Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-08-05
Both Sides In Strike
Remain Firm; New
Wa|kout Threat Made

the Chesapeake & Ohio, Norfolk 4
Western and Virginian Railroads tor
use in handling shopwork for trains
In the coal mining district. 1t waa
estimated that a total of 1,200 men
would be sent from eleven roads IN
the New York district to the RELIEF
of coal carriers.
Three locals of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen called q joint
meeting for Monday night in Hous-
ton. Texas, to consider conditions
arising out of the strike.
A statement by the federal de-
partment of agriculture yesterday
said that the railroad strike had rok
affected shipment of perishable 1000
supplies. Shipments of fourteen
leading fruits and vegetables were
nearly 10000 cars ahead of last sea
son. the report added.
Heads of three of the Big Four
Railroad Brotherhoods sent tele-s
gram to President Harding asking
for a conference at which they
would state their views of the strike
situation. They also sent messagen
to their legislative representatives IN
Washington requesting them to arr
range such a conference. In theie
message to the legislative represenes
tatives the union chiefs said in part2
"The plain intention of the ratlS
road executives to smash the nhopS
crafts union Is resulting In moxS
and more of the locomotives An4
equipment getting into disrepair ~ e 4!|
the dangers of most hazaruQN l3zz
cupation are being daily Inc - vi !z
| We fear that continuatiqns ~ 81 \ ~.
| conditions will inevitably reEust 81
| our members. as matter Of sell
protection, being drawn into the cor
troversy and we greatly deplore such
a contingency"
A statement issued last night by
the Association of Railway Execu-
tives denied that impairment OF lo-
comotives and cars had reached 4
stage which would justify any con-
Germ on the part of the public.
At Spokane, Washington. the
Great Northern announced immedi-s
ate resumption of mail and passen-
ger service between Marcus, Wash
ington and Nelson, British Columbia
At Newark, o., a negro CLAIMING
to be a federal deputy marshal shot
and killed striking shopman and
wounded another. a3
Twenty-Five masked men kidnap-
ped five Seaboard Airline employees
and a railroad guard at Manly.
North Carolina, carried them into
the country and beat them severely.
One of the victims was in a serious
condition.
An investigation was being mada
at Jersey City where a mysterious
sickness attacked shopmen. An an
alysis was being made of the milk
and other food served them.
Await Harding's Reply
CLEVELAND, o., Aug. 5 (By The
Associated Press) Heads of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engt-
neers and the Brotherhood OF Fires
men and Enginemen today were
awaiting reply to a telegram they
sent to Washington last night re-
questing President Harding to meet
with legislative representatives OF
the brotherhoods so that they could
lay before him the critical situation
resulting from the shopmen's strike.
In the messages to the represen-
tatives authorizing them to discuss
with the president questions at is
sue, it was pointed out that discCn-
tent is rapidly growing among the
membership of the three organiza-
tions and it is the belief of the lead
ers that unless the strike is settled
the brotherhoods will inevitably be
drawn into the controversy.
Constant aggravation of condi-
tions and the refusal of railroad ex-
ecutives to accept proposals of the
President for compromise settle-
ment of pending questions are mak-
ing the situation infinitely more diff
cult to handle" the message states.
The brotherhood chiefs declared
they have received hundreds OF COM
plants from their members that de-
mands have been made upon the
men to take out locomotives and
equipment which are in a dangerous
and unsafe condition. The men also
claim that they have been subjected
to abuse and assaulted by armed
guards employed by the railroads.