The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-07-24
HOPE CENTERS
IN TUESDAYS
BIO. PARLEY
Railroad Will Seek Separate
Agreements With Men
Other Roads Expected to
Follow Same Course.
STATION AGENTS STAY
(Bv Associated Pressl

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CHICAGO, July 24-With the gov
ernment and its agencies outwardIy
inactive insofar as the rail walkout
was concerned there was little change
in the shopmen's strike situation to-
day and hope for any move leading TO
peace centered in a meeting at Balti-
| more tomorrow, when the Baltimore
and Ohio will seek separate agree
ments with it's men.
The chief development of the dav
was when w. ]. Noone, president of
the station agents union, announced
after conference with W. L. Nc
Menlmen, Of the labor board, that his
men would be ordered to remain at
work, and that any differences arising
would be settled by conferences with
the roads, if possible.
The station agents have no par
tlcular grievance at present, he said,
except in instances where they have
been performing work supposed to be
done by other employees B. NJ. Jewell.
head Of the shopmen's union, had no
comments to make and B. w Hooper.
Chairman of the labor board, sat 81
lentIy IN his office telling all reporters
that there is nothing to give out
He still declined to discuss his re-
cent conference with President Hard
| ing or to say whether the president
had suggested any definite move by
the board.
The statement by Mr.. Hooper last
night that the board planned no fur
tner activities at present was re-
iterated.
other Offers Received.
Should the Baltimore meeting result
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railroads will follow the same course.
B. NJ. Jewell, head of the shipments
union, refused to comment on the Bal
tlmore parley, but previously had
acknowledged receiving offers of set
tlement from number of roads.
Inc silence of federal officials was
/ interpreted as meaning that President
Harding was inclined to let the situa-
ton drift for few days, while he re-
celVed the report OF Secretary of La
/ Dor Davis and further INQUIRED into
| facts
However, that the president mieht
take some action soon was indicated
IN his efforts to obtain the facts from
all angles. The conference Friday be-
tween members of the senate inter
state commerce committee and east
ern rail chiefs, the conference with
Chairman Hooper and Secretary Davis
meeting at Moosehart, Ills. with stril,
! ers leaders, a member of the labor
board, and commissioner of concilia
ton of the department of labor, seem
ed to strengthen the belief that def
mite plan was being made.
Possible action by the interstate
commerce commission was seen in
the statement of Attorney Genera
Daugherty that the commission could
exercise a supervisory power over car.
riers. But this probably would mean
that the commission would direct dis
tribution of coal under a system Of
rationing, sending 1t first to points in
greatest need.
Few Disturbances
Few disturbances were reported
over Sunday.
Governor Neff, of Texas, announced
that he was prepared to send aid to
any points where trains were being
delayed by violence or inability of the
railroads to obtain men, but said thai
ample protection could be given by
state rangers and that none of the
Texas National Guard would be sen:
for the present time. Guardsmen have
been called out in nine states.
Railroads which had declared em--
bargoes on perishable freight contin-
ued to enforce the ban, and motor
trucks were pressed into service in
several instances. At Boone, Iowa.
motor trucks were being used to carry
mails to and FROM the town of
Moignona.
Authorities at Lynndyl, Utah, were
searching for an unidentified non.un-
ion worker who was said to have
caused the death of a striker by push
ing him in front of a moving train.
A disturbance at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
resulted in the injury of a guard and
a a-non-union shop workers.