The New York herald., 1922-07-03
TO DECIDE TO-DAY
Affiliated Union Pressed
by Strikers to Make
the Railway Walk
out Complete.
TRAINS ON SCHEDULE
Executives of Roads and
Public Seem Unaware
of Lockout
CLERKS TO BE A FACTOR
Group Could Make Trouble
Should 1t Follow Action
Of ShOpmen.
TRAINS ON SCHEDULE
CLERKS TO BE A FACTOR

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
DETROIT, July Edward F.. Cradle.
| international president of the Main
tenance of Way Employees and Rail-
way shop Laborers, announced to-
night that decision will be reached
| the 100000 men in his organizations
will join the shopmen in their strike
against a wage cut.
! The executive board of the unions
headed by Cradle will count the ballots
on hand. and on the result will depend
the action of the maintenance of way
men and the laborers in the shops.
II could not forecast the result of
the ballot, but l will say that the
tabulation of returns so far as we
! have gone thus far has revealed that
80 per cent. of the men voted to join
the strike" Mr.. Cradle said, and
added
"If we find after going over these
! pdliOlS ludI lIODl lNO-tTlTuS 10 IHIee-
fourths of the maintenance of way
men have voted in favor of the strike
the vote will be considered by the
executive board as mandatory, and
then 1t will become my duty as presi-
dent of the Brotherhood to sanction
the strike
Mr.. Cradle said that although there
are only 100000 of the 100000 main
tenance OF way men employed on Ameri-
can rail lines affiliated with the United
| Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Employees the 17O.ocO non-unionized
workers have had an opportunity I,
vote and their wishes as expressed by
their ballots will be considered with the
| ballots Of the members of the asso,ia-
| tion.
$4,000 Already ont.
Cradle emphatcally denied report
! originating i'm Council Bluffs tha, 4
strike CT the maintenance of way mer
was authorized Saturday. effective to-
morrow. but said that approximately
! $4,000 maintenance o. way employees
are out now
THE 1000 maintenance of WY men.
| both members of The association and
non-members. are out for two reasons.
| First. because OF nisunde rstanding
and secondly because hey are in synpa-
thy with the shop craft workers" he
said.
! Mr.. Cradle denied a report from Chi
/ cago Saturday night to the effect that
| in behalf of the maintenance of way men
| he had informed the Railroad Labor
! Board that the maintenance Of way men
would stand by" for the present at
least. which was construed by the labor
board as meaning that the maintenance
Of way men would not Join the shop
crafts walkout now
AN that / told the abor board was
| that we had not proceeded far enough
with canvassing the ballots to determine
tho attitude of the men. and could not
make definite statement until / knew
| the will OF the men" Mr.. Cradle said.
Special Dispatch 10 THE NEW York HERALD.
CHICAGO. July Whether the rail-
road strike spreads beyond the six shop
craft unions now involved depends at the
moment on the action OF the leaders
, Of the 10000 unionized maintenance OF
way men who are to meet In Detroit
tomorrow.
Their balloting has gone on for sew
eral weeks. II is understood to be dis
tinctly pro-strike. Although their presi
dent. Il. +. Cradle, told the Railroad
Labor Board on FriGay that the fnal
decision rested with him, no matter how
the men voted. he said to-day. after
consulting Bert NJ. Jewell. head OF the
railway employees department Of the
I American Federation OF Labor. that II
his men favored a strike he must call
( Il or resign
The captains OF the 100000 shop men
profess 20 believe they can win with
| out assistance from the other brethren.
But in their private sessions they are
exerting every possible pressure on the
other unions, particularly the mainten-
ance Of way workers. to make the walk
out unanimous so far as the American
Federation OF Labor Is concerned.
The Labor Board also remained sure
Of its position, assurances having been
received from Washington that the iull
power Of the Administration will back
the boards decisions in all wage contro-
verses.
Five railroads began advertising for
strike breakers In Chicago to-day They
are the New York Central. Santa re.
Eric. Pennsylvania and the Indiana liar
hor Belt Line. OF which the New York
Central owns stock control This move
came earlier than the union strategsts
| expected The men sought are boiler
makers, machinists, car roparers and
helpers.
Promise standard" Wages.
Some Of the advertisements which
will appear IN Chicago newspapers to-
morrow morning. promise standard
wages and others wages awarded BY
the Railway Labor Board" which means
the lower pay effective July /. The In
diana Harbor Belt Line also holds out
! the entlcement OF piece work. which the
American Federation Of Labor depre-