The Washington times., 1922-07-17
5000 Are Expected to Partici-
pate in Strike Support
ing RaiImen.
BY International New. Service.


CHICAGO, July 17.-Stationar,
firemen and oilers on railroad:
throughout the country Joined tht
strike Of shopmer today in re.
sponse- Ito strike orders sent out
last week by Timothy Healy, heat
of the union. 1t was expected
that about 5000 men would par,
tlclpate in today's walkout.
Waymen Uneasy. 4.
Reports received here indicate that
the brotherhood of maintenance oi
way employees are manifesting an in
creasingly strong strike sentiment
T.. r. Cradle, president of the
brotherhood, was expected here to
day to confer with the United States
Railway Labor Board in an effort
to prevent railroads from requiring
members of his organization to per
form work of striking shopmen. Con
tinuation Of this practice. Cradle
warned, will result in a strike.
A meeting of the Grand Lodge OF
the Maintenance of Way Brother,
hood, which includes about 200 gen
eral chairmen of the organization
will be held in Detroit on Thursday
This meeting, 1t was believed, will
definitely fix the strike policy OF
the maintenance of way men. Re,
ports from Eastern centers indicate
a strong sentiment in favor of a
strike among the brotherhood s
membership.
Besides the maintenance of way
employees, the clerks and freigh,
handlers are reported strong in
strike sentiment. Thirty.four gen.
eral chairmen of the organization
have asked f. II. Fitzgerald to
sanction a strike against the Chi,
cago and Northwestern. Clerks
and freight handlers on the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois railroads have
voted more than SO per cent in
favor of walkout, II was an.
nounced
The strike of , the shopcrafts
workers, which began three weeks
ago, was expected to reach a
more acute stage today, when
many railroads were to reopen
their shops with non.union EN-.
ployes.
The time limit fixed by most OF
the roads for their men to return
to work without loss OF seniority
rights expired this morning. Vic,
lence was feared in many places
IL plans to resume work in the
shops are carried out.
Acts of violence were reported
from many sections of the coun.
try over Sunday, but these general.
ly were sporadic and were handled
by local authorities.
NEW YORK, July 1.-THE strike
of stationary firemen in sympathy
with the striking railroad shopmen
went into effect today, and II war
estimated there were about 1000 fire
men idle in this district. The strike
order, II 100 per cent effective. would
involve about 5000 men In the
United States.
Reports that the maintenance OF
way men would go on strike in def
ance of the national president proved
untrue today, when the bulk Of the
men remained at work.
Besides the hundreds Of policemen
special railway guards, detectives
and Federal officers on duty, re-ep
forcements were sent to assist in the
protection OF railroad property as a
precaution against the possibility ot
an unauthorized walkout of $1,000
maintenance of way men. In rail
way circles II was reported the track
men probably would not strike unless
the railroads tried to compel them tc
do the work Of men already on strike
Strike disorders broke out In this
city early today when Policeman Jo
seph Maher, who was doing strike
duty at the Pennsylvania railroad re
pair shops at Tenth avenue and Thir
teenth street, was attacked by two
men and a woman. The assailant,
were arrested.