Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-24

IN SESSION..
Statements Attacked
Assertions Of L. F. Loree, chair
man of the eastern presidents con-
ference, that talk of peace in the
rail strike was "all bunk" were at
tackled by the eastern strike corr
mittee of shoDnlen today in a tele-
gram to Bert NJ. Jewell, president
OF their union, at Washington.
"The Loree group of eastern rail-
Iroad executives, insignificant in num-
bers but backed by the vast power
of the Morgan-Gary open shop in
terests, is seeking a desperate elev-
enth-hour attempt to scuttle the
strike settlement" said a telegram
dispatched by John J. Dowd, chair
man of the metropolitan district
strike committee.
Both sides in the negotiations
were pledged, as you know, by their
respective mediation committees to
refrain from comment that might
embarrass the conferees. Last eve
Mug Mr. Loree deliberately violated
the agreement and arrogantly at
tempted to wreck all settlement
progress when he gave a statement
to the press in which he called peace
talk bunk and openly belittled the
efforts of the majority of the execu-
tives to reach an agreement WITH
the union mediators.
This latest move of the die hard
minority shows that they will stop
at nothing in their campaign to
break the union on their roads," the
message concluded. 1--WE urge you
personally to bring this matter to
+ ha al Of
ment authorities in touch with the
strike situation and with the union
mediation committee of five for their
information and guidance"
DIVISION WALKOUT
IS SET FOR THURSDAY
. LOUISVILLE, Aug. 22.-Traffic
on the Louisville-St. Louis division
of the Southern railway will be tied
completely ut 1901 o'clock Thursday
morning unless B. G. Falls, general
superintendent of the western divi-
sion, and representatives of the ''big
four" brotherhoods effect an agree
ment on the roads use of armed
guards.
Mr.. Falls today was in Prince
ton, Ind, where firemen walked out
yesterday and is expected 10 confer
with representative of the broth
erhood. Their action cut off the four
through trains from Louisville to
st. Louis and trains In and out of
Princeton.
The general division walkout set
for Thursday will take in all the
''big four" men and will affect, it
was estimated, between $50 and 400
nj IN oil OF CT
st. Louis. Ill; Louisville, Princeton,
Ind, and Huntingburg, Ind.
Notice of the new walkout fol-
lowed a meeting Of firemen and engi-
neers yesterday afternoon. The fire.
men at Princeton who quit work yes
terday, had walked out Saturday
morning, but resumed work Sunday
afternoon. According to ]. F. Sheri-
dan. division superintendent, the
firemen "repudiated" their agree
ment Saturday.
Regarding the claim that the walk.
out was based on unsafe equipment
and refusal to work where the
guards are located, MIR. Sheridan
said: 1.-The Kentucky and Indiana
Terminal company does our work
here and the fact that Louisville
men are called out disproves their
guard contention. The equipment,
undoubtedly, will pass examination"
The agreement of Sunday, Mr.. Sheri-
| dan said, provided that the guards
| be zoned and kept from the railroad
yards.
| Firemen Of the Southern railroad
were on strike at Princeton, Md, to-
| day following refusal, according to
union officials of a demand that
| armed guards be withdrawn from
| the local shops. The strike today
| follows a settlement of similar diff
culties last week which resulted in
an agreement that regular employed
special agents Of the railroad would
be used. to guard the shops in the
| place of guards who had been on
duty.
A fireman, who was reporting for
duty yesterday. declared that he had
been halted by guard who flour
ished gun. He reported the incident
to union officials and another de-
mand was made for the Withdrawal!
Of the guards. Upon refusal Of this
| demand, the union officials say thev
called the strike.
Train service between Louisville,
| KY, and st. Louis, Mo-, has been
suspended on account of the strike,
the union leaders declare.
NO LET-UP SEEN IN
VIOLENCE OUTBREAKS
| } CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-Walkouts by.
! trainmen on the Southern railway,
resulting in tie-ups in North Caro-
lima; bombings, beatings and wreck
| plots marked the nations rail strike
situation today as the hour drew
| closer for new peace negotiations in
New York tomorrow.
| While the move for a, settlement
Of the strike hung, pending the
New York meeting of rail heads and
leaders of the transportation broth
! erhoods, meditaators for the striking
! shopmen, train crews on the South
ern railway refused to turn a wheel
or enter the, yards at Spencer, n. c.,