Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-29
Government ACTS
TO PREVENT TIE UP
OF ALL RAIL LINES
Chicago, June 9.-(By the A. P)-Strike
orders signed by the six craft presidents of the rail-
road shop men organization were sent out today

lepleSclltlllS fOO,O ,OOU
men authorizing a strike
at 10 A. NJ, July I, on all railroads
and Pullman shops in the United
| States.
Letters of instruction regarding
the progress and conduct of the
strike were being prepared at gener-
al headquarters here today and were
to b. mailed out tonight. The issue
is c,ean cut. with no strings attach
ed said b. NJ Jewell, president of
railroad unions section of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor
1T is up to the railroad executives
a. their meeting today They can
stop this strike today or tomorrow.
but after Saturday at 10 a. m. it is
all off. The telegrams Of the union
heads to Cuyler is the unions last
word"
General Committee in Charge.
The general committee of twenty
general chairmen today were on tho
way to their home districts to take
tee remained at headquarters to di-
rect operations.
While union heads refused % dis
cuss the strike call it was said a
statement would be issued later in
the day, No provisions for calling
off the strike after an acceptable
settlement have been made, it was
understood, but instructions were be-
ing prepared for district leaders to
include such arrangements later on
telegraphic instructions. Members
of the association of railway execu-
tives under the Craftsmanship of T.
Dewitt Cuyler, to whom the shop
mems ultmatum was addressed, were
to meet here today in response to
call issued several weeks ago, but
he program of their conference was
not announced
The Strike Order.
The text of the strike order fol-
lows:
"ln compliance with the strike vote
all shop craft employees below the
rank OF general foreman are hereby
granted sanction to suspend work at
10 a, m, July /. on all railroad and
Pullman shops in the United States.
Notify all outside points Wire mum.
Der responding and number remain
ing at work"
This was signed by William II.
Johnson, international Association of
Nachiuists; J. W. Kline Information.
al brotherhood of Blacksmiths. Drop
Forgers and Helpers of America: ].
Franklin, International brotherhood
of Botormakcrs, Iron ShipbuAiers
and Helpers of America; J. j. Hynes.
Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers
international Alliance; James F.
Noonan, International Brotherhood
of Electrical Works. and Martin F.
Ryan Brotherhood of Railway Car
Men Of America
Expect Trains To Move.
Inspite of the impending walkout
from the shops and the tracks, rail
officials declared transportation would
continue to move because train serv-
ice employees, constituting the big
four brotherhoOds, switchmen and
were not parties to con
troveries over wages and working
rules. The shipments strike is in pro-
test to the wage reductions, the abol-
ishment Of rules by the railroad la
Dor board and the farming out Of
shop work to contractors. Nainten-
ance of way men baloted solely on
the wage reduction Workers in the
Pullman shops were included in the
orders
On Saturday the $40000O.00O cut
in reighC rates ordered by the inter-
state commerce commission becomes
effective simultaneously with a slash
of $l25. .OOd 000 from the wages of the
railway workers ordered by the Unit
ed States railroad labor board The
pay of the shopmen was cut $780,
GOO 600.
The order was signed by ]. w.
Cline, presidenr Of the International
Brotherhood of Blacksmiths, Drop
Forgers and Helpers. It follows:
'.In compliance with the strike vote
all shop craft employees below the
rank Of general foreman are hereby
granted sanction to suspend work at
10 a. m, July I, on all railroads and
Pullman shops in the United States.
Notify all outside points. Wire num-
her responding and number remaining
al work
Labor Board Holds Inquiry.
Chicago. June 29-The L. s. rail-
way labor board today cited the ma
ti0nal officers Of the six shop craft un-
ions the railway executives now meet
inc here and the officers Of four other
railroad unions to appear before the
hoard at o'clock tomorrow afternoon