Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-18

Chicago. Sept i7-(By A P.)-With
me shipments peace plan threatened
he outbreaks due apparently to mis-
,,,d,,siandings and with the New
work Central and the Southern Rail-
r,v announcing their failure to reach
ogreemcnts with the strikers, roads
no, participating in the Baltimore
negotiations reported a rapid return
,o normal operation OF their shops
tonight
on the larger lines mentioned in
rprncc,ion with the memorandum or
sgrcemcnt adopted by the shop crafts
general policy committee of 80 here
Tuesday with the object Of ending the
eourtrv.wide strike through separate
,-~oemonts with individual roads, the
Mack Island and the New York Cen
..I1.,d definitely announced a fall
rro 10 reach an agreement and con-
terence OF the Southern with union
leaders had been no more successful
A. mo strike entered on its 18th week.
In tho case Of the New York Cen
trai. a statement was issued by the
,5,d expressing Willingness to ful-
All the memorandum OF agreement
reached al Baltimore at conferences
between n NJ. Jewell, head OF the
strikers and representatives of GER
tain ~ the carriers, but II was as
s.r-ed that representatives OF the
sbnn crafts attempted 10 interject
questions not mentioned in the text
and clearly outside the agreement,
insisting that these matters be IN
,ndcd. The road also announced 1t
would continue to employ men TO NIL
EXISTING vacancies IN Its shop forces,
adding that ut present IL had 1881
men q, work compared with a normal
fn.ae ~ 35.l9e.
Tho same misunderstanding re-
suited In disturbances yesterday
when strikers began to work here in
tho shops Of the Northwestern and
the chicago. Milwaukee IL st. Paul.
L. some cases. the men were reported
to have demanded that non-union
workers he dismissed and in others
That their striking foremen be REIN
90 he u
western announced that they expect
"a , uOD Of tho strikers To return to
work tomorrow morning. This num-
hrr would be in addition TO the nom
uhIon mon estimated to number
about So per cent. OF the normal
force More than $4,000 men were ex-
prc'cd hack on the Chicago, Milwau-
lco a -. Paul.
~ the same time. railway execu-
tNcs who have refused TO come in
under the Baltimore plan. reiterated
that they are recruiting full shop
forces and that the settlement talk
had resulted in large numbers of men
returning 10 work independently OF
any action taken by the union lead
cfs MANY OF the non settlement
roads were said t. have forces rang
Ing from IS 10 100 per cent. normal.
These roads have formed new or
carnations 10 supplant the striking
shop crafts and have issued an invi-
tsiion 10 all former shopmen with
the exception OF thosa barred from
employment by their own direct
violation OF rules or fragrant insub-
ordination and such men as have
been guilty OF extreme violence dur
irC tie period OF the strike" The
thinkers were offered their former
standing as between themselves"
that Is they were to take seniority
rank beneath new men and those
who refused 10 join the walkout.
Mr. Jewell departed early tonight
Tor New York where he said he
said he would enter into conferences
with the New York Central officials
On Tuesday In the expectation of
reaching a speedy agreement under
The terms OF the Baltimore plan.
NJ union headquarters It was said
that only trivial differences prevented
The signing OF a separate peace with
mat road on Saturday. These differ
ences. Il was said would he cleared
away by submitting them TO the ar
n'trauon board provided for In the
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