The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-17
RoadsIssue
Ultin1atu:ln
to Strikers
Notify Leaders They Will Not
Confer on Settlement Terms
While Walkout
Continues.

Chicago, July l6.-(By A. P.)-
The third week of the railway shop
mems strike opened with peace nego-
tiations practically at a standstill fol-
lowing Fridays separate conference
between rail executives, union heads
and railroad board members when
the differences were described as
fundamental"
Western carriers issued a virtual
ultimatum to the strikers, asserting
that they will not agree to any plan
inconsistent with decisions of the
labor board and will not confer with
the strikers while the walkout con-
tinues. The statement, issued by the
western presidents committee on
public relations, placed responsible
ity for the continuance of the strike
on strike leaders, and apparently left
but one course open for a settlement.
The executives, the statement said,
"are perfectly willing to attend any
meeting, Of participate in any hear
ing called by the labor board with
view of affecting a settlement that
would not nullify but uphold and
carry out the boards decisions"
Plan to Reopen Shops.
B. M. Jewell, head of the shopmen,
indicated Friday that working rules
and wages, both based on the boards
decisions, must be settled satisfac-
torily before he will consent to call
off the strike and take the matter be-
fore the labor board.
Virtually abandoning hope of an
early settlement, many roads, ac-
cording to a labor board official. are
prepared to make a determined ef-
fort to reopen their shops the first of
the week with nonunion employees.
With the carriers apparently de-
termined to maintain traffic as near
ly normal as possible, the ranks of
the strikers were expected to be
augmented Monday by a walkout of,
fremen and oilers, while at Cleve-
land the American Federation of
Railroad Workers have voted to
walk out the first Of the week.
Chicago Quiet.
Chicago, the hub of the strike,
was quiet. Mr.. Jewell announced he
would have nothing to say over the.
weekend, while labor board media
tors apparently were nonplussed by
the Fundamental differences" de-
veloped at Fridays conferences.
Federal court orders restraining
strikers from interfering with the pc
titioners continued to be granted.
Troops are requested at San Ber-
nardino, CAL, to project railroad
property and representatives of Sec
retary Of War Weeks and Governor
Neff of Texas were investigating the
need for troops at Denison, Tex. Dis
orders occurred at Scranton, Pa,
where one was shot.
indication that the strike would
have an early effect on crops was
seen in statements from Fresno, Cal,
that $200,000,0O0 worth Of fruit is
endangered, and from Macon,
Ga, that railroads have begun to
Withdraw their solicitors from the
peach and melon districts.
The statement by rail executives
said that reports from railways in
all parts of the country showed gains
in the number of men in the shops
since the strike began. The situa-
ton, the statement said was better
in eastern territory than elsewhere.
Protection Needed.
Developments show" the state
ment continued, "that the main thing
needed to insure the return OF nor
NAL conditions is protection of men
who want to work from violence by
strict enforcement of the laws"
Where injunctions have been IS
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