Evening star., 1922-06-29
Union Men and Carriers
Executives Summoned for .
Inquiry.
WALKOUT is ORDERED
TO TAKE EFFECT JULY |
Six Shop Crafts Get Sanction.
Maintenance Men Quit in West
= Chicago in Advance.
Ry the Associated Press.


States Railroad. Labor Board today
cited the national officers of the six
shopcraft unions, the railway execu-
tives now meeting here and the officers
OF four other railroad unions to appear
tomorrow afternoon in an inquiry into
'the threatened interruption of traffic. u
In addition to the shopmen, whose
strike order already has been issued.
the four other unions cited. now taking
a strike vote, are the clerks, main
tenance of way men. stationary firemen
and oilers and signal men.
B. NJ. Jewell. leader of the shopmen.
today served formal notice on the
Railroad Labor Board that a strike
call had been issued ION all railroad
and Pullman operating department
local lodges of the six shopcrafts."
The meeting of the railway execu-
tives and heads of the ten unions was
Labor Board, when the formal notice
of the strike call was received from
the shopmen, announcing the time for
the walkout as next Saturday at
10 am.
The strike orders signed by the six
craft presidents Of the railroad shop
mems organization were sent out today
to general chairmen representing 100000
men.
Railroad maintenance of way men
we're reported to have quit in West
Chicago today without awaiting re-
ceipt of strike orders. 1t was said
the men deserted in droves." leav-
ing many crossings unguarded. Mayor
Edward J. McCable of West Chicago
has sworn in number of special po-
Iicemen to guard railroad property.
The impending walkout makes Sat
urday momentous day in the rail-
road world. On that date the $780,
600 900 cut in freight rates ordered
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion becomes effective, simultaneously
with a slash of $135,000,00O from the
wages of railway workers ordered by
the United States Railroad Labor
Board. The pay of the shopmen was
cut $50. 900. 900.
Expect Further Orders.
Railroad officials anticipated news
of further strike orders to mainte-
nance of way employees upon compile
ton of the strike vote count at De-
troit.
Letters of instruction regarding the
progress and conduct of the strike
were being prepared at general head
quarters here today and were to be
mailed out tonight.
"The issue is clean-cut, with no
strings attached" said B. NJ. Jewell,
president of the railroad unions sec
tion of the American Federation of
Labor "It is up to therailway execu-
tiyes, at their meeting today. They
can stop this strike today or tomor-
row, but after Saturday at 10 o'clock
il is all off. The kilograms of the
union heads to Cuyler is the unions
last word"
>Leave for Homes.
The general committee of ninety
general chairmen today were on the
way to their home districts to take
active charge of the strike. A sub
committee remained at headquarters
to direct operations.
Members of the Association of Rail-
way executives, under the chairman
ship OF L.. Dew lIt CuyleT, " "HOHi
the shopmen's ultimatum was ad-
dressed were to meet here today in
response to call issued several
weeks. but the program of their
conference was not annQunced.
While union heads refused to dis
cuss the strike call, it was said a
statement would be issued later in
the day. No provisions have been
made for calling off the strike in
event of an acceptable settlement. it
was understood. but instructions be-
ing prepared for district leaders will
include such arrangements later on
telegraphic instructions.
Text of Order.
The text of the strike order fol-
lows:
I'm compliance with the strike vote,
all shop craft employees below the
rank of general foremen are hereby
granted sanction To suspend work 10
am, July I, on all railroad and Pull
man shops in the United States. Noti-
fy all outside points. Wire number re-
spending and number remaining at
work. (Signed William H. Johnston.
International Association of Machin-
lists; ]. w Kline. International Broth
erhood of Blacksmfths. Drop Forgers
and Helpers of America; ]. A. Frank
lin, international Brotherhood of Boil
ermakers. Iron Shipbuilders and Help
ers of America: ]. ]. Haynes. Anal
gamated Sheet Metal Workers Inter-
national Alliance: James F. Noonan.
International Brotherhood of Electri-
cal Workers.: Martin F. Ryan, Broth
erhood of Railway Carmen of Amer
lea"
In spite of the impending walkout
from the shops and tracks, rail off,
cials declared transportation would
continue to move. because train serv-
ice employees who constitute the big
four brotherhoods. switchmen and
telegraphers are not parties to con-
troversies over wages and working
rules.
The shopmen's strike is in protest
against the wage reductions, the
abolishmeAt of rules by the Railroad
Labor Board and the farming out of
shop work to contractors. Mainte-
nance Of way mon balloted solely on
the wage reduction.
1t was a coincidence that the Asso-
citation of Railway Executives called
meeting here today, according to
rail officials. The meeting, 1t was
said, was called two weeks in ad-
vance Of the ultimatum by B. NJ. Jew
ell, head of the shop unions, for a