Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-08
Federation Of Labor, sent
to all local lodges

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to all local lodges.
Liberty bell rang out in tones clear
as on Independence Day in 1916, when
promptly at 10 A. NJ. Saturday, July
the Minute Men of organized labor
in the American railroads industry
quit their work en-masse as the only
recourse left after two years of nego-
tiations and buck passing on the part
Of railroad managers and a series of
injuries and usurpations by the Unit
cd States Railroad Labor Board"
Announcement was made that the
train dispatchers had been advised by
J. G. Luhrsen. president Of the Amer
lean Train Dispatchers' Association,
that the shopmen's strike was recog-
nized as legal strike. and that under
the bylaws, any member OF the asso-
citation taking the place of any striker
would be expelled from the train dis
patchers' association. Mr.. Luhrsen
also pointed out that no train dis
patchers wereauthorized to strike, and
warned them against going out.
"The railroads may secure injunc-
tons at different points" Mr.. Jewelps
bulletin went on. Attempting to pro-
hibit employees from picketing and
other things. No attempt should be
made at law to have such injunctions
set aside as it is a costly procedure
and will be one of the methods en-
| ployed by arrangements for the pur
pose of disspating our funds"
In connection with a possible set
| Element of the strike, Mr.. JEWELS bull
| letin declared:
I'VE are advised that several rail-
roads are requesting conferences with
! the general committee. Such invita-
! tons should be accepted and advan-
tc~e taken of the opportunity thus
presented to endeavcr to convince the
| several arrangements Of the reason
ableness of the proposed basis Of set
! Element as outlined in our communi-
! cation of June 80 to the association or
Railroad Executives"
| Precautionary measures to avoid
POSSIBLE disorders were taken in sew
eral states and in many cities today
as the result of trouble between strike
syrripathizers and workers yesterday
and today.
Governor HYDE of Missouri ordered
! National Guard troops to assemble at
! Narrensburg ard Brownsville, Govern
or Kendall of Iowa announcing that
| ne was prepared to act at once in case
| violence occurred in his state. Adju-
tant General Harry =. Smith of In
diara was inv"s tigatlng the need fer
! To-, y 81 " md Com
| cral Carlos f. Black of Illinois an
nouncod that. G. spite reports that cv-
| e-ytEing was quiet, troops would be
h..'d in readiness while Governor AL
| In of Kansas said state protection
would be for Incoming If Missouri.
kansas & Texas railroad officials
opened their shops at Parsons.
From Slater. Mo, came a report that
three employees of the Chicago & Alton
| railroad had been kidnapped by ftiik-
ing shopmen. At BearGstown, Ill. so
guards employed by the Chicago. Bur
Ii, s ton & Quincy railroad left town
after a threatened disturbance yester-
day. while 13 men employed TO do snop
work at Des NJ. ines by the Chicago ~
Great Western also left after strik-
ing shop men had talked to them.
I'lom Springfield, Mo-. came threats
of lynching strike breakers. while sa
botage of railroad equipment by strike
| sympathizers was reported by the
West Shore railroad at Dumont, N. j..
and in Chicago box car in the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad yards was
burned.
Several roads reported improved
conditions although union officials
maintained the strike was becoming
more effective daily. First legal &C
ton against the strike was taken at
Topeka. Kas.. when the president and