Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-13
AVERT STRIKE |
IN NEW YORK.
Give Details of How Walkout
of Clerks Union Was Avert
ed in New York
DISORDER IS GROWING
Several Men Injured in Diff
ferent Parts of the
Country


considerably during the last twenty
four hours. At Bloomington state
troops withdrew from the Chicago
& Alton yards and confined them
selves to the shops. This move re-
suited in Alton trainmen returning
to work.
Bloomington still remains one of
the tender spots of the country, how
ever. Today was payday on the
road Striking shopmen will receive
their final pay, the railroad announc-
ed.
Previous trends of the strike to
railroad service. possibly was pre-
vented by conference of the BIG
Four.
Striking shopmen at Slater, Mis-
souri,, protested to President Hard
ing against the marshals of the
United States and their deputies be-
ing in charge of railroad shops.
Several roads notably in the East
reported impairment of rolling
stock with cars laid up for repairs
The clerks strike on the Norfolk
& Western was interfering with ac-
tivities on that road.
CHICAGO, July 13.-Although
moves for peace, in the rail strike
apparently were slowed up sonie-
what today the general trend still
seems to lean toward settlement de-
spite the refusal of the railroad
heads to end a conference with B.
NJ. Jewell. Ben Hooper of the labor
board announced that he formulated
new plans to end the walkout.
The boards chairman made the
announcement without yielding from
the position he maintained since the
start of the strike.
One remaining hope in the peace
parley move, Mr.. Hooper declared,
lay in the hope that the railroad
chiefs rejecting the conference, were
not authorized to speak for the exec
utives of the railroads.
Meanwhile the short lull in which
acts of violence diminish somewhat,
were renewed by outbreaks in wide
ly scattered areas
The telegram which also was
signed by the six international pres
idents of the railroad shopcraft de-
| clared that the strikers had walked
out because wages fixed by the labor
board were in violation OF the trans
portation act.
The strikers insisted that no in
terruptiou of commerce or interfer-
ence of mail had been caused by an
unlawful act of the shopmen. The
telegram lays such interference di-
rectly to the attempt of the rail-
| road to operate with incompetent
workmen. President Jewell and his
association declared in favor of any
method to reach peace.
WASHINGTON, July 1S (By The
| Associated Press).-Postmast Gen
eral Work today prepared a letter
to President Harding notifying the
executive that a survey b.. the gov
ernment that a fleet of $4,000 We
hicles could be modified in twenty
four hours if the railroad strike fur
| ther interferes with the u. S. mail.
Government officials continued to
give attention to the railroad strike
and primarily to note the erect or
the presidents proclamation rnlng
with the interference of mail and
| interstate commerce. There was no
| indication that further steps were
| planned by the arbitration commit
| tee at this time.
Meanwhile the attention of organ
| ized labor to give every support to
the striking shopmen was empha-
sized by Samuel Gompers.
Mr.. Gompers in his statement re-
| ferred to the Presidents proclama-
| ton warning against interference or
train operation. The proclamation
| implies that the men in stopping
work, have done something wrong.
The results of the survey were
| forwarded to the President as
\ matter of information. but there
was no official information that use
or trucks to carry mail was being
seriously considered. The prevail
ing belief was that should the Pres
idents warning be disregarded
stronger measures were contem-
| Mated.