The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-06
RAILROAD BOARD
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uation. lie said that 40 far he had
received overtures looking toward n
settlement and had made none. A
taouation OF the ballots, MIR, Jewell
said, showed that only 9i.7 per cent
of the men had voted TO strike on
the question OF wnges the heaviest
vote for strike being on tho ques-
tion OF outside contract labor which
polled 97.i .per cent OF the vote cast
| The ballot on rules came second
with 96.2 for strike.
The labor board has been pro-
tcCting the interests NJ the striking
shopmcn even while they have been
on strike and calling tho board
tnames." Chairman Ben W. Hooper
said tonight In commenting on his
letter to Jewell today.
Hooper Goes ON Record.
II think my letter TO jewell puts
: me on record" he said, However
might say that tho board has been
protecting the interests Of the shop
men even while they have been on
strike and have been calling the
board names. Last Friday the board
secured the promise Of about doz-
en- roads to discontinue the contract
ing Of shop work.
This was one Of the chief bones
think this matter is almost entirely
cleared up now. have received as
suranccs that the roads that prom
ised TO do so have already discon-
tinucd the farming out practice.
THE labor board carries no
erudgcs. II Is not only inclined TO
be conciliatory. but must be concili-
atory for 1t has the interest OF the
public 10 protect
n l.IN sN.s
OF an immediate conference between
Jewell and himself, Chairman
Hooper replied:
There are about IL elevators In
tho Transportation building and they
run all day long"
WASHINGTON. July 5.--fnter-
ference with the movement OF the
u. $. mails by striking railway
workers in different parts OF the
, country was reported today to the
office Of the superintendent OF rail-
way mall service. The reports
came from Marshall. Texas. 81
. Louis. Chaffee. Mo, and Kansas
, city, Mo. and quincy. Missouri.
Want Government Action.
Officials Of the Texas & Pacific
lines at Marshall reported that
their trains and trains on other
roads I'm the same territory are
being materially delayed as n result
OF interference by strikers and
their friends, who, It was alleged
were tampering with air appliances
and otherwise preventing proper
movement OF trains Officials OF
the St. Louis, san Frarcisco Rail-
way company at st. Louis. Mo.
notified Washington that protection
was needed for the preservation and
operations OF trains used In
handling mail matter. They re-
quested that some action be taken
by the government at once.
Serious trouble" was reported
from Cthffee, Mo. The Kansas
City Southern Railway company re.
ported from Kansas City, Mo-, that
the strike situation was growing
more serious a. that at DE quincy
strikers had warned officials IN
charge OF mail trains not to attempt
to transfer mali matter during Tho
night. The post office department
II was said, would dispatch In
spectors TO all points where trouble
might arise in the transmission o.
the mails. The inspectors will b'
required TO make an immediate In
vestigation and~transmit reports a
E once 20 the superintendent OF raj!
way mail service here, who. II ht
deems IL advisable, will place thu
matter before the department oi
y justice.
There is a disposition on the par
OF the administration, IL was under
stood, 10 deal with the strikers OF
any others who may interfere Will
the proper dispatch OF the mails II
! the most vigorous manner. Under
no circumstances II was said. WI,
the government tolerate any
hnderance { the movement of th'
mails.
: While every credence was placed
: in the reports received during thu
: day fro mthe strike zones In th'
south and southwest sections OF th'
country, the post office department
was OF the opinion that no drastic
action should be recommended Il
: other agencies OF the government
until complete verification OF re
/. ported interference with the mail
has been received.
CHICAGO. July 5.--Striklng rail
I way shopmen who walked out II
answer TO the nationwide call from
the headquarters OF the six shoi
crafts unions here last Saturday
= we're reported drifting back 4
I. work today in groups OF uncertain
d size.
: Today was considered the turnin'
!. point In the strike OF $4,000 4
100000 workers.
: Local union reports 20 the off!c'
OF B. NJ. Jewell. head OF the shop
Z men, reiterated the union assertion
4 that the strike was 100 per cen
4 effective at all points reporting.
= NASHVILLE, Tenn July g.
z Striking shopmon on the Nashville
Chattanooga IL st. Louis are begin
ming to return TO work, accordinI
T.. to an announcement today b,
IS Robert Henry, director OF publl
,. relations OF the railroad.
y Union officials would not discus
the reported desertions from thel
ranks, OF the total OF 1900 shop
, men employed on the railroad, a.
were on the Jobs today, Henry said
Officials OF railroads today issuel
b. statement, declaring that al
< strikers who remained out long@
IS than $3.50 this afternoon would hO
be taken back without prejudice.