Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-07-05

Jew ell Says Shopmen
Stand Ready To Hear
Fair Peace Proposal

(By international News ServIce.l
Chicago. July 5.-The first move
towards establishment of rela.
lions between the striking railway
shopmen and the United States rail-
way labor board was taken today
whom Ben w Hooper. chairman OF
the board, addressed a letter to B.
NJ. Jewell. leader of the strikers.
in which Hooper denied that the
board had "outlawed' the striking (
shopmen.
The letter was interpreted by
members of the board as a peace
move that might afford an oppor-
tunity for the shopmen and the
board to get together to confer
ence looking toward adjustment Of
the strike differences.
Hooper's letter says in part: A
with reference to the 'outlawinga
of the shop crafts, the board has not
done so. You are grievously In or.
ror when you state that the railroad
labor board has outlawed your pr.
ganization. Your chief, Mr.. Com.
pers. fell into the same error In his
statement about the matter.
u am yet quite hopeful that your
organization will recover its equili-
hrium and discern that IL la better
for it to go along with the railroad
labor board, patiently when it
makes mistakes. but confidently at
all times that It profoundly desires
to do justice to the men. the car
riers, and the public. without fear,
favor or affection
Ready To Talk Peace.
Chicago, July 5.-The striking
railway employees are ready and
perfectly willing to consider any
proposal from any one in authority.
including the labor board. which
will lead to settlement of the
strike of the 100000 men, it was
stated today by high union official
at the headquarters Of the railway
employees department OF the Ameri-
! can Federation of Labor.
"If they have anything to offer's
continued this official I'VE are ready
to consider it.
Concerning the possibility Of set
Ting the strike. B. NJ Jewell, head
Of the striking railway men declar-
cd:
We have been and are now anxi-
Gus to meet authoritative represen-
tatives to settle this dispute, which
can and ought to be settled This
talk about our having cut loose from
the labor board, and refusing to con-
slider the labor board as medium
Of settling the strike has no official
basis. The labor board has present.
cd no official notification that our
men are no longer railroad employees
or that they have removed thens.
selves from the jurisdiction of the
board
Statements contrary to this, he
pointed out, ARE simply excuses
and efforts on the part Of certain Of
fcials to pass their mistakes on to
some one else
No Surprise To Jewell. /,
| jewell made himself clear that
the virtual calling off of the strike
OF the maintenance of way employees
had been expected by him and came
as no surprise. Neither would it
/ hurt the morale Of the striking men.
he declared.
'pN Z b"itNt, tD0tiuueQ jew
ell, that other railroad employees
VIII join our ranks in authorized
strikes, and we so prefer it. We
have never sought to drag anyone
in to Join Us. We are absolutely op-
| posed to sypathetic strikes and we
have always urged the other en-
ploye3 to secure honorable settle
ments whenever possible as we did
everything honorable to secure set
tlement before walking out"