Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-06-15 | Page 1 | Rail Workers Ready for Test Jewell Avers

RAIL WORKERS READY FOR TEST JEWELL AVERS Union Convention Told Officials Of-ficials Will Not Discourage Discour-age Strike By Men CINCINNATI. Ohio, June 15 (By the Associated Press ) Officers of the rail unions will not Interfere to stop a strike of the 1.225.000 shop craft and maintenance of wa work- T f .An..l I J..,lA, 1 In discussing the situation before tho American Federation of Labor contention con-tention Mr. Jewell Is president of the railway employes department of the federation "The railway workers are ready for the test," said Mr. Jewell. " and If they decide to strike their decision ' will be complied with bv their leaders lead-ers " Without opposition or debate the American Federation of Labor convention con-vention here today killed a resolution proposing a radical change ln the form of the organized labor movement move-ment In tho United States bv nmalga- i matlon of all unions Into single organizations, or-ganizations, each covering an indu-try. indu-try. The resolution was Introduced b E. H. Fitzgerald and other representing rep-resenting the railway clerks. In reporting the resolution unfa- I vorubly from committee. Sara Con-boy Con-boy of the L'nlted Textile Workers, said the departments of the federation federa-tion wore created along Industrial lines.