Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-07-10
SOLDIERS On
ACTIVE .DU7 !
IN ILLINOIS
STRIKE AREA
Troops Are Modified in Five
Other States; Many Rail-
roads Expect to Open
Their Shops Today.
EMPLOYEES URGED TO
RESUME THEIR JOBS
Carriers Predict That Many
Strikers Will Flock Back
to Work Claim Disputed
BV UniOniStS.

Chicago, July 8 (by the
Associated Press. - With
soldiers on active duty in
Illinois and troops mobil-
lied in five other states the
ninth day of the strike Of
railway shopmen passe e d
quietly while many rail-
roads prepared to resume
active operation of their
s h ops tomorrow, several
carriers h a ving g warned
striking employees to return
by that date or forfeit semi.
ority rights.
B. M. Jewell, head of the
railway employees depart
ment of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, had moth
ing to say at strike head
quarters here and no news
was forthcoming from eth
er the carriers or the United
States Railroad Labor
Board.
While the Sunday holiday was
uneventful, the rest of the week
was fraught with possibilities. To-
morrow members of the labor
board who averted strike of
100000 maintenance of way men
and $4,000 signal men through
negotiations with union officials
last week, were expected to con-
fer with E. II. Fitzgerald, head of
the clerks union, in an effort to
prevent the issuance Of strike
orders to this organization. Con-
fidence was expressed here to-
night in quarters close to the labor
board that the clerks would fol-
low the example set by the main
tenance of way employees and
signalmen.
With the carriers urging strill
ing employees to return to work
at once, preparations were prac-
tically complete tonight on a
score of lines to attempt to re-
sumo active shop work tomorrow.
Vacancies in the ranks, accord
ing to the railroads, will be filled
by the hiring of new men. Real
izing the possibilities for trouble
with such program, some of the
railroads have asked for soldiers
to protect their shops while 9TH
ers expected to afford private pro-
lection to those who worked.
While the railroads predicted
that many strikers would flock
back to work when assured that
protection would be afforded, un-
ion headquarters here has main
tanned that the strike is daily be-
coming more effective.
With the federal courts already
intervening In number of places
to prevent picketing by the strik-
ers, the week also was expected to
reveal to a large extent the
attitude of the department of
justice toward the strike. From
Washington came the announce
ment that the. department was
investigating reports that strike
disorders were interfering with
the mails and Charles Clyne,
United States district attorney
here. said yesterday he had re-
ceived instructions from Attor-
ney General Daugherty T. use
force if necessary to keep the
mails and interstate commerce
moving.
At Clinton, ILL., where troops
were sent yesterday after boy
had been killed and two men,
one striker, had been wounded
in a clash between strike SYM
pathizers and Illinois Central
guards, all was reported quiet to-
day. State cavalry and infantry
were modified for duty in eight
down state towns.
The entire state guards of
Missouri has been modified while
in Indiana, California and Kan
S sas, state troops have been or
dered to be prepared for an
emergency.