The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-07-06
LETTERS MAY
OPEN WAY FOR
A SETTLEMENT
Exchange Between Hopper Of
Labor Board and Jewell
Held a Good Sign
DISORDERS REPORTED
Most of Disturbances Occur in
the South Railroads
Are Hiring Men
(By the Associated Press)

(By the Associated Press)
Chicago, July 6. The 10000
union signalmen in this country
will not be called out on strike
for the time being at least, ID.
w. Helt, president of their
union, announced this afternoon
in calling a meeting of his ex-
ecutive committee here Saturday
afternoon to decide what perma-
nent action the signalmen will
take.
Chicago, July 6.-Emerging
from the holiday weekend the
railroad strike situation took
more definite shape today as both
strikers and the roads settled
down to attempt an accurate sur
vey of the strike.
Disorders began to crop out
with strikers holding the Chicago
and Alton shops at Slater, Mis-
souri,, and imported men intimi-
dated at various points. A few
short run trains were annulled.
Coal shipments in Pennsylvania
were seriously affected and trains
were kept on schedule with con-
siderable difficulty in many Sec
tiOns. r.,
There were apparently no addi-
tions to the strikers ranks today,
while several roads reported con-
siderable gains and many roads
have made formal announcement
that the strikers must return to
work by next Monday, July 10, or
forfeit all rights. Their places,
railroad officials said, were grad
ually being filled by new men.
Although the effect of the de-
creased repair facilities was felt
in the equipment of most of the
roads, the larger lines reported
service uninterrupted.
The futtcrings of the peace
dove which appeared yesterday
made no perceptible impression
in any quarter today. Both the
roads and the strikers held to
their unyielding stand and the
labor board, against which the
carriers contend the shopmen
struck, remained in status quo'
Chicago, Jul y g. (By the A. P.
-Tbe strike of railway shopmen as
nmed a more conciliatory aspect TO
sixth since the nation-wid
,alkout and feeling became NOR
eneral in rail circles that the las
hours had shown
,arked trend towards peace, desplt
,creased disorders at scattere'
oints.
It was believed that yesterday
xchange of letters between Ben f"
,ooper, chairman of the Unlte'
tates railroad labor board and Ber
I. Jewell, head of the railway EN-
loyes department of the Amerlca'
ederation of Labor, probably opene'
,e way to negotiations for an earl!
ettlement.
Jewell's statement that the sho!
RATS, "are willing to confer witt
nvbody authorized by the railroad
, bring peace proposals." was &C
.pted. as an indication Of a speed!
,turn to normal conditions in tn
abroad shops. Mr.. jewell said h
either included nor excluded any
ody, that if the labor board cam
ith a definite proposition he woult
ot hesitate to consider it.
Strike Against Government
The statement was made in tn
ice of the repeated contention BY
,e railroads that the shopmen''
;rike is not against the carriers bu'
,ainst the government, and there
IRE a matter to be settled before
,e labor board, the government
'ibunal.
Chairman Hooper asserted the labor
oard "has been protecting the in
rests of the striking shopmen ever
hile they have been calling the
oard Names"
Another harbinger Of peace in the
atement by Chairman Hooper was
lat a number of railroads which
i'd been farming out shop work tt
are ready to abolish the
,ntract system, which proved to be
le main issue in the shopmen's
rike, according to returns in the
rike referendum.
Advertising For Men
Meanwhile the railroads generally
ere advertising for men to take the
aces of the striking shopmen and
rikers were reported at many
,ints to be drifting back in uncer-
in numbers to their old jobs. This
Ick current continued in the face of
peated assertions by shop crafts
aders that the strike was virtually
o per cent effective. The Chicago
ID Alton, upon whose lines some of
e most serious disorders of the
rike have occurred, continued to
nploy new men at the employment
flee which the railroad opened
sterday in the Loop. Alton shops
IRE the scenes of disorders at Slater,