Show MAKE PUBLIC STRIKE CAUSE I Members of Railroad Labor Board File Dissent CHICAGO July a A 4 Si A W A o 0 Wharton and E Grabble labor members of the United States rail rail- railroad rail railroad road labor board In la a dissenting opinion to a decision made public y tody declared that the tho federated strike of ot 1922 was as duo due probably to the tho Incapability of Chairman Ben W Hooper and R RM M Barton to understand the value placed upon trade union ethics by tlde bono bona trade unions Chairman and Judge Barton are aro members of the group of ot the board DISSENTING OPINION I The statement was waa made in a dissenting opinion to a decision rendered by hy the board ordering the tho wages of of the Kansas City Mexico Orient railroad and the Kansas City Mexico Orient Hall Railroad road company of ot Texas r reduced atI to the wage scale that prevailed at atthe atthe I the termination of federal control or of the carrier The chairman of the board and Judge Barton In referring to the attitude of ot the Cs In in this case In a manner peculiarly their own and without foundation in fact fact said in effect the the lied had admitted that a reduction should be made said the dissenting opinion Three members of or the tho board in placing sUCh an Inter Inter- Interpretation interpretation Interpretation on the statement nt of the employee In the opinion of oC the undersigned Indicates incapability of value alue placed upon trado trade union ethics byI by I bona bona- bonafide bonafide bona tlde fide trade trado unions and probably due to this same disability may bo be found the answer to the suspension of work July 1 1922 by the tho shop shop- men and others which resulted in 10 hundreds of ot millions of ot dollars loss to the carriers and the bile The Tho virulent nature of the die dis- dis dissenting opinion would seem to In- In Indicate indicate In Indicate that Its writer has momentarily lost Jost sight of the fact tact that lie he hea 5 1 no longer longor the head hend of the striking jog ing but Is now a a sworn ling member of a public tribunal de- de designed designed de designed signed to protect the people from the sinister effect of oad strikes declared Chairman Hoop Hoop- Hooper er in his supporting opinion of the tho decision which he ho declared to be lust Just and reasonable ANSWERS It Is regrettable that a member of this board whatever his person person- personal personal personal al Interests or habitual bias can can- cannot cannot can cannot not dissent from the action of the majority without attacking their personalities as well as their opinIons opinions opinions ions Chairman Hoopers Hooper's support support- supportIng supporting ing log opinion said The 1 he writer of this supporting opinion Is not abashed or confounded by ha his name and his vote pointed out In the dissenting opinions what what- whatever whatever whatever ever he ho may think of tho the propriety propriety propriety ty of the tho performances It would really be beneficial to the railroad employee If it they were permitted to know all nil the votes of the board rather than to have them deceived by propaganda to the effect that only the labor representatives on the tho board are aro free treo from froni bias bilLS and andI I partiality and that all others are blind to justice ustice The Tho decision of the board In ordering a reduction was based on the operating costs of the road which showed a do- do de deficit during 1919 of 1 1920 1921 and it is claimed that the present ratio of deficit for tor 1923 will be ba I ap-I ap- ap approximately ap approximately proximately NCI rIY Li Th HARDSHIPS I IThe The dissenting opinion after a lengthy discussion of the strike said that the carrier was I ono one of the tho railroads that refused to accept President Hardings Harding's pro pro- proposal pro proposal for tor a settlement of the strike but found the money to continue Its policy polley of ot fighting a 0 costly strike although claiming It did not have sufficient funds to continue the op- op operation operation op operation of the railroad under the most favorable conditions The carrier which traverses tree states and Is SOU miles lung is going through a of financial hard hard- hardship hardship hardship I ship The Tho governors or ot those these states haie ha been in conferences in regard to the carrier and people have held public meetings The Interstate commerce commission it Is Li said has loaned the carrier money and baa haa Issued certain orders aith ft Ith J a aview aview view to Increasing Its revenues The states and counties through which it passes have suspended collection j of Its taxes I |