The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-15
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menL in the ranks. He declared
that no strike action by mainten-
ance men would be sanctioned by
him unless the men are "coerced"
into it by railroads attempting to
force maintenance men to perform
duties usually done by shopmen
now on strike. Mr.. Cradle went to
Washington to confer with Presi-
dent Harding ON the threatened
walkout of common labor on the
roads.
The encouragement in Mr.. Ora
ble's attitude was partially offset
by the strike call to stationary fire
men, engineers and oilers who were
authorized by their international
president Timothy Healy, to walk
off their jobs next Monday.
Disorders in Southwest.
Disorders in connection with the
strike were largely confined to the
south and southwest. Colonel c.
S. Lincoln, assistant chief of s.aff
Of the Eighth army corps area, re-
ceived orders from Washington to
investigate the situation at Deni-
son, Texas. where conditions were
unsettled. At the same time Gov
ernor Neff ordered Adjutant Gen
eral Barton Of the Texas National
Guard to go TO Denison, and Tom
Hickman, captain Of the Texas
Rangers, was dispatched to the
scene. Officials Of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railroad said no
! strikebreakers would be taken into
Denison and that no attempt would
be made to operate the shops there
until adequate protection was af-
forded.
Troops at Poplar Bluff. Mo-, were
| relieved by other detachments of
| Missouri National Guard and the
town remained quiet.
Tulsa Guard Wounded.
At Tulsa, Okla, J. C. Whitefeld
a guard for the Midland Valley
was wounded in a sharp clash be.
tween guards and strike sympathiz.
ers at Lefeber.
/ At Chattanooga, Tenn, Bernard
/ Mallon, Jr., attache of the Office o.
the general manager Of the South
ern railroad, was held up BY
masked men, beaten and stabbed.
| Two strike breakers were take1
from a train at Memphis and beat
en- and a deputy sheriff was wound
ed in riot at the Burnside shop
of the Illinois Central in Chicago.
Governor Davis Of Ohio ordered
mobilization of state troops in pre-
paration for any trouble Ehici
! might arise.
United States marshals and extr;
forces of deputies were placed OF
guard over mails and railrOa,
property at Roanoke, Vo., Los An
geIes and Toledo, Ohio.
Four mysterious fires broke GU
in the Chicago. Milwaukee & 81
Paul shops at Tacoma, Wash.
/ Bloomington Is Quiet.
Bloomington and Clinton, Ill
scenes of early disturbances, re
manned quiet, with civil authori
ties augnenting peace forces b
extra deputies in preparation 70
taking over the situation following
the departure Of state troops.
: Kansas rail centers general
were reported quiet Governor Al
len announced that should an
more strikes develop or additions
strike notices be posted, arrest
/, would follow.
United States mails in New Jef
sey were transported under pre-
lection by federal marshals.
baggage handlers, truckers an
common laborers, comprising tn
first shift at. the Union station 9
Toledo, walked OF their jobs in syn
pathy with the striking shopmen.
Strikebreakers employed in tn
Missouri Pacific shops at Wichti
Kan, notified President Hardin
: and the railroad labor board thu
the workmen had formed a ne,
union and asked for recognition b
the government.
More Injunctions Granted.
: Additional injunctions restrain
: ing strikers from interfering wit
railroad operations were granted
roads at various points by tex
: eral courts.
While President Harding and b
cabinet discussed the rail and col
: strikes, postal authorities took pr,
) liminary steps to transport mail B
/ commercial aircraft, powerboal
, and motor cars II rail service b.
comes hampered to the point thl
: the mails are seriously threatene
& Postal authorities at New Yol
t were flooded with offers of emerl
: ency transportation for first clal
( mail as . result of the threatens
3 tieup. Airplanes, hydroplane
). motorboats and automobiles wei
: placed attic disposal of the goverl
7 ment by private individuals ~
: national organizations. All offel
e were tentatively accepted and su
Q lveys Of equipment and trav
planes for land, water and air wei
undertaken Immediately.
D. Members OF the Americas Fel
!. Grafton OF Railway Workers