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Washington Post's Political
, ivrutr iciiiiici iu onion
ing of Old Guard
Senator curtis unds
ANOTHER COVETED JOB
Attempt of Penrose and Lodge
To Make It Appear Organi-
tation Lost Because of Ab-
. aentee Senators Offset By
Testimony of Senator Sim-
mom As To Absence of Dem-
ocrats
The News and Observer Bureau,
003 District National Bank Bldg ,
, I By EDWARD E. BRITTON.
(By 8pecial leased Wire)
f TsTaahington, Oct. 22. Testimony
is
lidded onto testimony to show ttiat
the opinion expressed in this , corres
pondence that the Republican majority
In the Senate is "all shot to pieces" is
not merely a Democratic view ith a
partisan purpose, but it the real thing.
The. Washington Post, booster of the
Harding administration and present day
Worshipper at tba Republican shrine,
xpreaaea today the opinion through an
ftrticle of Ita special political writer,
Om. Both well Brown, in which the ele
vation o Senator Curtia to the position
if chairman of the committee on rules
while holding on to his place on the
Important finance committee u well a
other lino light places, and the eon
sequent outbreak of jealousies within
th party at the "Pooh-bah" positions
of the Kansas Senator is the topic, The
Western senators wanted a progressive
of the agricultural "bloc" given the
place and are sore about the grabbing
of the h gber posts by the Eastern re
aetionary group. As to this heje is an
extract from the Washington Post ar
ticle I
Orsranliatlon Snrrender
Toe unexpected ambition of that
group which roughly coincides with the
agricultural utoc, eomroniea mc "
ganisation with the prospect of an im
mediate and nerhars a b'tter split with
in the party over a eontest for a place
oa what baa been since Aldrich's time
the most no erf ul of Sennte commit
tees. The Republican regulars the
article continues, "are anxious that
nothing should occur to precipitate an
internecine struggle within the party.
The breach threatened over the tax bill
was nrevented by a surrender of the
organization. Another breach is im
pending over the railroad question."
There was method behind the scold
lni of absent Republicans by Scnatm
Penrose and lecture to them by Senators
Lodge and Curtis because nineteen ot
them were abseut when the orgaui
tlon Republicans were overthrown by
tba combination of Democratic Sena
tnra and oroeressive Republicans wlik-h
put through the amendments backed by
Senator Bimmons ana tsena-or mi
l.tte. It was to make it appear tllM
the "organization" lost because of sh-
aenteea. but this play was quicmy ou
est in the Senate by Senator Simmons
who called attention to the f.vt that
there were twelve Democratic Senators
' absent, and called for a full Uemo
entle attendance. If there had been
TiTMunt tha entire membership of the
Senate. Republican and Democrat, the
glmmone-LaFollette forces would have
wen. The Washington Post writers say
f the matter i
Penrose Rebakee Party
Ho more scathing criticism of the
tats of affairs at the Senate could b
lnaxrined than the rebuke to his own
nartv thus administered in the rliu
vaasionnte words of Senator Penrose,
Hie charge thit Tor interminable
lengths of time" there had been on y
tlx Beoublicana and five Democrat
present shows that the responsibility ot
. dalav lies with the Koi)UUlic:.ns win,
. their bi majority and that if the
had been attending to the affuirs.of the
eountry legislation could have been
farther advanced by this time. Todar
both the Republican and Democratic
caucuses sent out letters to all Sena
tore urging fnll attendance to eoi.v.l
the important amendments t.. the bi'l
which are to be considered nit'u a vot -xpeeted
on them any time. So bui
had the eplit in the Repuitlican r,inl
become that there is, talk o" '.c "Segu-
lars appealing to Presidert H-iriiirij to J
take a hand and endeavor to bring bnok
into line those wlo:n they term tli
Ubstinates ' qr in party. l hoy are
fearful lest the tax lit ::!',. b. -iM-10
taagled and hopelessly deadincl: ;w
latioa before the reTiilnr sewinn.
Mast Have More Jobs.
The hunger of Republicans for the
flesh pots of Federal patronuge it Max
aaod forth by the league of Republican
j(CMtlae4 ea page Twe.)
JLU IllMU DRfll
IS CROPPING OUT
NMEN
Norfolk Southern. Seeking
Relief in Federal Court
Road That Was Granted Reduction By Watts Follows In
Footsteps of Southern And Atlantic Coast Line And Asks
For Injunction Restraining Collection of Taxes; Hearing
Set At New Bern For October 3 1 And Temporary Reduc
tion Anticipated; Grounds For Suit Same As In Other
Two Cases
Following in the foot stops of the
Southern Railway and Atlantic Coast
Line Ita il road, the Norfolk Southern
has applied to the federal courts for
an interlocutory injunction restraining
A. D. Watts, Commissioner of Reve
nue of North Carolina and other State
and local officers from collecting tho
taxes levied ly the State of North Caro
line for the year 1921. Tho Seaboard
Air Line is now the only large system
in the State that has not gone into the
redernl courts ana it is expectea to ao
so within the next few days.
The case has been act fur hearing
at New Bern on Monday, October 31,
and Judga Henry G. Connor, Judge of
the District court for Eastern District
of North Carolina, before whom the in
junction was brought, announced yes
terdny that lie has nsked Judge Ed
mund Waddill, Jr.. of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals for the fourth
circuit, jnl Judge. K. Jioyd, of the
Western North Carolina District, to sit
with hiin on the case.
The same three judges held r prelimi
nary hearing on the injunctions sought
y the Southern and the Atlantic
Coast Line in Greensboro oa October
, and signed an order, upon agreement
of counsel, reducing the valuations,
panding final setlenicnt of the case, t )
the figurci admitted by the railroads.
It is regarded as a foregone conclusion
that the same proeeedure will be taken
in the Norfolk Southern ease. The
Southern Railway hat granted a tempo
rary redncttoa from approxlha.ely
t3,000,000 to G0,000,00O and the reduc
tion accorded the Atlantic Coast line
Atlantic Coast Line Revisions
Affect Taxes In Thirty
One Counties
Thirty one counties traversed by the
Atlantic Coast Line in eastern North
Carolina must now rewrite their 19-1
tsx books tu make them Conform to
the reduction of sixteen million dollars
lopped off tho assessment of the coin-
1921 TAX BOOKS
Dauy s property in accordance with the.nitli such un urgent invitation that a
agreement reached by attorneys in the
injunction actiowbrouglit against lieve
nue Commissioner A. 1. Watts to re
strain (lie collection of taxes on his ss
sessineiits.
New apportionments of the court
value of the Coast Line property to
replace the Coiomissioner's values have
been certified to each ot the thirty-one
our.ties and similar proceedings in t'ie
case of counties traversed by the South
ern and the Atlantic and Yadkin rail
roads is under way. Kevisal of the tax
hooks in a majority of the comities in
the State is necessitated by the attack
of the railroads ou the States taxing
machinery.
Cannot Estimate Loss.
County oliicers must hand down the
reapportionment of value to township,
special school tax districts, road dis
tricts, and all sub divisions of the coun
ty t til-1 are ehected by "the reductiou.
The loss in taxes to the eounlius, town
ships and school districts cannot be nc
curatcly determined, owing to the wide
diversity of tax (rates. Estimates place
the amount nt nWe thart tl00,liiH. in
the case of the Atlantic, Coast Une
alone.
More confusion has been added to the
(Continued on Pace Two)
HANGS HIMSELF BECAUSE
OF DISAPPOINTED LOVE
Man Missing Since Monday At
Bailey Found Dead In Unused
Power House There
Bailey M. 22.'- R. A. Front, miswlngl
from here since M mday night was
found last .night by J. C, Flowers
in the unused power house of th
Cumberland R.-ilwur nd Tower Com
ptiny in South Bailey.
N ) foul play is suspected as his pursfl
was f Hind ot; the base of the engine
and eontnin-d two letters from it is
owettheart a-n'. it seeios from these let
ters that, they had had a misunder-
tdrng.-
II" eijuid have easily raised himself
with lu hands reding oiulhe cement
i:nd r him, as he had o;- n
TTichip rope titd around his kuees and
rried it over the drive shaft and
fastened the other crol around his neck,
leaving him almost in a double.
Chief of Police Brantley wired his
folks in Cennectient end the eoroner
conducted an iaquert today,
Q
was approximately 49,uwO,'XiO to ('31,-
000,000.
Already Has Redaction.
The property of tho Norfolk South
ern Railroad in North Carolina wrts
valued by the State Tax Commission al
27,023,1. Commissioner Wfitts, while
refusing to reduce the valuations of the
Southern Railway and the Atlantic
Coast Line granted the Norfolk South
era a reduction tu 22,84W::. Thie re
duction. which was all that was ckimed
by the railroad last May, was made on
the basis of the valuation set upon
the properties of the rord by the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
In its complaint filed in the federal
court, the railroad maintains that t lie
valuation should bo still 'further
duced. The company claims tlint its
property should properly be based upon
the sale of its stocks and bonds and
upon that b.'isis assigns a total aluc
to its properties of $17,717,0"". I'pon
the basis of mileage, adopted by the
Interstate Commerce Commission and
Commissioner Watts this would make
tho valuation in North Carolina
547,170; but under 1 lie reproduction
basis alleged by the company it would
be still further reduced to $1 l,r.27JI40.
The complaint also atlrcks the fran
chise tax of one tenth of one per cent
amouuting to 22.S40.02, imposed y the
State as unconstitutional and aska to
be relieved from it in its entirety.
Same Grounds For Action. '
Grounds for the action as set forth
ore almost identical with those eon
tamed in petitions filed by- the other
(Continued On Page Two.)
IE SECURE!
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Methodist Conference Rejects
Alleged Draft Dodger As
Applicant To Preach
By T. A. SIKES.
High l'oint, Oct. 22-The Western
North Carolina conference, in session
in Wesley Memorial church here, do
cided today to go to Monroe for its ses
sion next year. Dr. C. C. Weaver cam
others who had expected U ask for the
conference next vear withdrew n I
made the svIcctwu of I nion county
capi'ul unanimous.
A;riin today the election of deli
gates was the order of business and it
took four lullots this morning before
the delegation was cumpYti I. Rev. J
II. iiarnliardl, pastor of West Market
Street church, tl reensboro ; Dr. I'iato
T. Durham, Kniory Ci.iverity; Dr. C
C. Weaver, Monroe: II. H. Jordan, pre
siding elder of the Shelby district; llov
H. K. Hover, presiding elder of th
i .' ,,, '. ,',',!.. ... ..
Ijnrty, of Aslievitlo, in addition to Revs.
(i. T. Howe, and A. W. 1'lyler, who were
elected yesterday, will compose th'
delegation that will represent this eon
ference at Hot Springs during the (ieu
eral Conference next Spring.
Reject Applicant To Preach.
A matter that provoked the most pro
1- ej;.d mid uisimuted discussion during
the session of the conference wn that
of the admission of N. A. Brittnin inti
tho traveling connection on trial. R
W. A. Newe;l, presiding elder of th
tatosvillo district, mode tho statemen
in open conference that the young .
shirked ins duty and responsibility
when tliu draft law went into effect
by leaving the United States and gon
over into i iiada in order to keep f'ron.
entering the service of Ins country.
1 he young mans rase was discussr
pro and con by Revs. J. H. Barnhardt
I'iato Durham, D. Atkins, L .D. Thomp
son, C A Wiod, and Iiruce Craven
and others The fact was brought out
t hut it wou'd he a hard matter to find
3 pastoral charge auywhero within the
bounds of the conference that would
willing to accept Mr. grittain as
jinstor. When the vote was taken the
pp'icnnt for admission was rejected
'y a sir...ll majority.
Sends Regards t B'shop
The conference sends its love to
B:shop John C. Kiico, who has be
i':ck for more than a year at his home
in Charl'd-te. Rev. G. T. HJiwe, former
f'l'IST.Pt.tl!1-'. -Jii'ilA Cjirolirtk Ckriatian
Advocate, but now book editor and ed
tor of the MethmUst Review, delivered
an address to the conference today that
mcvt on i rrnn nr
LAI uuiirLicnuL
'hjil liiT.iii...riittivtd.-av.U.u... muiJi.-pfiJaM
he represented the new position to
wich he has been celled.
It was announced in c,' ference that
Rjv. J. P. Rodders, e,ie of tho honored
members of this conference, was des
(Continued on pnge twenty)
U.IT WORK
ORDERS REDUCTION
T
nterstate Commerce Commis
sion Makes Most Sweeping
Cut In Many Years
USTICE DEPARTMENT
TO PROTECT PROPERTY
Marshals at Houston, Texas,
Ordered To Protect Property
On Rai road On Which Train
men Walked Out Yesterday;
Commission's Reasons Por
Reduction In Rates
Washington, Oct. 22. Fed
oral action affecting the rail
road strike situation was taken
today by two departments of
the government, when the In
terstate Commerce Commission
peered freight rate reductions
on prams, grain products ana
hay in the territory between
the Mississippi Kiver and tne
Pacific coast, and the Depart
ment of Justice issued instruc
tions for the protection of the
Drooertv of the Internationa
and Great Northern Railroad
in Texa, where Trainmen's
strike became effective at
noon.
Redaction iliwiSrant.
The communion's decision, which
was in a case brought by 22 Western
states and a number of national and
local farm organizations, did not deal
directly with the Impending strike, but
was considered significant in ita pre
scntation of prospective future redue
tions of railroad operating expeniee as
a basis for its rate-nuking activity.
So far as a reduction downwards In
rates can be induced, the commission
said, "and so far as the reductions in
wages and prices which nave already
been made effective can be converted
into rata reductions, we are assured
that the full return of prosperity will
be hastened for both industry and
labor."
To Protect Property.
In the International railroad develop
meut, the Department of Justice took
cognizance of the fact that receivers
representing the United States court are
in charge of the property, and instruct
ed the Federal marshal at Houston to
eiiiidoT such special deputies as the
court might consider necessary. At
the same time, it was indicated that no
egal steps were for the moment under
oasideration touching upon the call of
;ln fire brotherhoods of men in train
service for a national strike. All direct
dealing with the railroad union, so far
as the government is concerned, still
remains in the hands of the Railroad
Labor Hoard at Chicago.
Sweeping Rate Cat
The rate reduction is the most sweep
ing issued by the commission in severs!
vcars, and on tho cominoumes narnea,
which constitute a henvy percentage of
railroad traffic throughout the Western
territory, amounts to one half of the in
creases allowed in 1020. These were 30
per cent in the Western group terri
lory, 25 per eent in the Mountain Pi
riflo group, and 33 1 3 per cent between
divisions.
Tho commission also ordered rates on
course grains including eorn, oats ana
others, fixed at 10 per cent below the
level on wheat in the new schedule
while rates on grain products are to
ill FRE EH
RHUS
ON KAY AND GRAIN
'je altered to fit the new basis.
Reasons For Action.
Summarizing its reasons for the ac
tion, the commission snid that ngrtcul
turo was "a basic industry which the
evidence shows in a state of financial
prostration receiving for its products
prices which approach and in some
cases have fallen below war levels,"
while paying ''transportation costs
many of which aro still at the wsr time
peak A"
Railroads also are suffering from
a financial depression, the commission
found, and the six per eent return upon
their property declared by Congress
to be the object of rate-making is
not being earned generally. Tksf regu
lating body, however, declared Itself
hound ''to reflect our best judgment as
to the basis which may reasonably be
expected for the future to yield the pre
scribed return."
Finding J ns tided
Comnrssioncr Potter, one of .the
'.liiec jnemlicrs. who. CPJu.u.rjre4. in ,th
action of the nil commission, without
accepting the opinion Hint 'savings
made in the mntter of wages and cost''
swee-iWl'i 44y- jWe4 -4e -Ti
reductions, held that "those savinrrs
with further prospective savings, do, In
my opinion', justify our .idingt,"
"Tlie carriers tell ns they ere now
paving extravagantly high wages," Com-
(Continued On Pag Two) '
MORE THAN HALF OF RAIL 1
WORKERS OF NATION WILL
NOT JOIN THE "BIG FIVE"
SUMMARY OF STRIKE SITUATION.
(By The Associated Press)
Yesterday's developments in the strike situation were :
San Antonio Trainmen on International and Great
Northern quit work in what is termed by union heads a 100
per cent walk-out. Railroad heads announced passenger
service not Impaired, but that freight will not be handled. .
- Chicago Leaders of eight of the eleven "Standard"
unions, which number more than three-fourths of the na
tion's rail workers, announce their men will not be authorized
to join the "Big Five" in a strike, leaving the railroad tele
graphers the only union of this group definitely with the
brotherhoods and the switchmen. Signal men and clerks
.have not yet acted.
Labor board announces thatince workers of the Treniont
and Gulf Railroad Company, in Louisiana, have ajnx.-d to
installation of 'open shop" there is no dispute and that the
board consequently relinquishes the jurisdiction over this
line it announced yesterday it had assumed.
Heads of railway clerks' organization, representing 350,
000 members, met today to take action.
Cleveland "Big Four" union chiefs announced they are
complying with labor board's orders and thai the situation
remains in statu quo pending Wednesday's hearings, but
that they believe the walk-out will take place as scheduled.
Washington Interstate Commerce Commission ordor.-;
freight rates in Western half
naroonf nl hair rroin tyA
Columbus, Ohio Attorney General Daugherty completes
secret trip into the interior investigating the rail situation
and returns to Washington.
Louisiana Case Settled.
Chicago, Oct. 22. (By the Associated Press). The
United States Railroad Labor Board announced tonight that
it had received word that the employes on the Tremont and
Gulf Railroad Company, a 67-mile line in Louisiana, had ac
cepted the open shop and that consequently as there was no
dispute, the board relinquished the jurisdiction it yesterday
announced it had assumed over the road.
Guards Begin Patrol Duty
When Trainmen Stop Work
- - .
Employes of T&as Railroad Go
On Strike On Schedule
Time; No Disorder
REPORTS SHOW ORDER
FOR WALK-OUT OBEYED
Brakemen and Switchmen at
Number of Points Report
ed To Have Quit
flan Antonio, Texas, Oct. 2!. Approx
imately 600 irwmbers of the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen on the In
ternational and Great Northern Rail
road of Texas, who struck at noon to
day, are being replaced bj experienced
men, according to an announcement to
night at the offices of Superintendent
J. B. Jones.
J. M. Landls, chief clerk to the super
intendent, said the road is aide to get
all the experienced men It wants. It
waa announced that advertisements had
been ordered inserted in Sunday's news
papers here, calling for exerie.fd
switchmen and brakemen.
At seven o'clock tonight passenger
train Number 7 pulled out of the tcrmi
nail carrying two armed guards. The
train wss without a brakeman. It wnl
announced that porters would Slo th
work of brakemen oa all train?:
Guards armed with shot guns wire
stationed about the depot and about
the yards today. It was said they were
not as a protection against the striking
trainmen, but against any lawless ele
ment that might take advantage of the
situation.
Officials at the division office declined
to stats what percent of a full force
was on. duty and what percent of
service could be given. It was estimsted
there are I,1 11 armed guards on the
line.
Officials said no trains had been or
would be cancelled and that freight
would move aa hereto! re.
NON-l'MOy TRAINMEN TO
BE PITT ON TRAINS MONDAY
Houston, Texas, Oct. 22. Manning of
freight and passenger trains on the
International and Great Northern Rail
road by non-union trainmen to take
the places of striking members of the
I'mtherhood of Railrnsd Trainmen, who
walked eut today, -wi4l start -MnHr,
E. O. Ooforth, general manager of the
road, announced tonight
GUARDS rLACKJ ON DUTY
AS. MEN LEAVE THEIR jom
Houston, Tesaa, Oct 1 22. Armed
-ruards took np patrol duty at the Inter
national and Great Northern yards her
nt noon today at 150 trainmen mem
bers of the brotherhood abandoned their
work.
IN TEXAS
of United States reduced 16
.
Of
Brotherhood Leaders In Long
Conference at Cleveland;
Official Comment
Cleveland, O, Oct. 22. (liy the
Associated Press.) I'olloui'.g a pr ic
tieally all dav si sion of fo.ir of the
"llig Five' railroad br theilo.ed leaders
here, which adjourned ate iiid.iv. War
ren 8. Htone, president of the Hmther
hood of Licomotive Kegiaeors, snid:
''There is no question in my mind
that the men will go through, no matter
whst instructions tln-y may get "
v V. (1. lice, president of vhe Hrother
hood of llailnsd Trainmen, who also
a: tended the conference, 'id:
''As per orders of the Railroad Iibnr
Ronrd, the strike situation as well as
I sm concerned is st.:tuj quo. I am
obeying the boards instructions and is
suii g no further orders for tho men
to b avo the son ice."
Asked if his s'.i'ement meant thM
the meeting of the brotherhood officials
and railroad eiecuiives with the liiid
riad L'lbor I'.n.ml in (In-ajjo neit Wed
nesday won d prove futil-, Mr. Ktune
said: "I didn't say that. 1 don't know
hat the labor bo'srd or S"y one else
will have to offer at those hear
ings."
The railroad chiefs said the strike
on the Interna' ionnl acd tireat North
ern which was begun by the trainn en
at noon today was not "a test case."
The strike on the International and
Great Northern a"d the sitiniinn on tin
Tremont and Gulf, where the enmpuiiv
pojjteil notices abrogating rules and
working conditions yesterday, Mr. Strmr
snid, would be nmong things considered
at another conference of the brother
!m'd jjndc.s tomorrow.
'liy thst time we hope to get rehhhlc
information from the chairmen of the
different nrr;anir.'itintis in the territory
covered by the two roads," Mr. Htone
snid.
It was learned that nt this morning's
conference of the chiefs it was decided
rttst mewi'iers) -ef the fuectrrtrrv nrr
mittees of the five train Service ir
gauiratinns wi appear before the Rail
road Ijobor Hoard in Chicago with tlior
1rHrtwrT Tint " Wrntirfintsy; It wax
learned that st this afternoon's ses
sion a large batch of telegrams were
considered and answered.
Mr. Stone's statement today was the
first delinite one mnde by any of the
(Ceatlaaed ea Page Two)
CHIEF SAYS
IVIEN WILL STRIKE
Eight of Eleven "Standard"
Unions Withhold Strike Au
thorization Pending Labor
Board Decision
TELEGRAPHERS TO JOIN
FIVE BIG UNIONS, BUT
OTHERS WILL STAY IN
Federated Shop Crafts, Main
tenance of Way Employes
and Stationary Firemen All
Announce They Will Not
Walk Out October 30, Al
though Most of Them Voted
Ovcrwhe!mir.g'y In Favor of
Strike; C'erhs Expected To
Withhold Strike Order, While
Signal Men Hrve Not De.
cided Issue; Serious Blow
Dealt Plan of "Big Five";
Jewe l Issues Str.temcnt Ex
pininT Action of Federated
Shop Cr&rt3
Chicago, Oct. 22. i ! . th
Associated Pre? ) . Olik'ial.
of unions with more, than Irlf
of the rail t-mp'oyi;; of the
nation in their membership to
night announced that their
men will not he auihorifctd tu
join the "Big Five" organiza
tions in the strike called for
October .TO in pro est ot wat
cuts. Etht Unions Opposer!.
Announcement.-, that Uiey
would n'tt join in a waik-ou.,
tra nit? from eip-ht oi' the e!eer
"Standard" rail ur.irns, which
for a week had been withliolri
injr their final strike decisions,
although in mo.;t of tht-m l h
members had voted over
whelming!- to quit work rather
than accept a recent 12'j per
:'cnt ware reduction authorized
by the United states Railroad
Labor Foard. Only one of
these eleven proups now in
determined to stand by the
"Hip Five," it was announced,
but two others have not yet
taken final action.
Telegraphers To Strike.
Following announcements l,y heads of
tho mx sh -o. crnf's ornani.a'ieiis eon
trolling I'viOtiu men that tluv would
not sanction a walkout, the leaders of
the .T7.O"0 maintenance of way em
ployes and of the ".V'Oo stationary tire
111M14 at en executive meeting, uted to
v it lolr.'iw their nuthoriznt.on of a walk
out, leaving only tho 7.UHIO railroad
telegraphers pi.s.tively Willi tho "Itig
V " Chieftains of tho iiollliin clerks
will make their decision tomorrow and
the signal men, .C.ii'i'i strong, also are
yet to act.
Clerks May Star In.
OflPcinls of tho c.'erk' said trunght
that they probably would not authorize
a stride ut their meeting, scheduled
tomorrow, thus indicating, union leaders
s.vd. that a strike, if it materialized,
would afreet loss than one fourth.of tho
country's railroad employes, being con
fined to th - switchmen, the conductors,
the firemen, tho engineers, the train
men ond the telegraphers. The organi
zations Mi ch decided not to join an
iij.niediate naik-otit will take new strike
vo'i-s after nn expected labor board de
cision in regard to rules and working
conditions, it "as s.vd.
Turbulent Sessions
The shop crafts' decision, which was
tail to he instrumental in bringing
a'-out the action of the two other'
groups, as reached after turbulent ses
siotis of the conference committee of
100 lasting several days. Representa
tives from distant sections, fired by the
brotherhood's declaration, protested
aninst further delay in calling a strike,
nb eh was authorized by a vote last
July. That vote was taken, however,
only on the wage reduction of July 1
and lenders of the shop unions did not
deem it advisable to walk out on that
issue one.
Ily ..lat. -Bight -the minsionaxy. . work,
done by Mr. Jewell and olhcrs since the
brotherhoods' strike call, had shown its
effect nnd (he committee of 100 had been
,r..f- intiT" l.-fW rr tit, bi ikc
policy.
Vote To Stay On Job
A special committee was appointed to
draft a new report. This committee
worked, late Into the ni;nt and today
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