The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-11
TROOPS IN YARD
CAUSE OF FUSS
FURTHER TIEUP OF ROADS
MAY FOLLOW
BIG FARLEY IS FRIDAY
Brotherhood Leaders Leave De-
cision as To Working Con-
ditions To Men

caeo Milwaukee and St. Paul,
announced this afternoon fol-
loving a conference with J. e.
Smcck, vice president of the
maintenance of way union,
men on inc roau had been set
tied satisfactorily" and there
will be no strike.
Chicago. August lO-Threats- by
railroad brotherhood chiefs, that
there will be one hundred similar
cases" to the tie-up on the Elgn'
Joliet and Eastern, where ensln-
GERS. iremen, conductors and train :
men refused to work because OF
the presence OF troops in the Joliet
H.. yards further complicated the
railway strike situation today
Leaders of the Big Four who
are TO take part in the Washington
conference OF. rail union heads, to-
morrow, when all phases OF the
strike are due to come up before
the chiefs OF the sixteen standard
railroad unions, left TO the train
service men the right to decide for
themselves whether working CON
ditions at terminals were oblec-
tionaole. Warren S. Stone, president
of the Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Engineers. declared at Cleveland
the walkout I, Jrainmen on the Z.
J. and. E. "a. lot require any ap-
prevail"
Send Instructions To Men
Our men are not required 10
work under such conditions as now
prevail at many railroad terminals
he said, Il am telling them that
wherever their lives are endanger-
ed by guards they should go home
and stay there"
T. C. Cashen, president Of tine
SWitchmen's- Union OF North Amer
lea sent messages to leaders of the
union concurring in the action OF
the engineers, fremen ana train
men.
Although railroad transporta-
ton received this new threat to
paralyze traffic and brotherhood
engineers were notified by their
union chiefs that the engineers
might refuse to take out locomo-
tiyes in defective condition, they
were cautioned not TO be too tech
Rical."
Troops Remain On Joliet
Troops remained on guard at
Joliet and the E. ]. and E. outer
was tied in a traffic knot by the
suspension of work by the train
men.
Disorders in connection with the
strike as important developments
approached were few and widely
lcattered. At Muskogee Okla,
Frank Barton. new special depu-
~ United States Marshal was
knocked unconscious by a brick
thrown from an automobile.
In a statement relative to the
seniority controversy the Pennsyl-
vania railroad said the loss of sen
tority by returning strikers would
not involve forfeiture Of accuma-
lated pension privileges Seniority,
the statement said, depends upon
continuity of employment, while
pensions are based on the total
years of service regardless OF whe-
Ter continuous or not.
More WaIkouts Expected
Cleveland, Ohio, August 10
SPORADIC walkout of members Of
the big Four transportation bro
therhoods were expected today fol-
lowing permission given by their
chiefs to remain away from their
posts until the danger of being
shot or beaten" by armed guards on
Complaiats have been received by
the heads of the engineers, Broth
erhoods Of Railroad Trainmen and
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen whose head
quarters are here, that since the
shopmens' strike was called the
men have been abused and assaulted
BY the armed guards.
Brotherhoods leaders make no
secret of their belief that the piece
meal" walkout would spread. when
10
having irresponsible armed guards
: endangering their lives, they may
90 home and stay there until the
Condition is removed" Warren s..
Stone of the Locomotive Engineer
brotherhood said, in, announcing
o the notice had been served.
Joliet Train Service At Standstill
Joliet, Ill, August 10.-A meeting
of Big Four brotherhood officials
and representatives of the Elgin,
sJoIiet and Eastern railway at which
Mt is reported action will be taken
b nave the state guardsmen remov-
n from the vicinity of the railroad
Yards where 1900 men are on
strike. is scheduled to be held to-
dav- It is pointed out by the bro
tberbood chiefs that their men are
NOT strike but have merely walked
off their jobs, dissatisfied with the
presence of troops. They describe
their action as a protest against the
PRESENCE of the troops.
No statements were forthcoming
preceding the conference. The OPP
srafion of trains in and out of the
Yards here this morning was prac-
ScalIy at a standstill.
No definite time has been set for
the meeting. 1t was reported II
s,ouId be held at ten o'clock and
tater that it would not be held until
Ave o'clock this afternoon. It is
otmost certain, however, that sew
eraI preliminary conferences of
abroad officials and Motherhood
chiefs. will be held prior to joint
conference