New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-10
National Guard Modified
on Eve of Reopening of
Shops When Violence at
Many Points Is Feared
Striker Shot Down
In Illinois Town
Trains Abandoned, Grain
Loading Halted in West;
u. S. Soldiers Ready

CHICAGO, July Q (By The Asso-
ciated Press) ).-Soldiers are on &C.
tive duty in Illinois and have been
modified in five other states in
preparation for what the striking
| railway shopmen threaten will be
reign Of terror" when the shops
open for work tomorrow. Several
carriers having warned their men
that they must return to work TO-
morrow or forfeit their seniority
rights, both railroads and ths
strikers recognize that they are on
the eve Of the crucial point in the
! movement.
Sunday was passed without ma
jor disturbance, although there were
slight disorders reported from points
in this state and Missouri.
Federal officials are watching che
situation closely, prepared to carry
out the instructions Of Attorney
General Daugherty to use force if
necessary in maintaining passage Of
the mails and in movements Of inter
state commerce. Deputy marshals
are in readiness to take action and
to report to the Federal courts
should the situation get beyond them
at any point, in which case regular
/ troops may be called upon.
Confer With Clerks To-day
While the Sunday holiday was anr
eventful, the rest of the week was
fraught with possibilities. Tomorrow
members Of the Labor Board who
avcrted q strike of 100000 maintenance
of way men and $4,000 signalmen
through negotiations with union off,
cials last week, are expected to confer
with E. H. Fitzgerald, head of the
clerks union, in an effort to prevent
the issuance of strike orders to this
organization. Confidence was expresr~i
Labor Board that the clerks would fol-
low the example set by the mainte-
| nance of way employees and signal
men.
{ With the carriers urging striking srn-
| ployees to return to work at once, prep
arations were practically complete to-
night on a score of lines to attempt TO
resume active shop work tomorrow.
! Vacancies in the ranks, according to
the railroads, will be filled by the hir-
ing of new men. Realizing the possi-
| bilities for trouble with such pro-
gram, some of the railroads have asked
for soldiers to protect their shops,
while others expected to afford private
protection to those who worked.
More Effective, Unions Say
While the railroads predicted that
many strikers would flock back to WORK
when assured that protection would be
afforded, union headquarters here have
maintained that the strike is daily be-
coming more effective.
With the Federal courts already in
tervening in number of places to pre-
vent picketing by the strikers, the week
was also expected to- reveal to a large
extent the attitude of the Department
Of Justice toward the strike From
! Washington came the announcement
! that the department was investigating
reports that strike disorders were in
terfering with the mails, and Charles
Clyne, United States District Attoroney
here, said yesterday he had received
instructions from Attorney General
! Daugherty to use foree if necessary TO
keep the mails and interstate COM
merce moving.
At Clinton, ILL.,, where troops were
sent yesterday. after boy had been
/ killed and two men, one u striker, had
been wounded in a clash between strike
sympathizers and Illinois Central
guards, all was reported quiet to-day.
State cavalry and infantry were mobif-
lied for duty in eight Gown-state towns,
however.
The entire state guard of Missouri
has been modified, while in Indiana,
California and Kansas state troops
have been ordered to be prepared for
an emergency, and the Michigan state
police ut East Lansing, Mich, received
orders to lie ready TO move il the 90.
casion arises.