The New York herald., 1922-07-16
FINISH FIGHT is EXPECTED
IN THE BIG RAIL WAY STRIKE
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labor costs on the theory tnat the cost
of living would then fall to the new
wage level. instead of performing its
duty to help maintain wages on a level
with the actual cost Of living.
"The board has been made the In
strument Of organized money power.
represented by twenty-five -interlocking
bank and rail directors-the general
stan of the American junkers who
have been campaigning ever since the
war to put labor IN its place. or. in
still palmer language, 70 establish a
system of industrial feudalism which
was developing rapidly in the United
States before the war"
The stumbling block In the path Of
settlement Of the strike is the unioaG
demand of restoration Of seniority and
other privileges to the strikers. The
roads indicated to Chairman Hooper in
yesterdays peace conference that the
men who have stuck by their employers
and the new employees listed will be
protected in the seniority they have
thereby attained.
Railway executives fatty declared to-
day they will not talk peace until the
men 60 back to work, accepting loss OF
seniority rights as the penalty for defy
ing the railway labor board.
Says Leaders Spread Talk.
''The talk Of peace spread by the
union leaders 10 intended to stop the
strikers from returning to work."
railroad executive said. III hands on
policy were pursued so far as negotiat-
ing is concerned and the labor board
would order the men back to work be-
fore talking conference. the strike woulo
be settled In a week. Ofacial declara-
ton of settlement isn't necessary. The
memorable Union Pacific strike wasn't
called of for about two years. but the
men were back at work long before that.
That's what would happen to this strike
If it were left alone
There will be no sympathy strike OF
the maintenance of way men," emphac'
cally declared J. c. Smock. vice-presi-
dent of the maintenance union workers
here tonight. This chap. William
Parker, head Of the New York union'
who is predicting a strike every hour.
represents nobody but himself and Few
fanatics.
1--WE are getting along splendidly with
our men. OF course 1t has been hard
fight to prevent a runaway strike. be-
cause OF the sympathetic feelings OF our
men. whose work is so closely allied
with that Of the strikers.
During the last week we have been
busy settling our grievances with the
individual railroads. So far we nave
cleaned the slate with the Big -FOUR
L. e. and W., c. I. and L., *. and !. M,
and to-day the Chicago. Milwaukee and
St. Paul Railroad came across with an
agreement that was 100 per cent.
TN other words. we have accom-
plished more In the way Of strtightening
out our difficulties by dealing with the
railroads direct in this week than we
have done all summer with the LABOR
Board. The board Is too slow and we
00S Mr. sss smock aay""Ss was a-roa'if 40 shop
mems strike would &c ss..4d soon.--
TT will never be se.tieG as long as
Mr.. Hooper and the Labor Board have
a hand in the conferences" he replied
IF Burt Jewell would take UP his griev~
ances with the railroads he would soon
find way to bring about settlement.
It is my honest opinion that the more
the Labor Board tries to patch up q
settlement the more aggravated Will
become the strike situation"
Figures on the percentage OF loconao-
tives and cars In bad order on the
railways involved were given out by
Mr.. Jewell. They follow:
New York Central. 35 per cent OF
cars; Missouri, Kansas and Texas, 80
per cent. Of locomotives Baltimore and
Ohio, 33 per cent. of locomotives and -
per cent. Of cars: Milwaukee and Chi
cago and Northwestern, from 81 to 22
per cent. Of engines; Pennsylvania, IS
per cent Of engines and 10 per cent. OF
cars: Wabash, 81 per cent Of locono-
tives and IL per cent OF cars Bur
lington. 25 per cent. Of engines and
per cent. of cars; Michigan Centrai,
21.o9 per cent. Of locomotives ana le.os
per cent. Of cars.
In railroad circles 1t was declared
the strike Of the 5000 stationary fre-
men and oilers Monday morning Is ex-
pected to have little effect. They said