The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-11
MAIL WARNING
is DISOBEYED
BY STRIKERS
Despite Threat of Government
Action Reports Are Re-
ceived Today That Postal
Service Hindered.
DISORDERS REPORTED
CRv Associated Press

20 MAINTAIN transportation OF mail and
interstate commerce during the rail
way shopmens strike failed to stop
the streams of reports of interference
by railway shopmen with mail trains
which poured into the postoffice today.
F. H. Chrisler, superintendent of the
railway mail transportation at st.
Louis, reported in kilograms to Post
master General Work that 1900 miles
of railway mail service on the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas railway were
not being operated. Mr.. Chrisler add
ed that the fuel situation was serious,
because of the apparent impossibility
of getting coal moved over foreign
lines from the mines for the use of
the roads.
The StLouis, San Francisco railroad
company notified the department to-
day that it had no intention of with
drawing mail trains.
Further reports Of interference were
received by the department from
Springfield and other points in Mis-
yesterday to have interferred with mail
matter and the situation at Kansas
City was reported improved
Reports Interference.
Postmaster General Work received
| from c. W. Galloway, vice-president of
| the Baltimore and Ohio railway, the
| following telegram today: The Bal
| timore and Ohio railway company is
| obliged to announce the discontin-
uance of operation of its train No 46,
| from Flora, Illinois, 70 Sharetown, Ill,
yesterday morning, and on that ac-
count was unable to perform United
States mail service between these
| points on account of action of strik-
ers who would not permit employees
at Flora to makee up trains.
| This has been brought to the atten-
ton of postoffice authorities in that
section. The railroad company had
| equipment in proper condition and
forces necessary to operate this SER
! vice, but was prevented from doing
| so by failure of local authorities to
maintain order and to provide protec-
ton for our employees. I am bringing
this to your personal attention in view
of more serious difficulties in that
section
instructed the superintendent of tho
railroad mail service in Washington
to have divisional inspectors at all
points where disorders were reported.
and to report Immediately at Wash
ington.
| In many cases il was said that pos
tai inspectors had failed to verify re-
ports sent by postal officials. In Mis-
souri, and Louisiana it was explained
that inspectors had found less ser
ious situation than had been reported.
Ranks Recruited
CHICAGO, July 11.-1ncreasing dis
orders, curtailment of train service
and additional troops on duty at sew
eral trouble centers were reported.
Ranks of the strikers also were re-
cruited as clerks on the Norfolk and
Western were authorized TO strike a.
10 a. N. today.
Troops were on guard over railroad
property at Bloomington and Clinton,
H., Parsons, Kas., and New Franklin,
Mo, with other units under arms
ready to entrain.
United States marshals were pro-
tecting the mails on southwestern
lines and guarding the Burlington
shops at Aurora, H., which had been
surrounded by 1000 pickets.
Many rail centers we're blanketed
with injunctions issued by federal
: courts restraining strikers from inter
lfering with operation of trains and
: shops. Picketing was general through
out the country
> New York and the east began to
feel the combined effects of the strike
l of coal miners and railway shopmen.
2 Twenty one passenger trains on the
: Erie and all double sections of the
West Shore were discontinued and
T; i all express trains on the Norfolk and
Western were said to have been de-
layed three to six hours because of
shortage Of locomotives and coal.
/ Labor leaders predicted that further
curtailment of service was imminent
because the roads have been unable
to replace striking repair experts.
Union Men Firm
Following mass meetings of strikers
J in the New York area, union leaders
declared that their followers were 100
lper cent staunch and would refuse to
be intimidated by threats Of lost pen
sions and seniority rights.
! Some eastern roads, including the
= Pennsylvania, the New York Central,
and the Delaware and Hudson, an
a nounced they had enough mechanics.
surplus locomotives and rolling stock
> to continue present service indefin-
/ itely.
Q The Missouri Pacific. following its
r assurance TO Governor Allen, OF Kan.
sas, that no trains would be taken off
5 the lines in that state. rescinded its
It earlier order discontinuing 124 local
/, passenger and mixed trains.
Several hundred deputies under
United States marshais were protect
ing the operating of trains on the
Texas and Pacific; the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas, and the Internationa
and Great Northern railroads which
are in federal receivership.
The Santa Fe announced that it was
"on top of the strike and that the
situation was improving steadily.
Regain Normally
"A few more days said A. G.
Wells, vice-president of the road, will
put us where we were before the trou.
BILE started. as a large number OF our
employees are coming back to work
and many men are applying for jobs :
II National Guard troops from Boon.
| vile and Columbia, No, were ordered
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