The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-01
FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND
SHOPMEN WALK OUT TODAY

Chicago, July 1 (By the Associated
Press).-Thousands of railway shop
men dropped their tools today to ioir
the nationwide strike. Early reports
indicated that shop mechanics anc
helpers generally throughout tn,
country are joining the walkout, with
about $4,000 already reported to have
quit work.
Atlanta, July Livery one of ap
proximately 1000 members Of the
shop crafts unions in Atlanta, answer.
ed the strike call, union leaders said.
Roanoke, July 1t is estimated
that about 800 men of the Norfolk &
Western shops answered the strike
call today, while rs men went out at
the Virginian.
Augusta, July 1.-Approximately
1000 men walked out at the four rail-
road shops here.
Birmingham, July 1.-Union lead
ers estimated that 1000 railroad shop
men walked out here in answer to the
strike call today.
Chicago, June 80 (By the Associ-
ated Press).-Federal intervention by
the United States railroad labor board
today failed to halt the strike of
100000 railway shopmen called for
10 o'clock tomorrow morning. louting,
according to Chairman Hooper, the
boards efforts to effect a settlement
of the shopmen's grievances before
the walkout took place, B. M. Jewell
head of the shop crafts union, and the
six international union heads refused
to appear for an official investigation
of the strike by the board. No fur
ther attempt to forestall the strike
will be made, Chairman Hooper an
nounced in adjourning the federal
body's inquiry.
A threatened strike of 100000 rail
Aoeu VI way ClIIplOyeeS
was at least postponed, however, by
the boards intervention. The strike
Of this group, which had been expect
ed to parallel that of the shopmen,
will not be announced at present, but
will await further action of the organ
-izatiaa,s--sxeeatiysse eeuaeily according
to the announcement of President f.
F. Cradle before the board today.
President JEWELS failure to attend
the peace conference brought severe
condemnation from the chairman of
the board, who in closing the inquiry
declared the rail union chiefs blood
was "on his head"
"Mr. Jewell has fouted a govern
ment tribunal" concluded Chairman
Hooper, Charged, with the duty and
responsibility to investigate this mat
ter not only in the interest of the
public but in the interest of his own
organizations, the interest of the car
riers and the railway transportation
system of this country.
"He has shouldered the responsible
ity of his own volition, and the board
desires to .,ursue the matter no fur
ther."
Trains Will Run Despite Strike.
Chicago, June 80 (By the Associ-
ated Press).-"The trains will con-
tinue to run, strike or no strike" rail
way executives united in declaring to-
night after the efforts of the United
States railroad labor board to halt a
strike of 100000 shopmen set for to-
morrow had met with apparent fail
ure.
Neither the maintenance of way
employees, who also have been taking
strike vote, but who have decided
not to walk out tomorrow, nor the
shop crafts mechanics who are sched-
uled to throw down their tools at 1C
o'clock tomorrow, having anything to
do with the actual operation of the
trains, the railway managrs ex-
planned.
That work, it was explained, is car.
ried out by the "big four" brother.
hoods, whose international president
issued orders yesterday that thel
members should continue to carry out
their usual duties, irrespective of any
strike action on the part Of the other
unions. The maintenance of way mer
comprise the track repair gangs and
other semi-skilled labor. The shor
crafts workers, who are more vital to
the efficient operation of road make
repairs on rolling stock.
Railway managers said, however
that their present equipment would bt
adequate for several months and that
emergency repairs might be made il
outside shops. They estimated that il
would be at least three months before
a walkout Of shop crafts employees
would seriously impair the efficienc,
of either passenger or freight trans
portation.
"The travelling public and the ship