Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-17
SEVENTEEN I !. !! !.
MEN LEAVE
]. LOCAL SHOPS
sZa, " >,ssGlI- --- ~ 80 S-
'Picketeers Charged with As
sault to- Be Given Hearing
This Afternoon.

SeES from the Gfe8tSN Oftnefn shops In
Grand, Forks and six from the North
walked out this morning at 10 o'clock
in accordance with instructions re-
ceived from union leaders in the east.
The men received these instructions
by wire Saturday afternoon.
No new men haye been taken on
here during he last two days, and
conditions generally continue rather
quiet. There has been no disturb
ance since Friday morning, when the
alleged assault on Lester Brown, re-
placement worker of the Great North
ern, took place.
Arthur lhomas and DeForest Boy
err, who gave themselves up to Judge
rants had been issued Tor them charg-
ing assault and battery, will be given
q preliminary hearing at 4 o'clock
this afternoon before Judge McLough-
lin. The ase was called for 4
o'clock Saturday afternoon, but on
the agreement of both parties the
hearing was continued until today.
twenty-four iaborers. Including two
stationary fremen, walked out at the
Great Northern shops at Minot this
morning. but at the Williston shops
Of the Great Northern the men had
Ereceived no Instructions to walk out,
and they remained on the job as
usual.
In Superior, Wis. 100 stationary
hremen and oilers employed at the
railway shops left their. work at s
o'clock this morning.
A copy Of the letter Of B. M. Jewell
refusing permission to the railroad
shopmen of the northwest to make 4
separate deal with the railroads has
been received by striking Hshopmen in
Grand Forks.
After reviewing the issues Of the
present strike, the letter says:
Jewels Letter.
THE railroad arrangements
through the Association Of Railway
executives r determined without
regard for the public interest to force
their national campaign Of oppression
upon the railway employees, through,
and by attacking the local units of
the general organizations of employees
where the railways know there would
be some assurance OF equality at the
conference table. .wa5 ,.m
THE local units of the employees
organizations have become convinced
that railroad arrangements acting un.
der the direction Of the Association
Of Railway executives are seeking tt
crush them, and brought the entire
= AaSSLAOH 1AIO LAX SOhNSISACh VI 80
Railway Employees department. April
: 1922. The convention adopted three
resolutions dealing with the situation
Each Of these resolutions provided
: for a strike or referendum vote o
t the membership. Each of these reso
: lutions provided that II, and whel
suspension Of work was sanctione,
that it should be for all shop Graf
employees of the United States. Fac
Of the resolutions made it clear tina
all hope Of securing justice by system
g negotiations must be abandoned
g These strike or referendum vote
have been taken and the general con
ference committee of the shop crai
employees directed that a suspensio
Of work be sanctioned for all railroa
shop craft employees of the Unite
sponded practically 100 per cent an
+ the strike has now been in efet
twelve days. Nv. -
"The Association OF Railway f,
" ecutives, the Labor Board. Railroa
4 management. and tho American pull
. lie, in fact everyone has been: repea'
eddy advised hat the shop craft en-
v. ployes earnestly desire a settlemel
v Of this strike and that they will 6
y anywhere to- meet anybody that
q authorized to propose a settlement
that the settlement must be for a
~ employees now on strike.
II Notwithstanding this. the raj
n roads have not yet come forWal
d with a proposal to settle the stril
but are clearly doing everything TIL
they can conceive Of with their yea
of experience not only to force a col
re tinuation, but a spreading of I'll
J. strike to the end that it may inclut
ali railroad employees.
"-Fort the above reasons al
others which are well known to yo1
III committee and which are not here
IS stated because of limitation Of spa
is permission to enter into system neg
tiations cannot be given at this tim