Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-07-28

directly Win the QlStTlcL Ieduers, thO
mines could be reOpened peacefully
rather than by methods which might
result in violence" Nestos asked
President Harding to use such means
as he deems consistent to persuade
the United Mine Workers of America
to settle the North Dakota problem in
that way.
President Lewis of the mine work.
ers was not disturbed, apparently, by
the PRONUNCIATION of the Presidents
plan. He said that an immediate re-
suit of any attempt to operate mines
by non-union labor would be the quit
ting of the maintenance workers,
which would mean the speedy flooding
of the mines. This would need no
strike order.
Lewis added that there were more
men out than when the strike started
sixteen weeks ago and that they
would continue to refrain from work,
lin peaceful and orderly fashion"
That their methods are not always
peaceful was demonstrated at Clifton
vile, w. Va, where a large band of
marching strikers from Pennsylvania
encountered a sheriff's posse and
killed the sheriff and four other men.
TOR several days it looked as if the
L shipments strike might be settled
amicably through the negotiations in
stituted by Chairman Hooper of the
labor board. Assurance was given,
specifically to the maintenance Of
way men, that the board would grant
re-hearings IN wage disputes, and it
was believed this not only would keep
those workers from going out but also
would be made applicable to the other
disaffected unions. Moreover, Presi-
dent Cradle of the maintenance men
said Senator Cummins, who is chair
man of the Interstate commerce com
mittee of the senate, had advised him
that "he is going to hold hearings i'm
mediately on disputed points of the
transportation act, principally to ascer-
tain how the law may be amended so
that the living wage principle would
be made clear and so that every en-
ployee would be guaranteed a living
wage"
All this looked very suspicious, and
then up jumped the question of senior
ity and put the negotiations on the
blink. The shopmen insisted that if
fhnu Yof11rnnd fn WnrE fhnir CONFORMITY
rights must be restored, and the car
riers fatty refused to yield to this de-
mand. Both sides set forth their
arguments on this point, which have
been heard before in many a strike,
and as both stood firm, Chairman
Hooper issued a statement saying that
the negotiations had had no result
land are now at an end" Added tc
the seniority barrier to peace was
JEWELS demand for a national boarG
of adjustment.
Though it was believed the strike
of the maintenance of way men would
be averted, the numbers of the strikers
were increased by several thousand:
III fdIIOuS pal 70 VI LAC COu4lI y. 1llClN
were many d%isorderly incidents, bu
none of great moment. The govern
ment's determination hat the mail
shall not be interfered with had it
effect and Attorney General Daughert.
said they were delayed in only a few
localities. He added: ut appears
however, that there is a Relationship
between the railroad situation and tn
coal strike. Whether this RELATIONSHIP
is conspired or inspired 1 do not car
to say at present. One thing is Gel
tain; the fault is not all on one side.
This lends strength to the belief, eS
pressed in Washington, that the polio
the government will follow in dealin
with the railway situation depend
largely on the results of its action
relation to the coal strike.
TN CHICAGO the employees of tn
L surface and elevated roads were a
ready to quit work and spent much {
the week awaiting the permission {
their International president, w. /
Mahon, who was in the east. His d
lay was taken to mean that negotii
lions might be resumed and the striB
averted, but before this reaches tt
reader it is likely the people of Oh
cago will be making their way abol
as best they can without the aid
the street cars and elevated trains.
ORANGE has yielded so far as
L conse:. t to a moratorium for &c
many on cash payments for fro
three to six months. In return 81
has demanded that the allies mainta
the strictest supervision over Germs
government finances, being allowed