Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-07-14
Violence Continues In
Various Parts of
Country
TROOPS GETTING READY
Federal Troops May Be
Used In Texas If
Necessary

Chicago, July 14-Strike' threats
by maintenance Of way employees ov-
ershadowei the last ten days by the
shopmen's strike, broke out again to-
day, bringing the rail strike to a new
crisis as it neared the end Of it's Sec
ond week. Fresh outbreaks of vio-
lence, notably in Texas, Oklahoma
and Missouri: President Harding's
determined steps to keep the mails
moving, and informal negotiations
for a settlement of the shipments
strike on II roads in the northwest
were among other important develop
ments of the last "a hours.
Pressure by many of his general
chairmen upon E. F. Cradle, presi-
dent of the United Brotherhood of
Maintenance ow Way Employees and
railway" shop Iaborers, pushed the
common labor problem to the front
again. Mr. CRADLES action in with
holding strike orders after mainte-
nance Of way employees voted to join
the walkoUt, did rot please many of
the organizations general chairmen,
who passed or to their chief the per-
sistent demands of the rank and file
for concerted action Mr.. Cradle ar
rived in Chicago while threats to dis
regard his refusal to join the walkout
came from within his organization.
Tie general chairmen, he asserted,
nai no authority 10 call strike and
he indicated en- intention to remain
iru in HIS refusal to sanction a strike
All Want to Strike.
Mr. Cradle admitted that he was
With difficulty holding his men in
inc. Many maintenance employees, !
vho reluctantly remained at work |
when the shopmau walked off their
obs July /. since have joined the !
trike.
The new crisis caused by threats +
rom the maintenance men arrived as
,eace moves TO end the shopmens
trike had apparently slowed up ma
sally except for conferences at St.
'auT, Whicn Iens the only hopeful air
0 the situation i
The initial st. Paul conference be-
ween P. Henning, chairman Of the
tolerated Shop Crafts Of the North
;esterr District, ard rail officials.
rought to definite results, but both
ides admitted that negotiations hadi
dvancet . stage that gave prom
e Of a settlement Of the strike on
,a Il roads Of 0he northwestern |
nup. Mr. Eerning went so far as
=, assert that he believed it was en-
rely possible to settle the strike on
national basis within 4S hours, Be-
,r4 entering the ST. Paul negotia-
ors. Mr.. Fanntrg conferred with
[r. jewell. who had asserted that it
as upOr a notional basis only, and I
rough direct negotiations with the !
,ads that the shipments strike
ould be ended. L
Chairman Hooper of the labor Z
,ard. who announced formulation
new plans for ending the strike, t
as closely watched for his next I
owe for peace. \
Disturbances Continue. II
Meanwhile disturbances in cOnnec-
On with the strike continued. State s
oops guarded every approach to the /
of the Missouri Pacific /
.ilroad at Poplar Bluff, Mo-, today.
was learned from reliable source S
at the railroad had brought in out $
ie workmen and planned to resume t
ork at the shops. s
Two hardred and fifty state troops
obiIizad at Sedalis, No. were under a
aled orders to entrain for service |
rlv today. It vss said shey prob 10