The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-07-10
Meet Today IN Attempt TO
Keep Clerks From Quiitttinq
WIU Try to Reopen Shops
With Soldiers ON Duty in Illinois, and Five Other
States Modified, the Ninth Day Is Passed
QuietIy-Jewen Firm and Silent.
OPE PROTECTION MAY BRING SOME r
Week VIII Reveal Attitude of Dept. of Justice
Toward Strikers Clinton Quiet Troops in
Eight Illinois Towns.

CHICAGO, July 9.-With soldiers on
active duty in Illinois and troops mob
ulzsd In five other states, the ninth
day Of the strike OF railway shopmen
Dassed quietly while many railroads
prepared to resume active operations
Of their shops tomorrow, several car
drs having warned striking employ
sss to return by that date or forfeit
slniority rights.
B. N Jewell head OF the railway
employees department of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, had nothing
10 say at strike headquarters here and
10 news was forthcoming from either
he carriers or the United States Rail-
road Labor oBard.
Try To Hold Clerks
While the Sunday holiday was un-
syentful The rest of the week was
,nught with possibilities. Tomorrow
members of the board who averted a
srke Of 100000 maintenance of way
men and $4,000 slgnalmen through ne
rotations with union officials last
Teek. are expected to confer with F.
Fitzgerald, head of the clerks un-
on in an effort to prevent the issu-
nee Of strike orders to this organiza-
on Confidence was expressed here
onight in quarters close TO the labor
GARD that the clerks would follow the
xsmple set by the maintenance of
Fay employees and sgnalmen.
To Reopen Shops
With the carriers urging striking
Employees to return to work, prepara-
ons we're complete on a score of lines
attempt to resume active shop work
bmorrow. Vacancies in the ranks, ac-
Drding to the railroads, viii be filled
the hiring of new men. Realizing
be possibilities for trouble with such
program, some Of the railroads have
sked for soldiers to protect their
hops, while others expected to afford
rivate protection 70 those who work
Promise Protection .a e.. ..
While the railroads predicted that
aay strikers would flock back to
ork when assured that protection
ould be afforded, union headquarters
ere have maintained that the strike
daily becoming more effective.
With the federal courts already in
evening in a number OF places to
reyent picketing by strikers. the week
as also expected to reveal to a large
Rtent the attitude of the department
1 Justice towards the strike. From
'ashington came the announcement
lat the department was Investigating
ports that strike disorders were in
Tferring with the mails and Charles
line, United States District Attorney,
I'D yesterday he had received In
ructIons from Attorney General
eugherty 10 use force II necessary to
Pep the malls and Interstate COM
erce moving.
Clinton Quiet
Al clinton Ills, whore the troops
ERE sent after boy had been killed
pa two men, one striker, had been
Founded in a clash between strike
fmpathizers and Illinois Central
lards, all was reported quiet today.
late cavalry and infantry were mo-
Azed for duty In eight down state
Vns, however.
Missouri Modified
me entire state guard of Missouri
been modified while in Indiana,
4itornia and Kansas state troops
we been ordered to be prepared for
e0lRrVaNru 80
nee at East Lansing, Mich, receiv- |
orders to be ready to move II the |
1asion arises