The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-07-03
Healy of Sta
tionary Firemen and
Oilers Tells His Broth
erhood Locals They
Have a Right To Go On
Strike At Any Time

Chicago, July 3.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.)-Timothy Healy,
president of the Brotherhood of
Stationary Firemen and oilers,
this afternoon telegraphed one
hundred and fifty local unions tell
ing them the men have "a perfect
right to strike now"
Strikers outIawed
Chicago, July 3.-(By the Associa-
ed Press. THE six railway shop
crafts unions which went on strike
Saturday, were outlawed by the Unit
ed States Railroad Labor Board to-
day
"In formal resolution the board
declared that the unions, by their ac-
ton, forfeited all rights before the
board as railway employees and that a
new organization of shopmen taking
the striking mems jobs should be
formed to represent the shop employees
in disputes before the board"
Marking Time Today
Chicago, July 3.-(By the Associat-
ed Press. Railway strike interest
which centered over the week end on
the walkout Saturday of shopmen,
whose union holds in its ranks 100000
men, today turned to developments de-
pendent upon the canvass at Detroit
of the strike vote of 100000 mainten-
ance of way employees and action by
their union officials.
Two days of the strike of the shops
craft has failed, according to reports,
to interfere seriously with transporta-
tion or to produce a definite statement
of the number of me nout.
Edward F. Cradle, president of the
maintenance of way employees, who re-
turned to Detroit after conferences
here with officials of other unions, to-
day apparently held the key to the
strike situation and upon him hopes
for averting further walkouts largely
were banked. Claims as to the COM
pleteness and effectiveness of the
shopmens strike differed according
to the sources. Union officials assert
ed the walkout was virtually one hun
dred per cent and would seriously
hamper railroad opeations.
Railway executives tentatively fixed
80 per cent as the maximum number
out In some rail centers plans were
in preparation for replacing strikers
in operating shops and the New York
Central railroad inserted quarter page
advertisements for men in the Chicago
newspapers.
Passenger taffic Saturday, when the
strike began, was the heaviest for
some time, due to preholiday travel,
tourists and vacationists.
Leaders and men involved in the
strike merely marked time pending
developments. The New York Cen
| trails advertisements said:
"Machinists and Helpers Wanted
account of the action of some of
our shop and engine house workers
who left our employe in defiance of
orders of the Railroad Labor Board,
the New York Central is in need of
machinists and helpers, boilermakers
and helpers, electricians and helpers
boiler washers, qualified car repair
men and inspectors, sheet metal work
ers and others. Board and sanitary
quarters provided. Police protection
guaranteed at all times.
"The raiload labor board directs
that the men taking the places of the
men who quit are not to be regarded
as strike breakers, will be guaranteed
their places and will be regarded as
doing public good.
''Wages-standard, as provided by
the Railroad Labor Board"
Officials of the mechanical depart
ment of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railway at Parsons, Kan, yes
terday, took off their coats and went
to work in the round house. Motive
power superintendents and mechanical
department heads worked as repairel
under direction OF the shop foremen
Officials and clerks also took the
places of striking shopmen in the st
Louis district. 1t was reported there
that the striking Pennsylvania shop
men had been asked to be reinstated
fearing they would lose seniority anC
pension rights, but the report coult
not be verified.
Advices Of the first impairment o.
train service came from Corbin, KY.
where it is said lack of motive equip
ment has forestalled the movemen
of 2,400 cars of coal. AT least one pas
3 senger train was delayed for NOR,
than an hour, 1t was learned
Shopmen OF the Michigan Centra
who walked out at jackson. Mich.
have been given until July is to re
turn. according to notice posted b.
the company. Unless the men com,
back. General Manager Shearer I