Show W BOARD DOARD i PROMISES 1 T HA HASTE T v Y ASHINGTON Vl ASHINGTON June 24 24 tW fY v President resident Wilson Vilson has received received re- re r a a. a reply from the railroad l labor b r board in Chicago promising i rt to expedite ite the award In in the I i ir railroad d wage controversy The message message mes- mes mes-I mes l sage was vas In reply to one serif by the president k kly far ly ok Surveys s 's of ot foodstuffs and other Z necessities held up in transit as a a. i result s lt of ot the railroad d strike was or- or veered vered toda today by Howard Figg special lif n assistant assistant to the attorney gen general rat 5 r r i Every ett effort rt will be made said Mr Figg to move necessities of ot life lite if It J J it is found any arty great quantities are arec held beld up c Ri 0 TEXT OF MESSAGE tate Later the text of the presidents president's telegram to the board was made pub- pub I ft J 2 f- f tic It toll follows ws C before me show Jt Reports placed tic Jf r transportation situation hourly ly i l Hi growing more difficult and I am it t wondering whether it would noto not 1 t po o possible for tor your board to an announce an- an t a decision with reference f. f t to the pending wage matter At ti l least east would it not be possible for tor 1 ft our jour board if It it has reached no ff 4 final conclusions relative to these f k vital matters matters- tentatively to agree upon a settlement or even a a. partial par- par I settlement s t The presidents president's telegram was made madet t public after W. W C C. deputy deputy dep dep- r 1 uty 11 president of the Brotherhood of ot f Railroad Trainmen had called caned at the White House Mr Mcl said ald i. i assurance of the the presidents president's efforts to expedite the award would have a most yv helpful effect t WOULD INCLUDE OUTLAWS C CHICAGO June 24 24 According According to Information Mere here the United States 1 railroad labor board is undecided whether r the wage Increases shall ap apply apply ap- ap ply ply to outlaw switchmen A maT majority majority ma ma- T of ot the board it was said favors i it including the outlaws k Faced with the possibility of ot the theaward j a award ward Including the outlaws the tho f o r railroad brotherhoods will meet here herek k i tomorrow Th They y are expected to oppose opi oppose op- op i pose any attempts to recognize the outlaws to the c extent tent of taking a astrike astrike astrike strike referendum among its own membership on the question MEETING OF OUTLAWS John Grunau president of the Chicago Chicago Chi cago Yardmen's association has called a meeting of ot outlaw strike leaders for tomorrow In Chicago Brotherhood leaders at their meet- meet bt jj Ing here tomorrow tomorrow are also expected to oppose the Inclusion in the award of those railroad workers who have walked out in the last two weeks r The labor board recently stated t through rough one of its members that all c railroad who were at work worle f t. r May il 1 J 1 would benefit by the award regardless of ot whether they went on strike after atter that date L Spread of ot unauthorized strikes conW continued continued con- con W tod today y Switchmen on Missouri Missouri Mis Mis- Pacific walked out at Van Buren c Ark COAL MINERS IDLE POTTSVILLE Pa June 24 Ten 24 Ten thousand anthracite miners Jn n this region re- re j gion glen were idle dle today because of the new outlaw railroad strike Sidings are blocked with loaded cars |