Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-14
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railroads were annulling mail trains
purposely in nm effort to force the
Governments hand, and were refusing
to meet with the striking workers In
an effort to force the men into con-
ference with Government officials. This
is being done, he snid. to keep up the
appearance that the striking shOpmen
are in revolt against the Government
and not the railroads.
Sayre, Pa. July 14.-(By A. P)--
Small bands Of men last night swoopcd
down on the home Of strike breakers
and those who did not join the shop
mems strike, armed with yellow paint
and brushes. An opprObrious term was
painted On sidewalks, awnings and
walls Of a number Of houses.
Chicago, July 14.-(By A. PA
strike call to the 5000 stationary fire.
men. engineers and oilers employed on
railroads throughout the United States
has been issued, Timothy Healy. inter-
national president Of the organization,
announced today.
The strike IL effective next Monday,
July II, at 8 A. M. The call was
made in. compliance with the recent
referendum which favored q wall. out,
Mr.. Healy said. e..
Stationary firemen and oilers on sew
erai roads had already Joined In sym.
pathetic walk.out with the railway
shop crafts.
I'VE are In the fight and we intend
to win," Mr.. Healy said.
The text of Healy's message to all
locals Of his organization follows:
I'm compliance with your strike vote
which Is $3.50 per cent favoring a walk
out, sanction is hereby granted to each
and every member Of our brotherhood
on all railroads, steam plants. round.
houses and terminals throughout the
United States to suspend work at 8
A. NJ, Monday, July II. 1922"
Strike Threats by Trackmen
Strike threats by maintenance Of way
employees, over Swallowed the last ten
days by the shopmen's strike, broke
out again today.
Fresh outbreaks of violence. notably
in Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri !:
to keep the mails moving and informal
negotiations for settlement Of the
shopmen's strike on seventeen roads in
the Northwest were among other i'm
portant developments Of the last
twenty. four hours.
A deputy sheriff today shot and seri-
ously wounded one of crowd Of men
attempting to prevent workers from en- =
tering the Burnside shops of the ILL
nois Central. Police reserves answered
riot call, but the leaders left by au-
tomobile before they arrived. 1t Is re-
ported that the homes of the workers
are being picketed rather than the
shops.
Pressure by many Of his general
chairmcn upon +. F. Cradle, president
OF the United brotherhood OF Main.
tennncc of Way Employees and Railway
and Shop Lhborers. pushed the common
labor problem to the front again.
Mr.. CRADLES action in withholding
strike orders after maintenance Of way
employees voted to join the walkout did
not please many Of the organization
general chairmen, who passed on to
their chief the persistent demands OF
the rank and file for concerted action.
Mr.. Cradle arrived in Chicago while
! threats to disregard his refusal to joir
the walkout came from within his or.
ganization. The general chairmcn. ht
asserted, had no authority to call :
|
remain firm.
Cradle and Jewell Confer
The maintenance mems chief declared
no especial significance was attached Il
his midnight conference last night witt
b. NJ. Jewell. the shopmen's strik'
leader.
Mr.. Cradle stopped in Chicago on hi
return from Kansas City after con.
ferences with his chairmen there. nnt
asserted that he had no further griev'
nnces at present to take before tn,
United States Railroad Labor Board
medlations BY whose chairI.an. Ben w
Hooper and W. l.. McA,cnimen, one O
the three labor members. prevented tn,
threatened July l walkout by main.
| tenancc men.
Mr.. Cradle admitted that fe was Will
difficulty holding his men in line. Man,
maintenance employees. who reluctantly
remained at work when the shopmeI
walkout occurred, July I. since have
| Joined tho strike.
Unofficial reports Mt international
headquarters of the railway clerks, sta
tion employees and freight handlers In
Cincinnati indicated that strike vote
was being taken by approximately 1000
men of this service on the Big Four
railroad system.
An important announcement was that
of the Big Four railroad officials de.
claring that sick leaves and vacations
had been restored to the clerks on that
road, In keeping with the announced
policy Of the New York Central lines.
New York. July 14.-Dy A. P.)-
Virtually all of the 100 members of the