The New York herald., 1922-07-16
Finish FIGHT is DUE
IN RAILWAY STRIKE
Roads Say They Will Hire
Thousands of Mem at
Once to Win.
PEACE ATTEMPTS FAIL
Some Rail Officials Predict
Early Break in Ranks Of
Union.
PEACE ATTEMPTS FAIL

Special Dtspotch to THE NEW York HEaALp.
CHICAGO, July ia finish fight be-
tween the railroads and the striking
shopmen seemed inevitable to-day af-
ter the collapse OF the informal peace
negotiations managed by Ben w.
Hooper, chairman of the United States
Railroad Labor Board.
Mr.. Hooper refrained from discuss
ing the future. Beyond saying he had
encountered fundamental differences
in his futile efforts to bring employers
and strikers together he would not 60
But from sources close to him it was
learned that he has no hope now of
arranging a peace conference.
AS the first consequence of the ap-
parently hopeless deadlock. railroads
generally will attempt Monday to re-
| open their machine shops with new
I forces of workers. !
THE roads have been making only
half hearted efforts to get workers into
their shops. for the reason they held
out hope OF compromise or settlement"
said ths president Of one of the biggest
railroads in the West to-day. But now
they have come to realize the full
gravity of the situation--the fact that
agreement is the 'faintest of possibili-
ties And they are going to hire thou
sands Of men to win"
Most railroads have had large num-
berg Of machinists and other shopmen
In readiness for week. but have de-
layed putting them to work in hope that
compromise with the strikers might
be effected.
Men to BE Organized.
As fast as the new men are put tc
work. they will be organized, 1t is ex.
pected. The railroad labor board. ir
outlawing the strikers in its official
order dated July 9. promised to recos-
nize and treat with organizations
formed by those who take the place OF
the men on strike.
Formation of the first Of many
unions expected by the board was re-
ported in a telegram received by Mr..
Hooper to-day. Eighty-four shopmen in
the Missouri Pacific plant at Wichita,
fAdif., nave organized. Iney asked
Chairman Hooper for recognition.
Noon on Monday will be zero hour In
shops Of a majority OF the roads in all
parts of the country. That time limit
has been set and announced in the press
for strikers to return or forfeit all rights
of seniority and pensions. Some of the
local rail officials predict a break In
the labor ranks. But strike chiefs said
the lines Of the strikers would remain
intact
I'VE are getting stronger every day."
declared B. M. Jewell. president of the
Federated Shop Crafts, to-day. This
talk about our men going back on Mon
day Is all bunk. Why. our strike will
be 100 per cent more effective In two
weeks"
The shop craft leader then launched
into a bitter denunciation OF Mr.. Hooper
and his associates. He declared the
labor board was dominated by a group
ot twenty-five bankers represented by
". w. Atterbury and T. De Witt Cuyler.
Mr. Cuyler Is chairman OF the Asso-
citation OF Railroad Executives. while
Mr.. Atterbury is head Of that associa-
tons labor committed
Twelve Banks Control"
Twelve New York banks control 2e7
directorships In ninety-two of America 8
first class railways" according to Mr..
Jewelrs statement.
The same groups control six director
ships each on ninety-one Of the irst class
rail lines of the country operating more
than 211.2s0 miles. or So per cent. OF
the rail mileage Of the country" the
statement adds.
THE same men control the equipment
companies and the mines of the land.
The mistake of the Railroad Labor Board
is that It has been persuaded to reduce