Naval Treaty Approved by japanese
Toxic June 30 The privy council
passed the naval treaty adopted at
The Washington arms conference and
submitted il To the prince regent for
ratification. The councils approval:
included the provision against poison
gas and the clauses restricting sub
marines