Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-10

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portation labor organiz-
ations. The government
itself awaited developments.
The strikers leaders continued to
intimate their determination to re-
iect President Harding's new settle
ment proposal by making public
kilograms from local unions and
system declarations urging rejection.
The white house had communities
tions and reports on the attitude OF
a considerable number of rail execu-
tfves today and the president was
represented as being hopeful that
the management group would accept
his final offer at a meeting tomorrow
of the railway executives at New
York.
Joliet Conditions Quiet.
Joliet, Aug. 10-Immediate peace-
ful settlement of the railway strike
troubles here seemed more likely to-
day as result of sermon on con.
citation preached yesterday over the
grave of Frank Lavino, a striker kill
ed in Mondays riots.
The preacher was Capt Jack O'Don.
nell, chaplain on duty with the state
troops summoned here following the
rioting in which railroad special
agent was killed and the sheriff was
wounded. ,-
Chaplain O'Donnell left the troop
encampment and appeared at the
grave of Lavino He offered his lit
tie sermon voluntarily notwithstand-
ing the bitterness of the railroad en-
ployes against the troops, which res
suited early yesterday In more than
l 300 enPinemen trainmen and yard
ner of the r., J 4 E. railway refus.
Ing to wcrk under guard
Cancellation and cooperation we're
the sentiments preached by Rev.
O'Donnell who appealed for friend
ship for all parties to the controver-
sy.
Today officials of the road, troops
officers and strikers leaders were
to confer on the demand that the
troops be withdrawn from the rail.
road neighborhood.
Won't Work in Illinois.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 10.-Big Four
olhCidln announced mere IDudy lUdL
new men who are employed to take
the places OF striking shopmen are re-
fusing to go to work in Illinois shops
of the company because of lack Of pro-
lection and the Herrin mine outrage
The officials stated that men seek
ing employment with. the company
specify before they sign up that thev
will not work in Illinois, but viii go to
any other state.
Denies No Strike Order
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. l).--President
Lee of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen today denied reports that
he had telegraphed general chairmen
of his organization not to strike be-
cause of alleged abuses and insults TO
trainmen by armed guards and be
cause Of defective equipment on rail-
roads
Strikers Denied Jury Trial.
Springfield Aug. 10.-Attorneys for
seventeen strikers accused Of violat-
ing the injunction granted the c. &
A. and the c., b. & @. railroads APP
piled to Federal Judge Fitzhenry this
morning for a jury trial for their cli-
ents. but were informed that picket
ing does not constitute law breaking,
but merely violation of a court order
and as such is not for a jury to de-
eide.
Public Misied.
Chicago, Aug. 10-The departure of
Ben w. Hooper, chairman of the Unit
ed States railroad labor board for
Washington in response to a sum-
mons for President Harding at the
same time a number of western rail-
way executives left for New York to
attend tomorrow's meetings OF rail
heads to consider the presidents pro-
posal for ending the strike found rail-
road circles in Chicago marking time
pending the outcome Of the New York
conference and that of rail union lead
ers in Washington An explanation
by s. NJ. FELTON,, chairman of the West
ern committee on public relations OF
the association of railway executives
of the railroad view of President Hard
ing's proposals and the position of
leaders of the shopmen's strike was
made public today.
Mr. FELTON, said that large major.
ity of the public has been misled re-
garding the stand Of union leaders and
that there is considerable confusion
over the presidents proposal with re-
spect to the seniority question.
Chicago, Aug t0.--Threats by rail-
road brotherhood chiefs, that there
will be 1G0 similar cases to the tie
up on the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern
where engineers. firemen conductors
and trainmen refused to work because
of the presence of troops in the Joliet
yards. further complicated the rail.
way strike situation today.
Leaders of the big Four" who are
to take part in the Washington con-
ference of rail union heads tomorrow