The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-07-13
REPORTS CONFLICT
ON STRIKE STATUS
Officials Make Claim That All Ia
Well as Regards Their Ability
to Fill Strikers' Places, but
Other Reports Differ

The strike situation in this city,
which has threatened to upset some
Of the service rendered by the two
railroads passing through here, and
especially on the Western Pacific,
from whose service approximately
,thirty-fve men withdrew on July l,
has begun to take on normal as
pect and it is believed by officials
here that no i'll effects will be felt
whatever. They claim that on ac-
count of a full force of new men
having gone to work within the past
few days at Wendover and a full
crew taking care of the shop work
in Elko, trains are receiving their
usual attention at those points and
are moving on schedule. This is
according to statements issued by
H. J. BEEN, superintendent of the
eastern division of the Western Pa
cific, who was in this city few
days ago, and also statement made
by A. P. Meichalson, assistant train
master here. This state of affairs,
however, is not confirmed by Elko
newspapers, which declare that
trains entering and leaving that
place daily are handled by deficient
motive power and are in crippled
condition generally, and nothing has
yet been said concerning a full
force of men at work in the Elko
shops.
Just when the situation will be
finally Strengthened out is uncer-
tain, though conferences being held
in the east indicate some sort OF
agreement may he reached within a
short time. The state of affairs
here remains the same from day
to day, with no overt acts on either
side of the controversy. New de-
velopments may occur when definite
orders are received from union
heads of other branches of service
including the maintenance of way
order, which is expected to receive
word Saturday 20 either stay at
work or strike.
A resolution passed by the United
States labor board on July 8 and
received here within the past few
days gives the stand of that board
in regard to shopmen having walked
out and states its attitude toward
new men taking their places. The
decisions contained in the resolution
are in effect: Striking shopcraft
men who left the employ of the rail
roads July l are no longer consid-
cred as employees of the carriers in
any sense. Other organizations
which have put out strike ballots
will find it necessary to organize
each branch to go before the rail
road labor board with their griev.
ances in order that the effectiveness
of the labor board may be main.
tanned; that when new organizations
enter the service or old ones desire
to leave the employ of the carriers
similar organization movement
must be made as outlined above
that members remaining in service
and new ones entering same shall
be accorded the outstanding wage
until the decisions of the labor board
shall have been amended or-modified
through agreement of said employees
and the labor board in conformity
with the transportation act. The
resolution further states that the
men thus leaving the employ of the
carriers through strike methods are
doing so in conformity with their
rights and that those who take Their
places are also doing so within their
moral and legal rights and are not
strikebreakers, but are entitled tc
engage in such service with the pro.
lection of every department and
branch of the United States govern
ment, both state and national.
Sentiment seems to be that the
strike is near to settlement here
One of the local shopmen expressed
an opinion that he felt certain that
the demands of those striking fol
reinstatement, their same wage
scale, time and half for overtime
Sundays and holidays, and bettered
working conditions, would be acced.
| ed too. Comment was made on the
generally quiet behavior of the men
and it has been stated that such
conduct is winning both friends fol
them and their cause, He further
said that if the strike were not set.
tied by Saturday it would very
likely drag on to August 1, but or
a larger scale, as doubtless other
employees of the various railroads
would line up on the side of the