The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-12
REFUSE TO GO into.
SHOPS WITH TROOPS.
Big Four Brotherhood Men
Act At Bloomington
Chiefs Hasten to Chicago to
Confer With Railroad Man
ayers On Issues Growing
Out of Shop Strike.

Chicago, July 1r-(By the Assoetatsd
press,-With state troops and Untted
states deputy marshals on guard IN
half a dozen states to avert violence ana
prevent interference with the move
ment of the mails Of Interstate com.
merce, leaders Of the Big -Four Hailrcad
Brotherhoods and Railway Execuuves
were hurrying to Chicago toniSnt
confer tomorrow on Issues growing out
Of the shopmen's strike.
At Bloomington. Ills, where stAte
troops have been guarding tho ChicaSo
and Alton railway shops, snS1n>erh
nremen, trainmen and conductors mem.
bers of tho Big Four brotherhoodA votsd
today not to enter the shops or yaros
as long as troops arc stationed ther
Union officials ordered their Insn 70
keep tho mail trains running, novsvef
clerks employed in the yards ana ~ sne
depot walked out last night retun
TO work under protection OF the uoopI
The day passed. quietly at the LII
Only two shots were fred during ~
day, and both were traced TO accaoI Intal
dlsSnarns TSs matter e1 .'o Of Working with r.,..
and state troops on duty was e3nActa1
to be ono Of the matters to WI ieh ths
Big Four chiefs object.
Another issue to be discussE 1,.,, n.
the alleged insistencs Of cs,risrs
that members Of the Big FHn. So vors
regularly assigned to the III. novion
strike. Members Of the Byr -Four unions
have protested that 2.siinr stock has
not been kept in cSndition ainca the
strike of shopmens engineers claiming
that engines Xh detective brakss;
Headlights anSair equipment had bssn
turned ove5to them. :.
na,msu won't stits 4
in the strike clouds appeared
| todawith the announcement Of D. WI.
HS president Of the Brotherhood OF
lilroad Sgnalmen, that his 1t.0e6
members would not strike at this time.
/, but expects. TO open new negotiaaons
with The LSSddual carriers regarding
their grlry-Ns. If unable to reach an
agreement, <entire matter will be re-
frrd to tn n, <ad labor board. hs said
Armed with Aree federal injunctions
issued against rail strikers, United
States Marshal Moore OF tho Peoria ofncA
went to Clinton. Ills, to serve me
papers. The writs restrain the strtF-
ers from picketing interference with
the operation of trains. intimidation OF
employees or any conspiracy to tie up
transportation.
shopmsn More Hopeful
The shop crafts leaders assumed.
moro hopeful attitude today with re.
CENT of adyices that, all told, IL rail-
roads had made cohciliatory express
sions looking towar q settlement OK ths
strike and that some already were con-
ferring with tho system federation com'
mittees.
except on a national basis. the union
heads insisted, adhering to their ofiei.
nal attitude that tho railroads deal WIN
the six International shop unions ~
whole.
Negotiations have progressed % faF
on the Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern that r. A. Henning, chairman
of. the strikers committee It 81 bauL
Mimi, came to Chicago to-day 70 CONFER
with President B. N. Jewell. and othar
federation officers. No definite osn-
clusion was reached, 1t was said.
Little Violence.
Littls- actual violence was reported
to-day although troops and guards re-
mained yigilant. TWO hundred Kansas
national guards were sent to Herring.
ton, Kansas, to guard the Rock Island
shops and officials Of tho Southern Hau'
way asked Governor Russell, OF n4fn.
stssippi. Of troops At HattiesburG, 70
protect the property at tho Missisnppi
Central shops.
Officials Of the st. Louis-San Frend-,
cisco at St Louis, announced they had
requested protection from tho mayor OF.
Memphis, and the governor Of Tonnes
see, because their employees 1t me
Georgia" shops had been intimidatsd
by the strikers and tho situation was % Z
serious that they were compelled 70
bring the workmen to and from the
shops in automobiles.
Quiet at Clinton.
All was quiet at Clinton. uls- where
state troops have been stationed since
Saturday. Additional deputy marshals
were sworn here to protect the Chicago
& Northwestern shop employees and two
compa MES Of state troops were sent to
New Franklin, Mo, to protect workmen
On the Missouri, Kansas q Texas rails
rad. Minor clashes between worksrr
and strike sympathizers were reported
from several points.
MAL IntsrfsrsnoA.
Postmaster General Work asked all
fro.AnuaH or pana YonYkAARN