New-York tribune., 1922-08-11
Men May Quit
If Guards STAY.
3 Unions Rule
Brotherhood Heads Issue
Instructions c Covering
Course of Members if
Strike Dangers Continue
Santa Fe lis Given Notice
Workers Serve UItisnatglm
i'm California; Illinois
Settlement Thought Near
specsaI psspatcA % Tas rrseune

Special Dispatch 30 Tbs Tribune
CLEVELAND, Aug. 1o.--The policy
Of the "Big Four" train service brother
hoods in dealing with walk-outs Of
their members in d;Earent cities in
protest against operating dangers on
day. Warren S. Stone, president Of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers,
and D. B. Robertson, of the Brother
hood Of LOGON olive Firemen and En-
ginemen, sent this message of instruc-
tion to locals Of their organizations:
'''Take UP the situation with ,he rail
road management. Endeavor to elimi-
nate the danger. If you do not succeed
the men will not be required or re-
quested to work
w. G. Lee, president OF the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen, sent in
structions to locals of his organiza-
tion advising them that "if employ
ment on your line is unbearablc on
account of conditions due to The shop
mems strike" authority to quit would
be granted if majority of the mem
bers of the local committee favored
such action.
NEEDLES, Calf, Aug, 1o.-A com
mittee from the big four brotherh o. DDS,
the engineers, firemen, conductors and
brakemen, gave notice to the Santa Fe
Railroad officials here at 4,40 p. m. to-
day that until the railroad withdrew ali
guards from its property no more
trains would be moved from this point,
rhe notice was made effective imms-
3diately.
Word was received here tonight that
because Of the refusal of brotherhood
members to move trains through
guarded shop towns, one Sante Fe
passenger train was tied UP at Selig-
man, Ariz,, and another, the Califor-
ria Limited, at Barstow, Calf. Three
Sante Fe trains are tied up here.
Special Dispatch to The Tri5uns
I JOLIET, ILL.,, Aug. 10.--Settlement of
the strike Of l,a00 engineers, fremen,
conductors and brakemen Of the E. j,
& E. Railroad was in sight to-day
when Governor Small ordered Adjutant
General Black to proceed Immediately
from Chicago to Joliet to investigate
the advisahility of removing state
troops from the railroad property to
adjacent territory.
IL Has dCtiOu Wdb LIdAS pO6S1DlG ny IHE
efforts of rnediators who conferred
with the union. Consultation with the
various factions in the dispute. which
has caused compete tie-up of the Z.
j. e. e. and consequent hardship to
industries dependent on the line, de-
veloped the fact that the point Of diff
ference was hardly more than a tech
nicality.
Charles o'Day, head Of the brother
hoods, stated emphetically that the
men desired only that the soldiers be
relieved from the railroad and from
~" Park, which is on Hill overlooking
the yards. They did not care at all,
Mr.. O'Day said. whether the troops
we're kept in Joliet, but they did want
them taken out of the yards, for they
were endangering the lives of the
brotherhood members. The unions, Mr.,
O'Day said, have no objection TO hay
ing railroad workers who know the men
take UP the work of guarding the yards.
When these facts were put up 80
Chief Deputy Sheriff Lingren he acqui-
esced readily TO the plan.
Lieutenant Morris admitted that the
action could easily be taken, but said
that he was Dowerless without orders
from Adjutant General Black
| Governor Small was telephoned and
told that all that seemed necessary to
end the strike was to have the troops
moved few hundred yards. The Gov
ernor expressed surprise that the dis
pute hinged on such com paratively
minor action. He immediately wired
General Black, who was on his way
from Springfield to Chicago. to proceed
to Joliet and take the necessary action.
P. F. McManus, superintendent of the
road, and O'Day waited for General
Blacks arrival before starting their
conference, It was known that com
promise similar to that which was put
into effect at Bloomington under like
| circumstances would be suggested. In
that case Colonel Gulbertsorl withdrew
his men from the yards, substituting
civilian guards.
Despite the fact that peace negotia-
rlons are being entered into Company
L, Of the ls2d Infantry, was dispatched d
to the Chicago & Alton yards in South
Joliet in response to urgent REQUESTS
from the rail officials. Declining n
MAKE statement, the officials merely
declared that their requests were made
Ier precautionary purposes,