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men met with the approval of the
brotherhood chiefs. Mr.. Stone said ::
THE action does not require any ap-
proval.
Our men are not expected to work
under such conditions as now prevail 1T
many railroad terminals" Mr.. Stone
said. II am telling them that wherever
their lives are endangered by guards
they should 60 home and stay there.
They are justified in remaining away
from railroad company property under
existing conditions.
w. G. Lee. president of the Bro'her-
hood of Railroad Trainmen, and ID. y.
Robertson, president of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Fircmcn and En-
ginemen. when told of the Joliet walk
out Of brotherhood members, and Pres
idcnt stones stand on the situation,
concurred in the position taken by the
engineers chief.
President Lee said he had wired the
representative Of the tralnInen on the
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern last night
that whenever the members of his or
ganizat!on have positive proof that they
arc being ill-trcatcd by railroad guards
and their lives endangered they had his
permission to stay away from railroad
company property.
President Robertson said he and
President Stone had sent joint mes
sage 70 their representatives at Joliet
last night to stay away from the rail-
road company property If their lives
were in danger through armed guards.
Mr.. Robertson also said he had re-
ceived n message from his representa-
tive NJ Terre Ilnutc Ind. this morn
ing that brotherhood men We're being
subjected TO abuse By hundreds of
lin
leading to strip mines in that territory
and had replied that II there was danger
they should stay away.
Washington. Aug. 9.-(By 4. P.D-
Leaders of the striking railroad shop
craftsmen in the city occupied them
selves today with preparations for III"
general meeting of the railroad union
officials they expect to hold Friday and
with tn" issuance Of statements declar-
ing railroad equipment to be in dam
gerously doteriorated condition.
u. NJ. Jewell. chairman Of the strike
group, received notice from Warren s.
Stone. chief of the engineers brother.
hood. that all of the other brotherhood
heads would accept the invitation for
conference. At the same time he made
public n telegram from - 900 striking
refuse to accept President Harding
plan for ending the strike. The telc-
gram was as follows:
"In behalf of 25,00O striking railway
shopmen In the New York district. We
indorse your stand in refusing to accept
the compromise proposition of presi'
dent Harding Located in n district
exposed to the poison gas attack, ~
represented by the lying propaganda o
the railway executives. our member
have stood without fultering and tn,
morale of the strikers is perfect.
MANY of the strikers are cx -scrvic,
men who fought under the Stars ant
Stripes for democracy in the late war
These men have witnessed our so cal le,
American railway executives hire chear
Chinese and Hindu labor TO try t.
brenk the strike. and under 10 circum
stances will these iarmer soldiers agre,
to allow this .conglomeration of unskilled
foeeign workmen 10 be considered rs
xhvorsd employees OF the railroads IN
order ~ gratify the autocratic desires
eAHhe AsneEican railway kaissrs for q