Evening star., 1922-07-02
Jewell Says Walkout
on l28 of POI Roads
Nearly Complete.
WORKERS WHO STAY
WILL BE PROTECTED
Pullman Shops and Car
Building Plants May
Handle Repairs.
By the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, ILL.,. July with tho
countrywide strike Of shopmen de-
clared by union leaders to be very
nearly 100 per cent effective. the. ma
tion's great transportation machine
continued its work without Interrupt
tion.
Railway executives were unani-
nous in expressing their belief that
the strike would have little effect on
their roads, and at the same time as
serted any move toward a settlement
would have TO come from the
United States Labor Board or the
employees"
b. NJ. Jewell, president Of the rail-
way department of the American
Federation Of Labor, who yesterday
refused to appear at a federal inquiry
in the strike call, reiterated that the
only basis for a settlement was for
the roads to agree not to put into
ERECT wage decreases recently or
dered for the shopmen by the labor
board.
labor board, declared in a formal
statement that the power Of the gov
ernment. coupled with public senti-
ment. will give every protection to
every railway employe who remains
on the job and to all new men who
! take the places of the strikers in the
present walk out.
Public Service to Work.
Mr.. Hooper asserted that the strike
was called against the decisions of
federal tribunal over rulings laid
down after careful consideration of
the evidence on both sides. The men
who take the places of the striking
shopmen will render public service,
he declared, and should be immune
from the Characterization Of "scab"
! or ''strikebreaker."
/ The walk out began in all sections
| of the country promptly at 10 am.
and in many places took on the
aspect of holiday, the men singing
and cheering as they threw down
their tools. AS reports came into
union headquarters here during the
of the strikers would number more
than three quarters of the 100000
| membership before night Later Mr..
Jewell said that reports from 12S
of the POI class l roads showed prac-
tically a 100 per cent walk out. He
| added that he hoped to be able to
give more accurate figures by tomor-
row. night.
In Chicago. the hub Of the walk
out, where. it is estimated, 100000
men are affected, no disturbances of
any kind were reported and all of the
| roads claimed that both passenger
and freight trains were being ham
! died without interruptions of any
kind.
Garry Holiday Crowds.
Train operations are just as usual
and we are carrying crowds. even on
the extra sections that have been at
tached for the holiday pilgrims" was
the word from the general ofiices of
| the northwestern lines.
II do not expect the strike to in
terfere with train movements" said
S. NJ. FELTON,, president of the Chicago
Great Western railroad, and chair
man of the Western Rail Executives.
| The experience of the Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific and other roads
| that have had extensive shop strikes
/ shows no interruption of traffic is to
| be expected"
| Among the presidents of railways
hn n q
! was expressed to have no dealings
, with the representatives of the strik-
, ing unions. They were unanimous in
declaring that the issue was not be-
| tween the unions and the railways,
but between the unions and the United
| States Labor Board.
Will Seek Outside Aid.
The executives also asserted that
| the strike was far from being 100 per
| cent perfect in the Chicago district.
| several thousand men remaining at
work. The Illinois Central and the
Cloverleaf were reported to have been
! the least affected. although no exact
| figures were obtainable. The execu-
! tives declared that only one of the
| Pullman shops had been unionized by
Mr.. Jewelrs department and that this
| shop alone, of all the Pullman shops,
| will be shut down. The construction
department, it was said. will be avail
| able for the use of railroads when re-
| pairs are to be made. Many other
| carbuilding plants, including the Has
kell and Baker shops at Michigan
| city, Ind, will be asked to take care
| of the repair work.
| Meanwhile, the labor board received
assurances from the Washington sd-
ministration of complete backing in
! its policies at Topeka, Kan; Gov. AL
len summoned the industrial court
judges and the attorney, general into
conference to consider means for
dealing with the strike. and in many
sections the roads were assured po-
lice protection. and in the larger
cities guards were thrown about the
! shops. -.
| ~Beyond Rail Board.o
In an interview tonight Mr.. Jewell
was quoted as saying that the shop
men, having left the employ Of the
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