The Raymer enterprise., 1922-08-17


ship attendance when the house should
reassemble this week. instead Of the
taking of the usual three-day recess.
Democratic Leader Garrett wired all
Democratic members to be In their
sents Tuesday, but the Republican
leaders took no such action.
DRESIDENT HARDING'S desire for
congressional help applies equally
to the railroad strike, which II any
thing Is becoming more serious. His
latest and, In his own words, last sug.
gestion for peaceful settlement of this
controversy was that the shopmen re-
turn to work and that both sides sub.
nit the question Of seniority to the
railroad labor board. This was instant.
ly rejected, informally, by the lead.
ers Of the shop crafts, who called for
general conference Of all the railroad
labor organizations In Washington on
Friday, to consider formal reply and
to adopt measures to make the strike
more effective. Mr.. Jewell said the
answer to the President might not be
ready for several days.
The shopmen are trying in various
ways to obtain the active support of
the brotherho0ds, and In measure
are getting it. Engineers, firemen and
trainmen are ordered by their chiefs
to take no chances with defective
equipment. Despite the denials of
railway officials, the union leaders
declare that engines and cars are de.
teriorating rapidly, and more than in
innate that this is the cause of recent
bad wrecks.
Another serious threat by the
brotllerhoods developed from clash
In Joliet, Ill.,, between strikers and
a sheriff's posse, in which striker
and railway detective were killed
and the sheriff dangerously wounded.
Stnte troops from Chicago were hur.
ried to the scene and some of them,
being stoned from ambush, fired at
their tormentOrs. Brotherhood men
on the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern rail.
road to the number Of 1900 promptly
quit work. saying their lives were
endangered by the bullets Of the troop.
ers. Their action was approved by
the brotherhood heads and President
Stone Of the engineers said: There
will be 100 such cases soon II condl-
tons are not changed. We are not
going to have our men shot up or
beaten up or threatened by armed
guards at railroad shops and yards.
When the men cannot 60 to work with
out having irresponsible armed guards
endangering their lives, they may go
home and stay there until the condI-
ton Is removed"
II these remarks were aimed at the
private forces of guards maintained
by railways they may be to some ex.
tent justified. II Stone meant to I'M
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