Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-06
Takes More definite sham.

hUOD TO decide what permanent
action the signal mon will take.
Takes More Definite shape.
tBy The Associated Press)
go. July y6-Emerging from the
weekend. the railroad .trika
situation took more definite shape to-
day as both strikers and the roads /
settled down to attempt an accurato /
,ulvey Of the strike.
Disorders began to crop out, with
strikers holding the Chicago and Az
ION shops at Slater, Mo-. and import
I'd men intimidated at verious points.
\ few short run trains were annulled.
Coal shipments in Pennsylvania were
seriously affected, and trains were
kept on schedule with considera ble
difficulty in may sections.
Ihere were apparently no additions
to the strikers ranks today. while
several roads reported consid erab1e
gains, and many roads have made for
NAL announcement that the strikers
must return to work by next Monday.
July 10. or forfeit all rights. Their
places. railroad officials said, were
gradually being filled by new men.
Although the effect Of the decreas-
equipment of most of the roads. the
larger lines reported service uninter-
rupted. i.
The flutterinEs of the peace dove,
which appeared yesterday, made no
perceptible. impression inSany, QUAR-,
ter today Both the roads and Bti1e
strikers held to their unyie,ding stand
and the labor board, against which
the carriers contend the shopmen
, IN nv,tv
Duluth. Mimi. July 6.---Morez than
half of the s75 striking rail shopmen
at Two Harbors. Mimi, went on
picket duty today on the appearance
In Duluth papers of advertisements
for workers in the mechanical de-
partment of the Duluth and Iron
Range railroad. Strike leaders said
posters would be put up Immediately
warming strike breakers to stay away
from the shops.
Chicago, July 6.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press.)-The strike of railway
shopmen assumed a more conciliatory
aspect today-the sixth since the na-
ton wide walkout and feeling became
more general in rail circles that the
last -twenty-four hours had shown .
marked trend towards peace. despite
increased disorders at scattered
points.
1t was believed that yesterdays ex-
change of letters between Ben W.
Hooper. chairman of the United States
railroad labor board. and Bert NJ.
Jewell, head of the railway employees
department of the American Fedora
tion of Labor probably opened the
way to negotiations for an early set
tlement. 3
Will Discuss Proposals.
JEWELS statement that the shol
crafts. ARE willing to confer with any
body authorized by the railroads tc
bring peace proposals. was accented
as an indication of a speedy return
to normal conditions in the railroad
shops. Mr.. Jewell said he neither in
cluded nor excluded anybody. that il
the labor board came with definite
proposition he would not hesitate to
consider it.
The statement was made in the face
of the repeated contention by the rail-
roads that the shipments strike is not
against the carriers but against ths
government. and therefore a matter
to be settled before the labor board
the governments tribunal.
Protecting Shopneu.
Chairman Hooper asserted the la
Dor board has been protecting the
interests OF the striking shopmen ever
while they have been calling the board
names" r.,
| Another harbinger of peace in the
statement of Chairman Hooper was
that number of railroads which had
been farming out shop work to cor
tractors are ready to abolish the cor'
tract system, which proved to be the
main issue in the shopmen's strike
according to returns in the strike ref
erendum.
Still Advertising For Men.
Meanwhile the railroads general,
were advertising for men to take the
places OF the striking shopmen and
strikers were reported at many points
to be drifting back In uncertain mum
bers to their old jobs. This back cur
rent continued in the face of repeat
ed assertions by shop crafts leader'
that the strike was virtually 1O0 POI
cent effective. js js
\ Sosne MaintenAnce Men Quit
Despite the agreement Of thei1
president 3. r. Gfable. and member
Of his executive committee to with
hold strike orders. maintenance mel
! at varteus points were reported TO p,
toining shopmsn srikst.. S, !,
With the exception of the BlAtel
and Bloomtngten Aipordsfs on tn
Alton. the snoGe ssrzons disturbances
OF the strike occurred Ia the south
A. gAlgiers. acr0l. the Mias4asippts nv
or from New Orleans, clAshee 90
cuFRod beky kyEean 0krtktng sr0pMes
Guar1s Tor The 9outh arn PaciAcs O.
man Naa ahA< vs. ~ go
Az Nashti1ls. Tenn.. = strtlring -
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