The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-07-15
NATIONAL STRIKE
SITUATION SAME
Press Dispatches Indicate That
While Efforts for Settlement
Are Being Made, Progress
l. Slow and Uncertain

The hoped-for settlement OF the
railroad strike now in progress does
not seem to materialize with any
particular rapidity, though press dis
patches of yesterday reiterate that
effort to that end is being made. An
Associated Press dispatch of yester-
day, dated at Chicago, says:
The second week of the railway
shipments strike ended tonight while
the railroad labor board, the shop
crafts representatives and the rail-
roads maintained silence regarding
negotiations, looking toward set
tlement of the walkout.
A four-hour conference between
Chairman Ben w. Hooper of the
labor board, B. M. Jewell, head of
the shopmen's organization, and
Timothy Healy, who has authorized
strike of stationary firemen and
oilers, ended tonight.
It was reported in labor circles
that the conference this afternoon
had to do with questions which the
unions must settle among themselves
before further negotiations looking
toward the ending Of the walkout
are held.
While the parley was under way
here between Chairman Hooper and
Mr.. Jewell, there were indications
elsewhere that the general trend of
the strike situation was toward
peace.
E. F. Gable, head of the United
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
employees and railroad shop laborers,
left for Washington today, where
it was said he expected to see Presi-
dent Harding. He reiterated his
statements that the 100000 mainte-
nance of way employees would not
strike, despite the fact that some of
his men had joined in a sympathetic
strike with the shopmen. Mr.. Gable
indicated that the only contingency
that might result in strike was a
determination on the part of the
carriers to force the maintenance
of way men to do the work regu-
larly done by the striking crafts, a
practice against which the labor
board ruled last week.
While an apparent effort was be-
ing made to end the walkout, Sena.
tor Cummins of Iowa, one of the
co-authors of the transportation act
declared that the rulings of the la
Dor board we're binding on both car
riers and employees and could be
enforced, despite the fact that the
act prescribes no penalty. He de-
clared it did not act simply in ar
advisory capacity.
Mr.. Jewell today expressed the
opinion that the maintenance OF
way men would not join in the walk
out. From ST. Paul, where shoI
craft representatives have beer
meeting with northwestern roads ir
an effort to reach an agreement
came an announcement from R. A
Henning, chairman of the shopcrafts
organization, that settlement with
in 4S hours was possible.
Officials at Washington close tt
President Harding said the chief ex
ecutive was optomistic regading the
ability of Chairman Hooper to effec1
settlement.
One organization, the stationar,
firemen, engineers and oilers, how
ever, announced intention to joir
the walkout of shopmen July II
when Timothy Healy, internationa
president, sent out a strike call af
fecting about 5000 men. At Toledo
Ohio, 1870 baggage handlers, truck
ers and laborers at the Union sta
tion quit work.
Postmaster General Work toda,
accepted an offer of one Thousand
commercial airplanes by the Aero
nautical Chamber of Commerce O.
America, to be used in maintaining
mail service if the trains fail t.
operate.