The Mankato free press., 1922-07-07
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nounced passenger and freight
uarric 10 be still unhampered.N
Uumatum to strikers to return
TO work by the early part of next
week or forfeit ali seniority rights
stlll stood effective in railroad shops
today.
At St. Paul, railroad officials an
nounced that thirty percent of the
men in the Omaha shops had re-
turned to work. The Great North
ern reported 21S mem at work in
st. Paul officials declaring that
many of them did not quit last Sat
urday. The Northern Pacific re-
ported fifty still at work.
Slater, Mo-, July 6.-Railroad Of
ciais today waited word from Gov
ernor A. NJ. Hyde, before making
further plans for reopeninng the
Chicago & Alton shops here, from
which a crowd of more than 500
strikers drove. eighteen strike
breakers yesterday: After the
strikers had cleared the % town of
the strike breakers, had drawn a
deadline around the shops beyond
which strangers were not allowed
10 pass, and had established guard
posts at various points they, settled
down to policy Of watchful yait.
ing.
Union chiefs and town officials
are one in declaring they expect no
trouble il the railroad does, not at.
tempt to import strike breakers.
Deported Strike Breakers
Eighteen strike breakers were
taken from the shops late yesterday
In automobiles to the edge Of the
town and told to beat it and keep
going" Ten more who escaped the
first deportation by hiding in fore
mans car in the yards we're placed
on Chicago train last night.
Trains going through Slater were
carefully watched by a crowd or
$50 strikers who took command Of
the railroad station and searched
the trains to be sure they carried
no strike breakers.
A negro porter on a sleeping car
where the strike breakers were
auartered was threatened, with
hanging by the crowd railroad Of.
ed for his life. 49, L.E
Slater is a town of nearly 1000
residents, 100 OF whom are employ
ed by the railroad. Most Of the
men are Americans by birth, many
OF them having lived here all their
lives. There is no So called radical
element here although all are union
supporters.
Disorders Cropping Out. -.
Emergencing from the holiday
week end, the railroad strike stu
alton took moe definite shape to-
| day as both strikers and the roads
settled down to attempt an accurate
survey of the strike. Disorders
began to crop out, with strikers
holding the Chicago & Alton shops
at Slater, Mo-, and imported men
intimated at various points. A few
Coal shipments in Pennsylvania
were seriously affected and trains
were kept on schedule with con-
siderable difficulty in many sec
tions.
There were apparently no addi-
tions to the strikers ranks today,
" hich several roads reported CON.
siderable gains and many roads
have made formal announcement
that the strikers must return to
work by next Monday, July 10, or
forefit all rights. Their places,
railroad officials said, were gradu-
Although the effect of the, de-
creased repair facilities was felt in
the equipment OF most OF the roads.
the larger lines reported service un-
interrupted.
The flutterings Of the peace dove,
W hich appeared yesterday, made no
perceptible impression in any quar-
| ter today. Both the roads and the
strikers held to their unyielding
( stand and the labor board against
which the carriers contend the
the shopmen struck, remained In
| status quo.