The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-08
New Employees Threatened on
 Way to Work
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Continued from Page One.) men. The railroads remained immov- able in their attitude of considering the strike as against the government rather than against the roads. The result of this situation was all that elements were in receptive mood but firm in their determination not to weaken their positions by making the
 first move.
 Conditions generally so far as trans portation and shop operations were concerned, remained as they had been for several days, but the beginning of the second week of the strike brought increasing restlessness among the strikers and sporadic outbursts in scattered rail centers.
 New Disorders Break.
 New disorders broke out in Chi cago, where mobS continued terror ism of workers and suspected strike
 Several men, suspected of being strike breakers, were pulled from street cars and beaten and the homes of few workers were beseiged and attacked with a hail of sticks and stones.
 A box car was burned and several other cars were discovered soaked with oil.
 Suspension of shop work on the Chicago & Alton was effected by strikers at Bloomington, Ills, and Sla- ter, Mo.
 Although none of the disturbances in Illinois was considered by state au- thorities as serious enough to warrant a call for troops, Adjutant General Black declared troops would not be demobilized until the situation changed.
 Governor Hyde of Missouri. eX- changed communications with strikers on the Missouri Pacific. The strlk- CTS thanked him for the fair and impartial position" he had taken in refusing to order troops to strike centers, and assured him that they would do everything in their power to prevent violence
 At Topeka, kans-. Randall Harvey. attorney for the Kansas Court of In
 dustrial Relations. swore out com plaints against five striking shopmen charging them with picketng in vlo- lation of the industrial court law. Sixty-seven negroes imported to Springfield. Mo-, by the Frisco. refus- ed to go to work and were given transportation to their homes Disorders continued in the South. Fred J. Wright. superintendent of the car department of the Illinois Cen tral at Harahan, @ few miles aooVe New Orlens. waas assaulted ana one other white man and three negroes were wounded.
 Three negro strikebreakers were beaten and several others were chas- ed by union sympath1zers Of thelr ! own race at Pensa cola, FIa. One of the first admissions of sert- ous threats to transportation came from officials of the Missouri, Kansas | tS Texas railroad of St. Louis, who declared that railroads in Missouri would be forced to curtan passenger service unless Governor Hyde takes steps to protect workers from vio- | Ience and coersion.
 Governors Take Action. | "Governors of Kansas ana Okla | homa have taken prompt action and | as a result no trouble has been ex- 1 perienced so far, in these states,' said | C. N. Whitehead. chief operating of l fcer of the M, K. X T. Where 16 to IS trains daily have | been hauling coal on the Owensbore 1 & Nashville, and the Louisville & l Nashville railroads only one rreigh' 1 train was in operation but passenger | service was continued. Roseville. Cal, experienced a | strike of workers at the icing plant 1 of the Pacific Fruit Express Com | pany A request was made for | troops.
 | Company officials said the strike 1 was due ~ intimidation of icing 1 plants employees by striking shop | men.