Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-10
BIC FOUR CHIEFS
SANCTION STRIKE
ONE. J. &E. LINE
Men Are Told to Remain
Away From Railroad Prop
erty if Their Lives Are En-
dangered

JOLIET, Ill, Aug. 9.-Approxi
mately 1900 engineers, firemen, con
ductors and brakemen of the Elgin
Joliet and Eastern big Four" broth
erhoods walked out here early today
in protest to the stationing of troops
around the "J'' yards. There were
no disorders in connection with their
striking.
The strike of the big Four
brotherhoods here is purely local, or
dered by Chairman Charles O'Day,
of the Joliet division OF the Elgin
Joliet and Eastern. At a meeting
last night he was instructed to mott
fly the railroad executives Of the i'm
pending strike, unless the troops
were removed Lieutenant Colonel
Nelson Morris, in command of the
troops, told the men that he was
without authority to withdraw the
troops.
CHI FS APPROVE ACTION
OF JOLIET WORKERS
CLEVELAND, Aug. 9.-Chief ex'
ecutives Of the big Four" transport
tation brotherhoods have taken &C
. ton regarding the endangering OF
the lives of brotherhood members
through the alleged actions OF
armed guards in connection with the
shipments strike and have tele'
graphed their members to remain
away from company property if their
lives are endangered.
Warren S. Stone, president of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-.
gineers, when told that 1900 broth
erhood men had quit at Joliet last
night, told the Associated Press
representative that there would be
one hundred more similar cases
soon if working conditions at rail,
road yards and shops are not
changed.
"Our men are not expected to work
under such conditions as now pre-
vail at many railroad terminals, -
Mr.. Warren S. Stone, president Of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, said. IT am telling them
that wherever their lives are erfdan-
gered by guards they should go
home and stay there. They are justi-
fed in remaining away from railroad
company property under existing
conditions
w. C. Lee, president of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
and d. B. Robertson, president of
the Brotherhood Trainmen and
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen, when toll of the
Joliet walkout of brotherhood mem
bers and President Stones stand on
the situation, concurred in the po-
sition taken by the engineers chief.
big FOUR" DEMANDS
REMOVAL OF TROOPS
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-(By the AS
. ISOLATED Press).-Developme in
the railroad strike were hanging
fire today pending coming confer
ences of railway executives at New
York and of rail union leaders at
Washington next Friday.
Neither side in the strike was eX-
pected to reply to President Har-
ding's new suggestions for ending
the strike until after their meet
ings.
Quiet prevailed at Albany, Ala,
where state troops called out by
Governor kilby were in control of
the situation following earlier dis
turbanceS.
Four striking shopmen were in
dicted at Columbus, Ga, for as
sault with intent to murder in con-
nection with an attack on a party
of negro employees of the Central
of Georgia railroad.
Brotherhood journal Speaks
Members of the Big Four Broth
erhoods and the Switchmen's Union
:, of North America can help the
striking shopmen most by remain
ing at work, preserving the peace
) and not playing into the hands of
the railroads in such manner as to
cause government intervention in
the strike, according to a state
ment signed by the five grand
chiefs and printed in the current
number of the Brotherhood of Lo.
connective Engineers Journal.
Engineers are advised by the
statement that they are not eX.
pected to take out engines which
will endanger their lives because OF
bad condition, but are told %to use
some common sense in this impor
.tant matter" and not "tie up power
on account of some technical VIC
lation of. the law, that you know
is of little or no importance"
The statement appears in an is
sue of the Journal printed before
members of the four brotherhoods
walked out at Joliet, ILL.,, last night
as a protest against the calling OF
troops to. guard the railroad yards
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