Evening star., 1922-07-13
UNITED STATES TROOPS
MAY BE ORDERED OUT
IN RAIL STRIKE TODAY
Continued from First tpaEeb

Fort Worth. Tex, advised the de-
partment today Of the restoration to
service of two trains out Of Atoka.
Okla. and that trains Nos. rs and
Sc. running between Greenville and
MineoIa, have been superseded by
mixed trains carrying closed
Postal Inspector Satterwhte. at Pitts
burgh, notified the department that
trains Nos. So am, 81. operating between
Grafton and wheeling, and trains %
Ing, wou,d be discontinued today.
A.ked to Name $500 Depatfes.
To maintain order in the railroad
strike situation. the Department OF JUS
tise was asked by officials Of the gov
ernment and the railways TO appoint
approximately $500 deputy United
States marsha's, It wns learned today.
but those actually appointed nave oeen
much under that fgurs.
The special agents OF the government
charged with the preservation OF law
and order during the strike were or
dered chosen Attorney General Dnugh-
erty said, from representative citizens
who were affiliated with neither the rail-
roads nor the unions. They will be in
the pay Of the United States. It was en-
pha sized, and will not be paid by any
railroad.
Strong lntlmdtlON WIS given III
oficiai circles today that the federal
government was calling upon the
local authorities to preserve aSder.
and was expecting more stringent ac-
tion than heretofore has been re.
ported.
Power Not Amplfnea.
The Presidents proclamation call
ing upon the nation to "Iphold the
laws and to preserve the public
I n h.a n
OF an appeal to local officials and TO
the public spirit Of the country. han
sny Implication of additional fcuerhl
; authority, through the DspartmeEt OF
Justice, for instance. The Depart. :.
ment of Justice, 1t was explained, had
M more power in the situation since
the procla nation than 1t had before.
The attitude of the administration
asking local authorities to put forth
: more energy in solving their own
problems had been stressed, IT was
pointed out by the Attorney General
/ in recent speech in Chicago. The
federal government was overburdened.
he had said, although willing to assume
responsibility where states failed
Meanwhile. the intention OF organized
labor to give every wss seppS1 emohasiaed ie
statement last night by samuel
! Tsompers. president of the American
Federation Of Labor, declaring IN refer
ence 10 the Presidents prociaWat1o
,hat the courage and solidarity OF the
, , workers in their resistance to arbitrary
and autocratic orders Is most COM
mendable," and later announcement
az instructions to insure the support OF
vii unions sffiliated with the metal
trades department of the federation. i
Outside Repairs Banned.
The unions were Instructed that no
further repair work on locomotives of
railrnads' 'on which strikes were in
nrorress would be authorized In out.
side shops employing union laoor
The unions receiving the ofdef sent
! ont nv A. ]. f3erres, secretary. .treals-
urer or the department, to be enective
at once included boilermakers. elec-
ttrfc workers, pipe filters, plumbers.
naintors and carpenters. as well as
n,achinlsts and blacksmiths. Specific
raference was made in the order to
the American Locomotive Works, with
when many Of the roads affected by
the strike hilve been placing repair
work.
clared the Presidents proclamation
; warning against ineefference with
train operations was calculated to
make a fetish OF the transportation
act and Of the Elilroad Labor Board. :"
Railroad workers who withdraW
sWart "thts movement Of equipment" !"
The urociamation implies that the
vorkers ii, stopping work have gone
outside the law" the statement added.
whsn the fact IN the law specifically
gives 70 the Norkers the flight 70
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