Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-11
Machine Guns Cover Entrances

NCNeT Entrances
Crowds of strikers and rtriIe sym =
pathizera began crowding around the
shops this morning and at 10 o'clock
orders w"r" issued to set up mUrhiu"
guns covering every entrance Tho
troops are preparing to resist an al
tack in force.
Crowds which gathered around tn"
shops and depot early last night and
appeared threatening were driven away
at 10 o'clock by heavy downnour Of
rain. Only the shower. officers said
prevented serious disorders then. A.
y o'clock last night there wcrc morc
than two thousand persons a'ong tho
west and north sides Of the shops. and
several hnnd'c'l mora around the depot.
The crowds jccrrd and hOotCd the
scntric'.
The crowd packed the dcadlino and
a. ta>t HN III" sentrieS passed over
f"wcl On ~ rho romuanv Property. Ar
every turn of their beats til" >cntrir<
W'r" forced :" bring their rifles INTO
rlar. held horizontally. to force the.
,e"rng th'oHg facE.
Chi'agn. ,1ulv 1I.-IBv \. pl-Tho
Brotherhood of 'inil?oad Sirna'mon viii
r't strike. fer tn" present Mt Icast,
according - statement ISSUED this
~, rnlAs bN -. w. ll"it. president of
III" organization. The decision was ar
rived nt after ronfcrrnoo between tnr
eN"cutiv" board Of thc union and thr
RTi'road Labor y ard.
Mr.. llClt's N'alrmrnt said ,Lnt tLr
Sl"nn'mrn WoIld tnk" nu all urc.riuu>
~ Disagreement with tho roads so,,n.
rntr'N and IN "H9n an undrrStaDIju,
could not b" arrived at the matter would
b" taken up a"nin with the Tnl,n
states Railroad Labor Board.
inrr"a sing disorders. ,rlrfailmrnt a..
train S"rvic" md additional trnoD. on
duty "t S"V"ra' trouh'c crrrcrs m2"l;,,
IN" progress OF III" rail .rrik" today
Troops ca Guard
IroorS arc on guard over rni'rond
property N Bloomington and Cljntor
H.; Parsons aud lleringtou. Nnn.u,
and New Franklin. No., viii other
units under arms ready to cntra n.
United states marshalS nrr protecting
me mhi'S m Southwestern lines AMI
guarding the Bur 'ingtOu shous =,
Aurora, H.. which had'bccn surroqnIn,y
by 1000 pickctS.
D Many rail ccntnrs nre hlankr,el ,vlfl
1nJunct!onS issued " + ,cral Corrtg
restraining striker from irtcrforir,
With operation Of trains nnd sbors
Picketing is g'lcra' Throughout, The
country.
Officials Of the Norfolk and Western
Railroad nt Roanoke. Va. announced
an hour after the time set for "A strikr
OF clerks, freight handlers. express ANA
station emDloves of the road, thar moi
single clerk had gone ont nfor.
nation as to the results at other polutS
on the road Of the strike call Issued by
chairman {. B. Lane with the sane.
tion OF Grand President f.. II. Fifz.
gerald was not Obtanable.
-, New York and the East began To feel
me combined effects of the strike Of coal
miners and railway shopmen. Twenty.
one passenger trains on the Erie and nI,
double sections of the West shore wcro
discontinued, and all express trains on
the Norfolk and Western were said %
nave been de'ayed three to six hour
coal. anu
Further CurtaiIment Imminent
LABOR leaders predicted further cur
tameNI OF service was imminent be-
cause 'he roads have been unable to
renIane striking repair experts.
Following mass meetings of strik.rs
IN the New York area, union leaders Jc.
c'ared that their followers were 100 ner
cent stanch. and would refuse 10 bc in
undated by threats of lost pensions and
seniority rights. "''
=, some Eastern roads. including tho
Penhsylvania. the New York Central
ana the Delaware and Hudson. an.
hounced they had enough mechanics
surplus locomotives and rolling stock TO
continue present service Indefinitely.
The Missouri Pacific. following its
assurance to Governor Allen, of Kansas