The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-07
fBy Associated Pressl

NAOElNG YIN, 0SpJ. d.-lH6r6 are
no conferences now in progress be-
tween leaders of the railroad strike
and railroad presidents, and none have
been held since the formal gathering
in New York last month, it was as
serted today by J. P. Noonan. chief of
the Brotherhood of Electrical Work
ers, which is one of the seven rail
unions on national strike.
The meeting of the strikers policy
committee called for next week at
Chicago is to consider the general
strike policy and also is to consider
what shall be done in view of the in
junction application of the attorney
general, Mr.. Noonan said
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. John J.
Wall, member of the national policy
committee of the federated shopcrafts
today expressed his belief that the
meeting of the policy committee in
Chicago Monday would be for the
purpose of discussing means and
terms of a general settlement" but
refused to disclose his basis for such
a belief Mr. Wall said that from indi-
cations he believed that a settlement
was imminent Local officials of the
B. & o. railroad striking shopcraft,
union also concurred in this belief.
CHICAGO, Sept with the rail
way shop crafts policy committee OF
80 summoned to meet In Chicago next
Monday, hope of an early or partial
settlement of the rail strike was re-
newed today for the first time since
the railroad executives and the union
chiefs broke off peace negotiations
in New York.
These hopes were founded principal
ly on the call for the unions policy
committee meeting and statements by
strike leaders of the possibility of
separate agreements with 81 of the
Glass l roads representing approx
mately $4,000 miles.
Railroad executives generally either
denied that peace overtures had been
considered in conferences with union
leaders, or declined to comment upon
rumors of an impending settlement.
Some insisted that the strike was
broken and that peace parleys had
ended with the breakup of the New
York conferences.
Call Sent Out
The call for the policy committee
meeting issued at Chicago strike head
quarters by John Scott, secretary OF
the Railway Employees department OF
the American Federation of Labor
went out to the general chairmen OF
the shopcrafts organizations over the
name of B. NJ. Jewell, head of the de
partment, whose whereabouts had re
NAMED publicly unknown since the
governments strike injunction was
granted to Attorney General Daugher
ty by federal Judge James H. Wilker
son last Friday.
Officials of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad of which Daniel Willard is
president. and which is included in
the group of roads from which strike
leaders hope to obtain separate agree
ments, denied knowledge of any con
ference with Jewell or his associates.
Meeting important
With the issuance of the call for the
policy committee meeting Mr.. Jewel
was reported 10 be enroute to Chi
cago The call informed the genera
chairmen that the meeting was very
important"
The meeting of shopcraft leaders
was called for the same day which
Judge Wilkerson set for hearing the
governments application to make the
Daugherty injunction permanent.
Attorney General Daugherty an
nounced at Washington that the gov
ernment would consider in due tins
what proceedings would be takeI
against the few misguided labor lead
ers who have made incendiary speech
es" in connection with the industria
situation He said the government hat
been Somewhat hampered' by the diff
ficulty process servers had eXperien
ced in locating leading officials of thu
shopcrafts organizations. Union lead
ers denied that Jewell and his assoc
iates had been purposely avoiding tn
service of writs.
Ask Impeachment.
Meanwhile labor leaders in the cas-
ioined in demands for the impeach
ment of Attorney General Daughert.
and Judge Wilkeson because OF the in
junction.
At the same time Samuel Gompers
president of the American Federation
of Labor and his executive counci
meeting at Atlantic City prepared 70
a court battle to vacate the injunction
T. Dewitt Cuyler. president of III
Railway Executives association, wit
other railroad heads said the road;
were pleased with the way striking en-
ployes were coming back to work.