The Topeka state journal., 1922-08-09
Some Technical Violations OF
Law, Trivial, No Excuse.
Members of Big -Four at Joliet,
ILL.,, Refuse to Work.
EYES TURN TO WASHINGTON
Meanwhile Petty Violence
Again Breaks Out Over L. 5.
Several InjunctiOns Asked and
One Granted at Kansas City.
~ the Associated Press.l }

Cleveland. Aug 9-Chief execu-
t.ves of the big four transportation
brotherhood have taken action re-
garding the endangering of the lives
OF brotherhood members thru the al
legged actions Of armed guards in con-
pection with the shopmeu-s strike and
have telegraphed their members to
remain away from company property
if their lives are endangered
Threatens Further Action.
Warren $. stone president of the
brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers,
when told that 1900 brotherhood men
had Quit at Joliet last night, told the
Associated Press representative that
there would be 100 more similar cases
soon if working conditions at railroad
yards and shops are not changed
The men have got to the limit OF
endurance thru abusive treatment
from guards ard conditions have
reached the breaking point" Mr.
Some said. There VIII be one hun
drCd more similar cases soon if con-
ditions. are not changed
Stone Says He Approves.
Asked if the action of the Joliet
moi met with the approval of the
brotherhood chiefs, Mr., Stone said:
The action does not require any
approval.
"Our men are not expected to woI X
under such conditions as now prevail
at many railroad t-rminals,' Mr..
Stone said. Il am telling them that
wherever their lives are endangered
by guards they should go home and
5. ay there.
They are justified in remaining
away from railway company prop
crty under existing conditions"
Clerks Into 1t. Too.
GBy the Associated PressJ
Cincinnati. Aug. 9.-Clerks. freight
handlers and station men who are
not on strike have been ordered to
stay away from their usual places of
employment whenever their lives are
endangered. either by armed guards.
or defective railroad equipment ,
the Brotherhood OF Railway and
station and express employees an
nounced today in a statement TO the
Associated Press.
CBy the Associated PressJ
Chica go, Aug. 9.-Members of the
big four brothcrhoods and the switch
mems union of North America, can
help the striking shopmen most by re-
naming at work, preserving the peace
and not playing into the hands of the
railroads in such manner as to cause
government intervention in the strike.
according TO a statement signed by
the five grand chiefs and printed in
the current number of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers jour-
nal.
Don't Quit for Petty Reason.
Engineers are advised by the state
ment that they are not expected to
take out engines which will endanger
their lives because of bad conditions,
but are told to use some common
sense in this important matter" and
not tie up power on account of some
technical violation of the law, that
you know Is of little or no import
ance."
w G. Lee. president of the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen, and D.
brotherhood Of Locomotive Firenlen
and Enginemen when told of the
Joliet walkoJt of brotherhood mem
bers and President Stones stand on
the situation cOncurred in the position
taken by the engineers chief.
New York. Aug. 8 Twenty-Five
thousand rail shop crafts workers.
thru David Williams, secretary of the
eastern strike. committee. today sent
a telegram to B. NJ. Jewell at Wash
ington, putting themselves on record
as refusing to accept President Hard
ing's proposal for submitting the
seniority question TO the railroad la
Dor board
Chicago. Aug. s.-General develop
ments in the railroad strike were APP
parently hanging fire today pending
the coming conferences of railway ex-
ecutives at New York and of rail union
leaders at Washington next Friday.
Many New Angles.
President Harding's desire express
ed by Republican Leader Mondell that
the house remain in continuous seS-
sion along with the senate during the
industrial crisis; a statement by Ber
w. Hooper. chairman of the United
States railroad labor board, charac acter-
izing the presidents proposal as q
HtSa . and me- rnrnnnSfrfnr eD1r
tion of the strike. and threats by
trainTen to quit work on the Elgfn
Joliet & Eastern railroad unless troops
are withdrawn from the yards al