The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-18
Fifty Thousand Striking Shop
men Go Back Today.
jewell VIII Try To Overcome
Snag on N. Y. Central.
ORGANIZE new SHOP UNIONS
Union Pacific in List of Roads
Solving Problems.
Defense Hearing on Daugherty
Injunction Starts.

Chicago, Sept. 1s.-Work will be
resumed on the New York Central
lines within a few days, in the opinion
OF B. NJ. Jewell, who is on his way
today to New York to assist personally
in resuming the negotiations which
were suspended between his and the
roads officials. ~
THE differences are of a minor
nature" said Jewell before leaving,
land 1 am confident that things will.
be Strengthened out and the men re-
turn to, work under the Baltimore
agreement which the New York Cen
trai accepted"
Jewell declined to discuss the gen.
eral strike situation
today restored jobs under the War
field-Jew truce to shopmen who
struck eighty days ago.
Some estimates placed the number
Of strikers as high as $4,000 of the
100000 Shopmen who went on strike
July 1. Among the roads which ac-
cepted the Baltimore plan for set
tlement of the strike were the Chica go,
Milwaukee & st. Paul; the Chicago &
Northwestern; the B. & O.; the Sea-
board Air line; the Chicago, St. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha. and the Green
Bay & Western. Many shopmen for
merly employed were expected to be
back with these roads today. The Chi
cago. Milwaukee & st. Paul alone had
jobs for $4,000 and the Northwestern
for $1,000.
Solve Own Troubles.
Roads announcing they had solved
their shop problems thru employment
of new me1 and former strikers prev
| iously taken back and organized into
new shop unions, included the Chicago
and Alton; The Illinois Central; Chi
cago Great Western; Northern Pacific
and Union Pacific
Bert NJ Jewell, head of the shop
crafts organization and the shopmens'
representative in framing the peace
terms, hastened to New York yester-
day when the plan struck the snags OF
eastern opposition, notably on the New
York Central lines, which formed one
of the big systems included among
those expected to accept the settle
ment.
Strikers Increase Demands
s The situation on the New York Cen
traf was caused, 1t was explained, by
demands made by strikers in addition
to the original terms. Similar de-
mands prevented settlement on the
Southern railway.
Precautions were taken at the c., NJ
& st. p, and Northwestern shops to
prevent recurrence of Saturdays
disorders, which grew out of demands
by returning strikers that former shop
foremen be restored to bosses jobs.
flallCOdQS WHICH refused TO enter
the Baltimore agreement insisted they
are daily increasing number of new
employees
The scene of conferences on the
Pennsylvania system with the repre-
sentatives of the train service brother
hoods shifted today from Pittsburgh
ito Philadelphia Several eastern roads
were negotiating with the train service
brotherhoods for new agreements, the
New York Central lines having af-
fected settlements with some of the
train running unions.
Hearing Is Resumed.
Hearing on the Daugherty injunc-
ton was resumed in Judge WiIker-
sons court today, with only four days
remaining before the expiration of the
Temporary restraining order. The re-
naming days are to be given over to
the defense and final agreements, with
the government attorneys holding per-
mission to offer additional evidence.
Judge Wilkerson has warned both
sides that the present order will not
be renewed, if they fail to conclude
their arguments before the time limit
Thursday.
Evidence Based on Perjury.
Evidence against the striking rail
| workers has been based on an
avalanche of hearsay and In some
cases perjury" it was charged today
by Attorney Donald Richberg, in the
| injunction proceedings in federal
court. He renewed his motion to dis
| miss the injunction against the rail