The New York herald., 1922-07-15
Labor Leaders Hear Shop
Crafts Themselves Must
Settle Points.
OILERS JOINING STRIKE
Cradle Making Efforts to Hold
100000 'Way Mem to
Their Contract.

The second week of the railway
shopmen's strike ended tonight while
the Railroad Labor Board. the shop
crafts representatives and the rail-
roads maintained silence regarding
negotiations looking toward a settle
ment of the walkout
The issues involved i'm the strike
length. but no conclusions were
reached as the result Of conference
to-day between representatives of the
railroads. the shopmen and the United
States Railroad Labor Board, accord
ing to statements issued tonight by
Chairman Ben w. Hooper Of the board
and B. M. Jewell OF the shopmen.
Chairman Hooper hurried 70 the
conference after meeting with L. F.
Loree, president OF the Delaware and
Hudson Railroad. and T. f. Crowley,
vice-president Of the New York Cen
trail lines. The nature OF this meeting
was not revealed.
! While the pariey was under way
between Chairman Hooper and Mr..
Jewell, there were indications else
where that the general trend Of the
strike situation was toward peace.
r. r. Cradle. head Of the United
brotherhood OF Maintenance OF Way EN-
rloyees and Railway Shop Labore-s. who
held midnight conference here las.
night with Mr.. Jewell, left for WASH
t~~,~& H.. q ...t1 r..
/ expected to see the President.
JeweII's Statement.
Following the conference. Mr.. Jewell
made this statement:
Representatives OF the railway en-
pIoyees again showed by meeting in con-
ference to-day a readiness to cooperate
with the efforts being made TO bring
about an agreement between the rail-
roads and the shop crafts men.
THE issues in the present controversy
we're Of course the subject of discussion,
but II would be obviously improper for
me to give any details Of the discussion.
1t would be fair to say that no conclu-
sions have been reached. but also fair
to state my own opinion that now, as
throughout the hearing before the Labor
Board. the principal obstacle In the way
OF peace is the financial controllers of
the railroads who have directed the
policies OF the railway executives in sup
port Of general anti-labor program.
rather than In the interest of the trans
portation service of the country.
I Refusal OF the railway executives to
1 meet In conference with the representa-
tives of the employees does not. In my
/ opinion. represent the free will decision
-ft. -
merely the dictation OF the financial IN
tercsts.
I'VE are preparing and will shortly
publish a statement of the case of the
railway shopmen. wherein we shall DEM
onstrate that the policies OF. the railway
executives. who have brought about the
widespread controversy with the railway
employees, are the product OF banking
combination which controls 81 per cent.
OF the railroad mileage
'Jf the active operators OF the rail-
roads were free to manage these prop
critics. according TO true management
| po,icies. instead OF being compelled to
follow banking dictation. peace would
not be difficult to maintain upon tne
American railroads.
Mr.. Cradle indicated that the only
contingency that might result III n
| strike was a determination on the part
of the carriers to force the maintenance
Of way men TO do the work regularly
done by the striking crafts. a practice
against which the labor board ruled In
an opinion last week
Bonrd Rulings binding.
while an apparent effort was being
made TO end the walkout. Senator Cum
min. Of Iowa, one OF the coauthors OF
the transportation act. declared that
the rulings OF the labor board we're
h,ndinr on both carriers and employees
and could be enforced.
Mr.. Jewell expressed the opinion that
the maintenance OF way men would not
ioin in the walkout. From st. Paul
y,here shop craft representatives have
heen meeting With Northwestern roads
IN an effort to reach an agreement came
an announcement from n. A. Henning
chairman of the shop crafts organiza-
tion. that a settlement within four hours
was possible.
one organization. the Stationary Fire
men. Engineers and Oilers however. an
nounced It's intention to Join the walkou'
OF shopmen July u, when Timothy
Healv. international president. sent out
n strike call affecting about 5000 men
Numerous court orders RESTRAINING
picketing and interference with railroad
property and employees marked ths
progress OF the fourteenth day of the
strike Clashes between strikers and
sympathizers and railroad employees
were reported from various points. but
there were no serious outbreaks.
Hcaly predicted to-day that his strik,
would tie up railroad power plants
Continued ON Pare Two.