The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-25
PEOPLE ARE DIVIDED
Outbreaks Common in Towns
Along Missouri & North
ern Arkansas r. r.
UNION WORKERS DISMISSED
Protective League Formed to
Aid Railroad in Rebuild
ing Activity
ss.alal to The World.

Special to The World.
HARRISON, Ark, June 24.-Har.
rison is a quaint little town In Boon,
county, and TO the passing tourist OF
casual observer It would seem 10 b,
the shrine OF peace, calm and qu'ct
1T looks Ike what II amt" IL l.,
torn between the fingers of organ
zed labor and unorganized labor
For the last two years this it'll,
town has been. figtiratively speak
Ing n battle ground with member
| u opposing factions numberln.
practically the same. This strife ha
4 resulted in turning brother against
brother, each church, lodge and
club, and the post of the American
Legion being split squarely In two.
and resulted from n strike that was
| called February 20. 1920, by the en-
rloyc9 cf the Missouri! & North
Arkansas railroad.
IN Nothing Else Matters.
" No other question Is Of the slight
est moment in Harrison at this time
save open shop" or union labor"
Merchants display their colors by
placing cards in their windows bear
ing the legend "open shop" or else
they do not have o7rds. indicating
they are in favor OF union labor.
Since its organization the Missouri
& North ArHan. IS railroad has al-
ways run at loss 10 the stock hold
ers. They resumed operation April
?6 this year. after having obtained
a government loan OF 3ia million
through the aid OF congressman and
senator's from Arkansas and MssOu-
ri. At the time this loan was grant.
ed there was outstanding in re
ceiver's certificates. S1,9G9.250; f.
current liabilities. including unpai,
vouchers, s6t2,433.95; Indebtedness
70 the director general OF railroad
|292, 900; miscellaneous indebted
ness and expenses of receivership
N26,316.05. making total o
SO 100000.
The NJ. e n. A. railroad extend
from Joplin, Mo-, to Helena. Ark
distance OF 36S miles. II extend
through three counties in Missour
and 12 In Arkansas, and draws trNf
flc from one additional Missouri
county and 10 additional Arkansa
Counties The total area tributar,
70 the line and depending principal
ly upon it for service Is estimated "A
i,s94 to 1926. not including tn
part of the line operated unde
trackagc rights. Two-thirds of tht
mileage is through commurit,
practically without other rail trans
portaton, and the remainder car
leach rail connections only under
,hearly impossible conditions.
A Protective League Formed.
March 22. 1921, following tn
calling of the strike February 80.
the management of the railroad
called a meeting at Harrison OF ev-
eryOne fro meach county through
which the road passes and the Har-
rison Protective league was organ
led
The road is now employing about
ose thousand men, with approx
mately one hundred more men en-
ployed in the shops than at any 9TH
or time in the history OF the ronn.
The rolling stock is IN bad condition,
>nly 10 engines out of "a being in
condition to be used. A new sched-
ule was puff into effect June Is
which is faster than any ever main
hinod when the equipment was new
and the road bed in good condition,
"tA N4At last 10 illOllAllo NlAflt A"Nt
been no fewer than 8 Ihobs or at
tempted mobs in or on their way TO
harrison. The only one OF these
Which took any action was the one
July 25, 1921. Two weeks ago n
mass meeting was held in fhe court
house park, when speeches were
made by prominent citizens OF Har-
r'son, some advising violence in re-
moving the union men from the city
and some urging tolerance and pa
uence. No action was taken by the
protective league at that time.
Members of the Protective league
tlre holding nightly meetings at diff
ptrent valley towns and advocating
h1he annihilation Of the unions.
Merchants in Harrison have dis
charged employees who are at al.
sympathetic to the union