Show p A A Rail k Wage i Confab un Begun Bemm BROTHERHOODS PUT CASE TO LABOR BOARD All Roads West of Chi Chi- Chicago Chicago Chicago cago Affected In Wage Controversy DENY STRIKE LOOMS Direct Negotiations Be- Be Between Between Be Between tween Men and Com Corn Companies Companies Failed CHICAGO July AI 4 22 W Officers eels cers of ot the th Brotherhood of Loco Loco- moth Loco moth e Engineers and the Broth Broth- hood Broth hood heed of et Locomotive Firemen and who had indicated they would euld disregard a formal sub sub- subpoena subpoena poena to submit the wage con con- controversy con controversy tro ol ln some ome 90 0 west west- ern era ern raIlroads railroad to the United States lJ bor ed edi day dayto to begIn pre negotiations n with the board fot fOI the tl form l opening o of the case cas on Thursday Thur day L q Griffing eland giand chief engineer cn- cn r of ot the time engineers and Da DaId Da Id B 13 Robertson president of the were ere In conference at time the labor a tentative program for tho the hearing of the control contro ersy er y Virtually er eer road wont west of Chi Chi- Chicago Chicago cago cogo Including all class A A car carriers car carriers nero are Involved cd The engine ng crafts In consenting to te submit the time case rao to the labor ho borci rd al aie me e under to ha hate hae ha e maintained the Ie lew that a su- su u- u upen pen lon of ot transportation was as not net threatened b b the disagree disagree- mont gre- gre meat ment as ag suggested JI by the boa I d dIn In public Its It to assume jurisdiction of et the con con- con trover tio ersy y The willingness of ot the th labor em- em 01 to accept the summons o ot the board without eon consent sent oh- oh ob Isles the th possibility of ot a n court trial to ne dete deter deter- ne nc the rIght of ot the board to assume jurl jurisdiction of a as waco negotiation disagreement consent of ot both parties to the dispute The engineers and tIre firemen men opened negotiations with tIme the estern carriers on the basis pro pre proposed pro proposed posed In the spring agreements with lIh the th easter I ead the New YOI k Central system In wage age wae Increases Inere of ot the fhe iso per cent were ranted granted both crafts Protected direct negotiations be- be bet b tween t teen ceo een the carriers and the brother brother- brotherhoods brotherhood hoods hood In the tho case ease of ot the western estern roads ended in a agreement which In the lh ha view of ot the th labor board threatened a suspension ot of transportation and warranted the board s assuming jurisdiction 00 |