Show L fl Lee L Says yS Workers Win Accept Decision eison Made ke By F Fhe ve Union Leer Leaders President of Trainmen Gives Hooper of Federal Board Credit for Service in Bringing About Settlement of Controversy I CHICAGO Oct 28 The The men of the f onions will willingly accept the de de- of their officers In recalling the strike or order r ler W. W G. G Lee president of ot the the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Trainmen Trainmen Train- Train men sa saul said I in n a statement today I expect the unions to follow the counsel of ot the committees so that there will be no sporadic outbursts in any quarters said Mr Le Lee L. Last year yeal there were such sporadic outbursts but out as a result the charters of ninety ninety- three l locals cals ls were withdrawn and more mor than o-A o men suspended The men mer know that the tho committees here would accept nothing that was not for the be best t Interests of the organization I f I am very haPPy that this has been beer settled c. c But so far tar as I am concerned all credit for settlement Is due to tC Governor Hooper and the manner in ir whIch Jie ho conferred with us When I think of the hundreds hundreds of ol letters on my desk from old members of or the brotherhood from their wives and children asking me to do everything everything every every- thing in my power to avert a strike I r am glad that they have been spared the suffering that would have re resulted re- re There Is no doubt that if the settlement had not been made themen the themen themen men would have left their jobs and so some e would never have returned MAKES APT ILLUSTRATION Ben W. W Hooper public member of ot the board said There are some people wl who o hold to the idea that the brotherhoods had Md no real Intention of striking This is isa isa isa a mistake If conciliatory methods methods' had not been used there would Undoubtedly undoubtedly un Un- have been a most disastrous The men really eally wanted t to td strike It was rather like this I have seen seel two boys begin baIte bantering e each ch oth other r but b t with sIth little intention of fighting b but bu affer fer one ono had knocked the off others bOrers hat and the other had reciprocated by spitting on his foot root the fight was on It required only a as s small all degree of ordinary commonsense common commonsense commonsense sense to avert the strike Now that it is out of ot the way there t ere are many lessons the public should learn from this situation relative to the transportation transportation trans trans- act and the absolute right that the people have to be protected from the recurrence of these perIodical periodical period perIod- ical cal transportation disturbances SHEPPARD PLEASED In a statement issued today L. L E. E Sheppard president of ot the conductors' conductors union said There were several factors which contributed to bring about a peaceful settlement of the controversy notably the promise of the representative of the We railroads Mr Cuyler Ceyler before the United States railroad labor board to the effect that there would be no ar arbitrary arbitrary ar- ar cancellation of schedules and working conditions or further requests for wage reductions except in the natural course of events and after atter aue due process This means attempted negotiation negotiation between the representatives of the he men and the respective lines or orY orby orby by Y collective effort should the latter be e agreed upon and that if failure to agree results the questions would be referred to the board for action in connection with the boards board's announced announce procedure We learned of this procedure procedure pro pro- for the first time the day after fter the he meeting in the Coliseum It was fully ully explained to all concerned by Governor ex-Governor Hooper a member ember of the labor abor b board I evident evi evl- Another point becomes more i dent tent from day t to day and that was the he fight had drifted to a fight be between between be- be tween the brotherhoods and nd the gov gov- t. t I Code Message Flashed to Unions CHICAGO Oct 28 By Uy the ne Asso- Asso The The The official recall of the rail strike orders issued by y the switchmen switchmen switch switch- engineers and men train conductors dispatched today when firemen were leaders of ot the big five flashed code message to their general chairmen will submit the messages messages mes mes- Th The chairmen official locals and the the sages to the strike will thus I order recalling the country in a few hours permeate will be dIspatched dispatched dispatched dis dIs- dis- dis orders order probably Similar telegraphers telegraphers' organIzation organization organization or or- today by the patched other union that the only to tie up tip the to participate voted had transportation facilities nations nation's circulated circulated these orders are being I While States la labor labor labor la- la laI I the United which played an important I bor board decision of the unions In the final part its findings findings' as ds asa dsa asa announce will today the public hearing Wednesday Wednes a result of rail ail union lead leaders rs and raIlroad railroad day at which testified This declaration decla decla- road executives would analyze analyze analyze anal anal- analI expected I ration atlon It situation was and its outcome the I CAME AT NIGHT the strike came The vote ending sessions after all alt day night RIght late last in the day Early leaders ers of the union lea of each of the five general chairmen separately In In the unions conferred session was held i joint afternoon addressed a by Ben W. W Hooper Hoop HooP- which was board Mr Hoopers Hooper's er of the labor before the board is said appearance have marked the to by union leaders which led to the final turnIng point decision said to have stressed Mr Hooper is that no further further further fur fur- announcement the boards board's for any clar- clar lar of em em- ther wage cuts d until the would be considered Continued on page paSe 10 w w l I LEE SAYS WORKERS Continued from p page ge 1 1 of working conditions for that class have been settled He Is also said Eald to have emphasized d the announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment of the rail executives made at jt Wednesdays Wednesday's hearing that no changes changes in either r wages or working working- conditions would be sought except through the labor board as provided by law Union men said they construed Mr Hoopers Hooper's a remarks r as as indicating that nearly a year must elapse before further wage 1 cuts could be he made effective even if it the roads should apply for them at once and the board should eventually approve them FIREMEN ST STUBBORN r I While the vote by organizations was said t to have been un una limous union I men asserted today that the vote vole inthe In Inthe th the various unions Inions was close and that the firemen In particular long remained re remained remained re- re I obdurate The final decision seemed pleasing to union men rail executives and the labor board alike Union leaders out that they had determined that they could not strike without opposing opposing opposing op op- posing both the government and the labor board while they asserted their I Ireal real quarrel was was with the roads Railroad exe executives expressed satisfaction satis satis- satisfaction satis-I satis faction over the decision while members members members mem mem- 1 bers of the labor board characterized I Ithe the action n as one the unions will never 1 regret and which has averted Inconceivable inconceivable inconceivable Incon incon- hardship and an an internal industrial in industrial industrial in- in dispute on the eve of the in international international international in- in conference at Washington on limitation of armament |