The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-07
PARTIAL PEACE
is NOT PURPOSE
OF MEET MONDAY
Committee to Consider General
Strike Policy Only.
Decide a Plan of Action Toward
Federal Injunction.
NO NEGOTIATIONS WITH RAILS
Union Chiefs Say Public Senti-
ment Will Win Strike.
rs Answer to Persistent De-
mand for General WalkOut.

Washington, Sept There are no
conferences now in prospect between
leaders of the railroad strikers and
railroad presidents and none have
been held since the formal gathering
in New York last month. it was as
serted today by J. P. Noonan, chier
of the Brotherhood of Electrical
workers. which is one of the seven
rail union on national strike.
The meeting of the strikers poncy
committee called for next week at chi
caso is to consider the general strike
policy and also to consider what shalI
be done in view of the injunction ap-
plication of the attorney general MT
Noonan said.
b. NJ. Jewell, chairman of executive
council of the striking organization
is en- route to Chicago, Mr. Noona1
added after visiting several OF the
eastern railroad centers, but during
his trip thru this section calling no
meeting of the union executives
No Discussion With Roads.
"At this stage there are no settle
ment discussions proceeding with any
of the railroads." Mr.. Noonan said
tho. of course, there might be some
in the future The injunction pro-
ceedinCs come to a hearing at Chicago
on Monday, and expect to be there.
President Johnson, of the Assoc1a-
tion of Machnists. another of the
Washington yesterday after an unex-
planned absence. He continued to hold
himself aloof from interviewers.
Leaders See Separate Peace.
Chicago. Sept. With the railway
shop crafts policy committee OF 80
summoned to meet in Chicago next
Monday, hope of an early or partial
~ -tVilr xra r
newed today. These hopes were
founded principally on. the call for
the unions policy committee meeting
and statements by strike leaders on
the possibility of separate agreements
with So of the class one roads.
Railroad executives either denied
that peace oVertures had been con-
sidcred in conferences with union lead
ers or declined to comment upon ru-
rnors of an impending settlement.
Some insisted that the strike was
broken.
The call for the policy committee
meeting issued at Chicago strike head
quarters by John Scott, secretary Of
the railway employees department of
the American Federation of Labor,
went out to the general chairmen of
the shop crafts organizations over the
name of B. NJ. Jewell, head of the de-
partfnent, whose whereabouts had re-
mained publicly unknown since the
governments strike injunction was
granted to Attorney General Daugh-
crty by Federal Judge James H. Will
kerson last Friday.
Jewell to Chicago.
MIR. Jewell was variously reported
to have been in several eastern cities
secretly comforting on plans for set
tlement of the strike. With the is
suance of the call for the policy COM
mittee meeting Mr.. Jewell was re-
mi
call informed the general chairmen
that the meeting was very impor-
tant."
The meeting of shop craft leaders
was called for the same day on which
Judge Wilkerson set for hearing the
governments application to make the
Daugherty injunction permanent. La
Dor leaders in the east Joined in the
demand for Impeachment of Attorney
General Daugherty and Judge Wilker-
son because of the injunction. At the
same time Samuel Gompers. president
of the American Federation of Labor
and his executive council meeting at
Atlantic City prepared for court bat
tie to vacate the injunction.
Say Sentiment Will Win.
Altho talk of a general strike of or
ganized labor as a forcible protest
against the injunction was persistent
at Atlantic City. members of the ex-
ecutiVe council expressed opposition to
such a course, declaring that public
sentiment was sufficient to win the
battle"
r. Dewitt Cuyler, president of the
railway executives association, with
other rail heads, said the roads were
pleased with the way striking en-
ployes were coming back to work.
The Nebraska state federation of
labor, in calling upon union men to
contribute to the aid of the striking
railway shopmen adopted resolutions
declaring for the amalgamation of the
various unions in each industry so
that there shall remain but one union
for each industry
Demand General Strike
Carbondale. Ill. Sept. IA resoIu-
tion asking the heads of the American n
federation of labor to call a genera /
strike sympathetic with the railroad
shopmen's walkout was adopted here
last night in a meeting of the dele
gates of the Carbondale trades coun-
ell. Carbondale is division point
of the Illinois Central railroad with
several hundred railroad employees.
Similar action was taken by the
trades council at Murphysboro where
also several hundred railr uad men
nre employed.