Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-08-11
RAIL HEADS
MEET IN n. Y.
Will Vote on Presidents Pro.
posaI for Peace in Shop
mems Strike.
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SERIOUS THREATS MADE
Renewed Outbreaks in Mid
die WeSt-SeveraI Deaths
Reported As a Result.

NEW YORK. Aug. 11.--(By Thc
Associated Press)-Two hundred
transportation magnates representa- 7T
ing the nations railroads, gatheresee
around great conference table at
Grand Central terminal todayGo vote
acceptance or rejection of .sident
Harding's proposal for ped in the
shopmen's strike. L.
From the start a sharp divisior.
in the voting strength was apparent
which was so clearly defined as te
be sectional
The eastern division appeared un-
| alterably opposed to acceptance.of
the Presidents plan. becauSs IN 80
| vided that the question of retur.
strikers with seniority right unrns
paired, should be shunted to fhe'
United States Railroad Labor hoard
for final decision.
The attack was read by T.. IL
Loree, president Of the Delaware &
Hudson, w. w. Atterby of the
Pennsylvania, A. III. Smith of New
York Central and Frederick Under- Z
wood of the Erie.
President Felson, of the Chicago
&c Great Western. acknowledged
spokesman for western and south
western lines, was looked upon as
leader for the movement to ratify
the peace proposal.
His group stands for ratification
not because they have any more
faith in the decision of the labor
board, but because they want the
strike settled and their shops re-
stored to normal. In addition they
want the good will OF the public.
which they believe would swing to
the strikers II the association of rail-
way executives shouiN again turn
deaf ear to President Harding.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IL (By The
Associated ress)-Chief officials OF
the seventeen railroad labor organi-
cations went into joint session short
ly after 10 o'clock today 10 consider
the response which will be made of
a basis for settling the railroad
strike.
CHICAGO, Aug. IL (By The AS
sociated Press)-Serious threats to
traffic by refusal of trdinmen to
move trains at points where troops
are on guard renewed outbreaks OF
violence resulting in several deathA
and the possibility of walkouts by
maintenance of waymen on various
roads, marked the progress of the
strike of shopcraft employees as rail- I
road heads and union leaders gath
cred for conferences today to oon-
slider separately President Harding's
proposal for ending the strike.
Members of the Big -Four" trans
portation brotherhood upon whom
train movement depends were au-
thorized by the chiefs to suspend
work if they consider strike condi-
tions and the presence of soldiers
at terminal and junction points
"unbearable."
Western division of the Atchison.
Topeka and Santa Fe were threat
ened with q tieup of trans-continen-
tai trains by refusal of engineers,
\ Nfiremen, conductors and trainmen to
operate trains while troops were sta-
toned along the line where out
breaks occurred earlier in the strike.
At other centers throughout the.
country similar situations threaten
ed Switchmen joined the trainmen
in their protest against working un-
der guard and the situation on the
Santa Fe at Needles Barstow and
other California points was further
aggravated when the entire yard
force at Fresno left its post. the men
notifying the company they would
refuse to return until armed guards
were removed.
Two non-union employees of the
| New York Central line in the Collin
wood yard at Cleveland, one dis
! patcher and the other a call bov,k
were shot and killed on street cor
ner. Their slayer escaped.
At Hulburt, Ark. two negro shop
employees of the Chicago. Rock Is
land & Pacific were shot and prob
ably fatally wounded.
At Birmingham, Ala, an attempt
was made to blow up a dining car
used for feeding shopmen and labor
ers in the Fresno yards. The bomb
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