New-York tribune., 1922-07-19

the existing agreement in order to meet
with our representatives 20 negotiate
the matters in dispute and 70 forward
these unadjusted matters 20 the board.
This rs the first Of many disputed
submissions on these subjects which
the board will receive very shortly,
and / respectfully requested the board
20 give me their assurance that these
cases will be set for a hearing at an
carly date, and ! have received the as
suranee Of the board that this will be
done.
Early Adjustment Foreseen
Il am 30 going to advise my mom-
bership throughout the United States.
for feel that with the pledge Of the
board for prompt hearings and action
on these important matters the pain
20 an early adjustment Is open.
81 have also requested the board
that any future decisions on these
new wage disputes, more favorable 10
the men, be made retroactive TO July
/ I, 1922"
SO far as the moving Of trains Is
I concerned, the situation grew worse.
The Pere Marquette announced the
dropping Of six trains in Michigan,
and the Missouri. Kansas & Texas cut
fourteen more from It's schedules.
Violence on the Wane
Serious violence was iessenod, rs
compared 20 previous days Of the
strike, with the worst situation Of tho
day reported at Denison. Tex, where
/ Federal troops may be sent There
/ feeling ran higher than ever after fifty
strike breakers had been brought into
| the NJ, X. & 7. shops, and a United
/ States marshal was rescued from a
mob BY Captain Tom Hickman, com-
mander Of the Texas Rangers.
At Waco representatives. or all sixteen
I railroad brotherhoods in that state liz
I cludi', the big four" called a meet
/ ing 20 protest the use Of alleged bad
order" equipment. holding this en-
/ dangers the lives Of the trainmen.
I Coupled with this was a dispatch from
| Cleveland, where Warren S. Stone,
/ grand chief Of the engineers, and d..
/ B. Robertson. president Of the hremen,
/ declared their Offices were flooded with
such complaints from many sections
/ OF the country.
AZ Sioux City n Chicago & North
western train carrying nine strike
breakers was halted by the Mayor and
a squad OF policemen, who would not
permit the train % halt az the railroad
I shops 90 unload them, but, on the decla-
/ ration that TO do so would provoke vio-
I lcnce by strikers gathered az the shops,
| forced the train 10 20 20 the Sioux City
/ station. There the strike breakers were
I seized and taken 20 strike headquar-
| ters What happened there was not
disclosed in early evening reports.
Police Wage Pistol Battle
In Chicago a pistol battle occurred
between city policemen and a number
/ Of strikers who had attempted to at
7 tack trainload Of strike breakers.
I More than q hundred shots were fred,
/ but no one was hit.
More state troops were ordered out
| 20 protect railroad property Here
an anti-aircraft artillery regiment was
modified under orders 70 20 20 Bloom
/ ington. where IL will relieve several
infantry companies. Two batteries Of
other Illinois artillery started for
I Clinton. where they will relieve other
/ Guardsmen. In Georgia three infantry
companies we're sent 20 Wayeross, where
there have been disturbances. and North
| Carolina Guardsmen began strike duty
az four points in that state.