Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-09
COURTS INTERVENE IN
NATIONWIDE WALKOUT

Chicago, July 8 (by the Associa
ted Press).-The calling out Of
troops in Illinois, the assembling Of
soldiers in half dozen other states
and the intervention of the federal
courts in the nationwide strike OF
railway shopmen marked the close
of the eighth day of the walkout
tonight.
The Chicago. Burlington &
Quincy today secured a federal in
junction here restraining picketing
at the Aurora shops while earlier
in the day and injunction was is
sued at New Orleans restraining
strikers from interfering with
trains on the Southern Pacific and
at Council Bluffs, Ia, the Burling-
ton obtained a temporary restrain
ing order directed against strik-
ing shopment in southern Iowa. A
half dozen -oth.r railroads were
expected to follow the lead of the
Burlington here. Department of
justice officials at Washington were
investigating reports that strike
disorders were interfering with the
mails.
Lieutenant Governor Sterling of
Illinois tonight ordered troops to
Clinton, where an outbreak was
threatened following a clash be
tween Illinois Central guards and
strike sympathizers in which a
boy was killed and two men, one
a striker. were injured.
One bright ray appeared through
the threatening strike clouds to-
night when D. W. Hek. president
of the Brotherhood OF Railroad
Signalmen announced they woul5
withhold strike orders to $4,000
signalmen pending the preparation
and submission of a program to
the United States railroad labor
board.
Mr.. Helt's announcement was
made following an all day confer
ence with W. l.. McMenimen. labor
member of the board Labor board
members said tonight that they eX-
pected e. II. Fitzgerald, president
of the Brotherhood of Railway anG
Steamship Clerks, Freight han
dlers, Express and Station Em-
Moves. here Monday from Cincin-
natl to enter into negotiations with
board members regarding the
clerks strike.
Confidence was expressed that
an agreement Yould be reached by
which the strike of clerks would be
POSTPONED or called off.
with B. M. Jewell head or the
shop crafts and the labor board
each standing firm in the attitude
that peace overtures must come
from the other, the railroads to-
night were girding for the second
week of the struggle determined
70 maintain uninterrupted trans
nortation and thus break the
strike.
Many roads were preparing to
open their shops the first OF the
week when the ultimatum TO
strikers to return or lose their
seniority rights expires. Some car
~iers have applied for troops r.
protect employees and property in
this move, others are making ar
rangements toy afford private pro-
lection to employees who remain
at work and others that are being
employed.
Efforts looking to an imme-
diate settlement Of the strike ap-
parently accomplished nothing to-
day. Following the statement yes
terday of Chairman Ben w. Hoop
er of the labor board that the
board had no power to mediate
the strike so long as the men re-
manned away from work, Mr.. Jew
ell today reiterated his assertions
that the first move toward peace
must come from the railroads or
the labor board.
Except for the disorders at
Clinton, ILL.,, most of teday's vio-
lence was confined to clashes be-
tween strike sympathiZers and
workmen due to the efforts of
the strike sympathfzers to per-
suade the employees still at work
to quit.
Missouri, Kansas and California
were among states that had either
assembled troops or were pre-