Show 1 I j S Meetings 4 d et W Walkout It for Or l r i M Midnight night Saturday t a 1 j June June- Switchmen 23 Switchmen wit hn en in large Eastern yards have hav voted to walk valk out at mian midnight tomorrow union l leaders ad rs were ad i j At a s. s secret cret ses session i n held heM at mi midnight Inight yesterday switchmen n employed ed j in th the Potomac P tom c Baltimore yards decided almost un unanimously ni to join join the walkout Similar action tion it was learned d was Avas t taken ken at meetings in N w York Philadelphia Jersey City and I other Railroad centers rs' rs in the E East st st. I Representatives p of ot the the unions unions and and th the department of labor Who h have v been working with the then men urging them to walt wait for tor or the railroad labor board de decisions de- de l report them deaf deat to appeals peals U URGE GE PATIENCE 7 te fe e a are urging th the members ot oi our International unions tp wait for tor the la la- la decision 7 said John Johm Scott secretary of ot the railway de department department de- de V We are Confident of ot a fa- fa v award and nd feel teel the presidents president's appeal will m mOve move ve veth the ithe board to speed speedup u up uIa a action W We may protest against the decision o of ot the board making increases retroactive active from May Mar 1 1 Instead of ot ott t Match March arch If l' b but t we do tip not expect any trouble trouble rouble from irom the m men n in the affiliated d W Ut the American merican l ot Labor unless tb aw aw award rd rd Is Is' is very unsatisfactory factory W We d do donot n not t think the he board t 1 is held up by any serious serious' differences a and aid d with a little littlemore littlemore littlemore more time a a agreement will willbe willbe b be worked out ut In our our pInion Labor leaders leaders' p int othe the ta fact t that hat a walkout of the men en in the East wilt mean mean of ot f t transportation and definite assurance nce is given by bythe bythe bythe the board that a de decision i ion will be r rendered yen ren n- n dered early next Wee no other course coure will be l left tt than to leave velt IE It t to the men mento mento mento to decide whether to tall call an unauthorized unauthorized general strike I ISEE SEE SEE MENACE lACE I CHICAGO June 35 Heads 5 Heads of ot fifteen fifteen J teen railway picas men's organizations In conference e today declared the rail sit sit situation I the most a ing they have been called Upon to mt a since ince the thew w war r I and exp pressed expressed essed C of ot their ability to 1 pr prevent v nl complete comple e paralysis of ot transportation transportation trans trans- unless tHey are given cOoperation ho- ho co cooperation operation by the he r railway labor Jabor board now considering wa e. e demands The men have ave r reached rached ached the breaking break breaking ing point in la patience declared WG W G. G Lee JLee preS president dent or of the Brotherhood o of Railway Trainmen n D Demands of f my organization have been presented more than han a year it b the dillydallyIng dilly dally Ing policy of ot the administration has them still sUIl pending S a In the meantime the men are leavin leaving railroad work worle for tor more ore money money or oi are being expelled foi from the trainmen organization be because bec because be c cause use of ot unauthorized strikes President Lee sai ai po no strike strike Is contemplated rOn eon by union u officials It is becoming Increasingly glY more mor difficult to o hold our members from drastic action n. n however h h said They are are becoming T preY rey t to It reid p propaganda anda OUTLAWS ACTIVE E. In th the m meantime ant e leaders of ot the rebels s planned to old mass meetings meetings meet meetings meet meet- ings throughout the o tonight to make a nationwide appeal for tor what th they y term term their rights right Some Som of ot the most important of ot these meetings w were were re to be held at jl San Francisco Seattle Los Los Houston El EI ElPaso ElPaso Paso aso St. St Louis Kansas City Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincin Cincin- I nati Minneapolis D Buffalo Cleveland Columbus Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Phil Phil- adelphia adelphia- New NOw York Toledo Baltimore and Portland Ore 5 The rebel r bel leaders leaders stood tood pat on their decision to o call aj a. general strike Monday j ti f I the deadline said Harold Reading head of Qt the United d Engine Engine- I men The rhe men will wait l longer nger he added i t. t Little hope of a wa wage e decision by Monday was was' held In al statement f Is aced by Chairman Bart Barton n ot oI the thew w wage ge I board who declared U Ut t there then was was I still much to be bedone done before betor the award could be made l i |