The New York herald., 1922-07-17
Roads Stop Recruiting Men
to Large Extent-Out-
breaks Are Few.
BIG LEADERS ARE SILENT
Hooper and Jewell Visit Their
Headquarters, but See
Nothing to Discuss.

CHICAGO, July 16 (Associated Press).
A veil of silence descended like a
blanket over the railway strike situ-
alton to-day as both railroad heads
and strike leaders turned hopeful eyes
toward the momentous developments
the new week was expected to bring.
The bitterness which has marked
the progress of the walkout at times
peace almost approaching an under
standing. The hurting of verbal chal-
lenges. claims and counter-claims, ul-
timatums and defiances. apparently
had ended through exhaustion or the
hope Of an early agreement.
Railway executives who declared
their willingness last night to attend
any meeting called by the United
States Railroad Labor Board with a
view to effecting settlement that
would not nullify but would uphold
and carry out the boards decisions"
spent the holiday away from their
Offices and in seclusion.
B. M. Jewell, leader of the striking
shopmen, visited his almost deserted
! headquarters for short time only to
see his mail and kilograms. He read
the railroad executives statement, but
refused to comment on it. There will
be nothing over the week end" he
said.
Hooper Is Silent.
II can't say a word--not a word"
Ben Hooper, chairman Of the labor
board, said.
Despite the silence of the leaders.
with accompanying runors of a tacit
armistice or truce to allow fuller con-
sideration Of points brought out during
the week at mediation conferences. hopes
of an early settlement were expressed
freely in both railway and labor quar-
ters. although no tangible basis for these
| expectations was given in any case.
One of the factors most often quoted
| to Justify this belief that the drift was
toward peace, despite the failure last
week Of Mr.. Hooper's efforts to bring
the labor leaders and the executives to-
gether, was the statement of r. A. Hen
ming, general chairman OF the federated
shop crafts Of the Northwest, that only
| the refusal Of Eastern roads to agree
to reinstate striking shop crafts workers
with their full seniority rights. is pre-
venting a settlement of the strike so far
as the Northwest roads are concerned.
| The railroads throughout, 1t was de-
clared. have insisted that their men re-
turn to work as one of the first steps
| toward peace. and the belief was ex-
pressed that the restoration OF the rights
sought would not alone prove a great
stumbling block in the way of a full
settlement. In this connection a member
of the labor board asserted that the
roads had to large extent stopped re-
cruiting to replace the strikers.
On the other questions at issue-out-
side contracting for shop work, modifica-
ton of certain rules and working agree
ments. the establishment of conciliation
l boards and wages--it was declared that
most Of the roads had already agreed
to abolishing outside contracting as
ordered by the labor board, and to es-
tablish early the conciliation boards
under the Federal transportation act.
Thus. but two questions. 1t was as
serted. We're now at issue-rules and
wages, both of which might again be
cision on the demand of the men for a
rehearing.
In the case OF the maintenance OF
way men, it was pointed out. the boart,
averted a walkout by agreeing to an
immediate consideration of appeals for
wage increases on the ground that Gov
ernment figures showed that the cost
of living had increased since 1t rendered
the wage reduction decision, which be-
came effective on July 1. simultaneously
with the calling of the shopmen's strike
But, while calm EMBODIED the head
quarters of the contending forces In
Chicago, reports of the cancellation OF
trains because OF the coal shortage or
the growing lack of equipment. and oil
strike outbreaks continued. Union
leaders also predicted some accessions to
their ranks tomorrow. from the station
ary firemen and oilers and the clerks
although they refused even to hazard
a guess as to the number of men who
might be effected by any new walkouts.
Striker Is Killed.
In Texas Gov Neff was still refusins
to order State troops to Denison, where
outbreaks were threatened. At Cleve-
land the second outbreak of the strike
last night resulted in the killing of q
| striking SHOP worker near tne SpO'
where a first striker wae killed O. weel
week ago.
Several outbreaks yesterday were re-
ported at Scranton. Pa. where two mer
were assaulted. Troops were requested
: to guard railroad shops at Hannibal
Mo-, because OF difficulty in recruitinf
enough Federal deputy marshals. anC
soldiers also were being held ready fol
duty at Chaffee, Mo, as the result o
} the announced intention to open th'
shops there Monday
In Chicago a score Of policemen
guarding railway shops and more thar
fifty workers were reported to have
been made Ill by something placed II
milk they were served.
Representatives of 5000 railway clerk.
on the Chicago and Northwestern Rail
way sent message to T.. H. Fitz
gerald, head of the Clerks, Freigh
Handlers. Express and Station Fm
ployees Union. to-day stating that 8
strike vote on the system showed q