The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-10
Roads Say It's Final Day for
Strikers To Come Back.
Shopmen Are Holding Out,
However, Hoping for Win.
MANY STATES CALL TROOPS
Kansas Sends Guard to Par
sons, and Illinois to Clinton.
Violence Expected To Mark the
Arrival of Workers, However.
(By the Assoeiated Press.l

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Washington, July 10.-The govern
ment, thru appointment of deputy
United States marshals, will make sure
that law and order is preserved, prop
erty and life protected, transportation
of the mails continued and interstate
commerce not interrupted despite the
strike of railroad shopmen, Attorney
General Daugherty announced today
after a conference with President
Harding.
The attorney general formally an
nounced that. he had within the last
few days authorized the appointment
of a number of deputy marshals in
the middle west, where disorders aris-
ing from the strike have occurred
ana he added that ''this policy will be
continued wherever justified and re-
quired."
Attorney General Daugherty, after
a conference with A. P. Thorn, lasting
more than an hour and half left the
department of justice for the White
House to see President Harding. Thorn
is general counsel for the railway ex-
ecutives.
Mr.. Thorn remained at the depart
ment- in conference with assistant to
the attorney general, Goff.
EIdon, Mo, July 1O.-At joint
meeting of the big four" railroad
brotherhoods and the switchmen
union of the Rock Island railroad here
today resolutions were sent the ma
tionaI presidents asking that the men
be allowed to join the strike of the
shopmen. Copies of the resolution
were also sent President Harding, Gov.
Arthur NJ. Hyde of Missouri, Mayor
Frank Cromwell of Kansas City, and
Mayor Keil, of st. Louis.
(By the Associated Press)
Danville. ILL.,, July 10.-Company D,
13Oth infantry local machine gun
unit, will leave here at o'cock over
the Big Four railroad under sealed
orders probably for Bloomington or
Clinton. Ill, according to one of its
officers.
DanviIle. Ill. July 10.-Company d,
both infantry. comprising fifty men
and two officers with four machine
guns, left here today at s:55 o'clock
for Bloomington, Ill, for strike duty.
tBy the Associated Press.)
Hoxie, Ark, July 10.-A mob of al
legged striking shopmen today sur
rounded about fifty men, number
of whom were said to be armed,
brought here by the Missouri Pacific
to replace strikers, and chased them
out of town. after disarming them
The strikebreakers were picked up
by Missouri Pacific passenger train I
en- route to Poplar Bluffs. Mo. There
!
offered no resistance.
Chicago. July 10.-The strike of
railway shopmen which began ten
crisis today when twelve railroads
planned to reopen their shops with !
non-union employees. The national
guard troops in six states were mo-
troops were on guard in two states
and scores of deputy United States |
marshals were alert to prevent dis
order.
Time Limit Up Today.
The time limit set by the railroads !
for striking employees to return to
work without loss of seniority expired |
today. Early reports indicated few |
of the strikers were returning to their !
jobs.
Troops were on duty at Clinton, |
Ill, and at Parsons, Kan. Shippers !
were reported to have fired from am |
bush upon soldiers doing sentinel duty |
at Clinton. No one was wounded,
however. The situation was described |
as "peaceful'' this morning by Sheriff |
Persons.
The most critical situation in the |
Chicago district existed at Aurora, |
Ill, where sweeping authority to pre- |
vent interference by strikers at Chi |
been given United States Marshal |
Robert r. Levy by Federal Judge A. |
Reports that 1900 union men
planned to prevent the reopening of I
the Burlington shop led to fears of l
violence and scores of deputy mar
sha1s were modified to handle the 1
situation.
Marshals Guard Monett Shops.
Monet, Mo-. July 10.-Seven United |
States deputy marshals under comma nd I
of NJ. R. Leach. of Kansas City. and |
Charles Mcdonald. of Joplin, began |
guarding the St Louis & San Fran
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