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sion, it would be possible for the
president to carry the railroad and
coal strike problems before the law
making body next Tuesday, if he 50
desired, and ask for legislation that
would permit the government to move
directly toward restoration of indus
trial peace with the power of law be-
hind it.
Whether the executive branch of the
government believes this could be
done by amending the transportation
act to put teeth in it and make de-
cisions of the railroad labor board
mandatory under penalty, or whether
may be sought, is not definitely
known.
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-Developments in
the railroad strike apparently were
hanging fire today pending the coming
conferences of railway executives at
New York and of rail union leaders at
Washington next Friday
Neither side was expected to reply
TO President Harding's new suggestions
for ending the strike until after their
separate meetings. Executive officials
of the shop crafts were summoned by
their strike leader, Bert NJ. Jewell,
! head of the railway employees depart
ment of the American Federation Of
Labor, to a meeting at Washington to-
day preliminary to the Friday confer
ence
President Harding's request for a
full attendance when the house of
representatives reconvenes next Tues
day after a six weeks vacation; his
desire expressed to Republican Leader
Mondell, that the house remain in
continuous session along with the SEN
ate during the industrial crisis, a
statement by Ben w. Hooper, chair.
man of the United States railroad labor
board, characterizing the presidents
proposal as a safe and sane PROPOSE
ton for solution of the strike, and
threats by trainmen to quit work on
the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern railroad
unless troops are Withdrawn from the
yards at Joliet, Ill, featured the situa
ton during the last "a hours.
WaIkout Begins
The threatened walkout of "Big
Four" Brotherhood men-engineers
firemen, conductors and trainmen-on
the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern began
early today. Men gathered at the ter.
uulIdl5 Dul T6IuS6u 10 turn d WlG6l
unless the soldiers, called as the result
of the Monday outbreak in which two
men were killed and Sheriff Newkirb
dangerously wounded, were imme
diately withdrawn.
The railroad does a heavy short haul
freight business as an outer belt line
of the Chicago switching district and
handles the bulk of yard traffic touch
ing the steel mills.
Quiet prevailed at Albany, Ala.
! where state troops called out by Gov
ernor Kilby were in control of the sit
uation following early disturbances.
Mar Attacked.
Goldie McGlosler OF Houston, Tex.
was beaten into Inconsistencies b.
three men who attacked him at New
Haven, Conn, on his way to Boston
Two railroad shopmen were hell
charged with the assault. McGlosle,
said he believed his assailants mistool
him for some other person.
Four striking railroad shopmen wer,
: indicted at Columbus, Ca, for assault
with intent to murder in connection
with an attack on a party of negro EN-
ployes of the Central of Georgia rail
road.
New federal injunctions restrainin;
striking shopmen from interfering
with railroad operations were obtaine,
the Chicago and Alton being granted
a writ at Kansas City.