Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-07

Ner York. Sept. 6-Denials by rail- road executives that secret meetings were scheduled with a view to ending the long strike of railroad shopmen, and request by eastern labor leaders that Attorney General Daugherty and irnpeaehed because of the recent govern ussnt injunction. featured the rail situa- ton here today.
 The executives emphaticaIly denied rories from the west that secret meet inrs had been arranged in Baltimore. They said that the railway association had not countenanced any sich meet inrs and added that if any were held, only individual roads would be repre- sentsd.
 And it is csrtain that all the roads are a unit on the issue of seniority" cad R. S. Binkerd. secretary of the as- sss--sion. So that even If few roads s-ttfs the strike they will do so on the terms we outlined at the conference ulrh the Brotherhoods last month. No railroad will change It's position on that point st this time"
 IT. De Witt Cuyier. president of the association. issued a statement in which he denied the possibility of meetings, and he too. declared that the railroads were perfectly well pleased with the way mer were coming back to work.
 During the past week." Mir. Cuyler's Vsatenent said, 'the railroads have been recruiting their forces at the rate of pome 5000 or 5000 men per day. It is estimated that at least half or these are the older and more experienced men among the strikers. They are voluntarily Feturning to work on terms which do not violate the obligations of the railroads to either loyal employees or to the new em- ployes.
 Since the rights of the loyal men who remained at work and the new men en- TaEed during this dificult period have bsen prominent in public discussions 1t is interesting to note that there were 1855. loo loyal employees and that about 15O. poo new employees have been added Ths run total of these two groups far ex seeds the number of men who went or Hrike
 The maintenance of equipment wal materially improved in August and vii bs siill further Improved in September.
 While obviously the commerce of tn, country cannot bs carried with the sam, spsed and facility as would have beer possible had no strike taken place, at th, same time tho railroads are providinl transportation for all essential purposes If the people of the United States vii
 
 D little longer" the statement concludel they will see the present strike terml hating In such a way as to add greatly t lhelr protection against unvarranted al tempts to interrupt transportation in tn tuture"
 From the labor side. the big move a telegram sent by John J. Dowd, tl Chairman on the general strike commi leo Of the eastern shopmen, to Senatt Borzh. calling for the impeachment Mr. Daugherty and Judge Wilkerso he message read as follows:
 ''On behalf of 25,o00 railroad shol uen on strike in the New York metr1 polltzn district we urge upon you u Immediate necessity for the impeacl nent of Attorney General Harry DzuEherty and Federal Judge Wilke bon
 The injunction against the strkii railroad shopmen requested by the a lcrnsy general and lesued by Jud Wikerson constitutes violation | tigh government officials of the cons etional guarantees of American fire iom and Of specific federal statut without precedent in the history of t sahon
 -,soft words of interpretation spok b high official quarters after the iss lnce of the injunction carrot mitiga The plain language and intsut of { locunent. Nor can they wipe out { lstounding admission by the attorn fenerai reported in the press .he d he order was Issued. That he -vou lss the power of the government
 maintain the open shop"