Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-03
Dy Alexander F.. Jones'.

United News STAFF Correspondent.
Chicago. July 2.-One OF the long
est and most bitterly fought capital
labor wars in history can be ex-
pected before any settlement can be
reached on the strike OF railroad
shopmen.
This Is the conviction OF Der. NJ.
well. president of the railway en-
I!oyes department of the American
Federation of Labor. who ordered
and will direct the railroad walkout.
Jewell refused to appear before the
Railroad Labor Board in the last
minute attempt to avert the strike
and could not be found when sub
poena was Issued to bring him in
He has been In seclusion since. but
he granted the United News two
hour exclusive interview Sunday and
outlined much of the campaign tho
men are to wage In efforts to gain
their demands IA to wages and
working rules
Jewoll declared that reports TO his
office sunday Indicated that 100000
men are out now, including many
thousands not yet ordered out The
shopmcn's walkout Is general. he
SAID. despite contrary reports. There
are 100000 shopmen.
SIRnnlmen Joining Strike.
In addition. he said. $4,000 mainte-
nance of-way workers have gone out
In advance OF executive action TO he
taken by President r. F. CRADLE and
MS executive council Monday. Pres
ident Timothy Healy has reported
mat $4,000 stationary engineers and
offers or his organization arc out
inc siSnalmen are Joining the strike
IN ADVANCE OF any executive action
Jewell said. Freight handlers. sta
ton employees and clerks were also
Joining the strikers ranks all over
the country, according to kilograms
10 Jewell. Strikes by switchmen. not
included In the controversy, have
hcon controlled by President T. G
Cashen and the mon put to work, he
said.
President W. II. Johnston. of the
machinists, has reported general
walkout OF his forces, as have 7 w
Kline OF the blncksmlths. ]. A
FRANKLIN. OF the boilermakers: J. i
IiSnes. OF the sheet metal workers;
James p. Noonan. OF the electricnl
workers. and Martin +. Ryan. of the
| carmen.
VIII Try 70 Avoid Violence.
Jewell emphasized. first. that
| everything possible would be done nv
,he union leaders to stamp out vio-
lence and prevent dRmage to rail
road property by strikers.
There Will BIO no repetition OF the
Williamson County mine riots II we
can help IT," he said. I'VE hayn
men on the job in every bad district
| Ihere are about TWENTY-FIVE such
spots in the country. Five of them
are In Chicago, and we will be on
the job day and night.
Instructions have gone out to the
men not TO fight Injunction proceed
ings. We expect hundreds of pick
citing injunctions during the oomins
week. If tho men must go to jail
for p!cketinG. and our executive
committee has arranged for nec6s.
sary pickets everywhere. they mus,
go to tnH. They will have TO &c
through more unpleasant things thar
jail before this Is over. we have
no money to snend lighting cour,
actions. 1t will he cheaper for the
men TO eat in jail and for the money
to go TO their faSlilics."
No effort will be made to Interim,
transportation. he said, exccpt ns n
Is impaired through legal walkouts
No Immediate EHects.
This strike Will not immedia,o -,
affect general transportation. he said
Some roads will be Hat. however
because OF needed repairs In five