Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-25
NJ ED|AT0RS FAIL "A
TO BRING Ab0uT
CLOSE OF STRIKE
New York, Aug. 25.-Attempt to end the
rail shopmens strike by separate settlements with
roads failed today, and conferences

breaking dft or negotla-
tions, David Williams, secretary Of the
strike committee of the metropolitan
district, said: Nothing else could
have happened. If they'll quit fussing
around well beat these fellows
Daniel Willard head of the Bait.
more and Ohio and head of the COM
mittee of executives who Wednesday
decided to continue negotiations with
the mediating brotherhood chiefs to
see if separate settlements were pos
sible, and other rail heads are pre-
pairing to leave town.
One of the brotherhood leaders said
after the conference that the mediators
had made every possible effort to
bring about a settlement, but that ne
gotiations had blown up" He indi-
Gated that there was no likelihood
that they would be resumed.
The broth orhood men withdrew
from the conference shortly befor ,
noon to return to labor headquarters
for conference with shoperaft heads.
A statement by the executives rep.
resenting fifty-two main and SUBJ
sidiary lines with $1,000 miles OF
traokaee, disclaimed any desire to take,
advantage Of the strike situation tcs
curtail the pension or cther nrivi'ooaf'
which had been earned by the strikerat
before quitting and expressed a Mli
ingness to restore all strikers with
pension privileges nnimpaired.
| Blame Laboring Men.
L'rop, nu offinia1 cnuron III Wac 1paruI.
ed that the breakup came when tlts
labor men rejected proposal al
vanced by the roads which was re-
garded bv executives as representing:
a big concession.
At labor headquarters, where 1t wa',
said the unions were prepared for 4
fight to the finish, kilograms werts
being dispatched all over the country
calling upon strikers to renew th3
struggle with redoubled vigor.
I'VE know where we stand now,
said one leader.
The leaders in their reply to the ex-
ecutive said that to accept the proposi-
tion of the minority of railroads WdlE
destroy effectiveness Of the strike and
that they would consider it desertion
of the other men.
"NCw that we are compelled to
fight" said b. NJ, jewell shopcraft
leader "our victory will bring with IL
victory on all the issues for which the
strike was called
Blow Roodhouse Roundhouse.
Chicago, Aug. 25.-(By the A. p
The railroad strike approached the
end of it's eighth week today to the
accompaniment of bombs.
While rail heads and union leaders
at their conferences in New YORK
were wrestling with proposals Tor
bringing the strike to a whole or
martial settlement, new outrages in
creased the black marks of the strike.
Bombings followed night of rail
greasing and the cutting OF airhose
at Roodhouse, H., division point on
the Chicago e Alton. Two explosions
occurred near the roundhouse and an
other bomb burst near a hotel where
railroad workers We're Quartered. The
bombings occurred as the town was
thrown into darkness when all llehts
went out Passengers on one OF the
Atoms fast trains which pulled out
of Roodhouse during the disturbance
said many shots were hred.
An Illinois Central suburban tram
running between New Orleans and
the company's shops at Harahan was
stoned by crowd which dispersed
before police arrived. A passenger
on the train was injured when struck
on the head by rock hurled through
a coach window.
Harding Not Ready to Act.
Washington, Aug. 25.-The admins
tration has no intention of making
any move, at least for the present. In
the rail strike situation as result
of the failure of the New York con-
ference, it was asserted this after
noon by number of the presidents
cabinet This official indicated, how
ever that the president was firm in
his determination, standing by ms
announcement to congress last week
that he was resolved to use all the
power of the government to main
| tain transportation and sustain the
/ right of men TO work"