The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-08-11
Government Nav
Take Rail Lines
In Emergencies
Legislation To That End Con-
sidered; Two Conferences
In Session; Santa Fe Train
men Are Out
fAssOCIATED pREssl


ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK. Aug. 11-Sharp differ.
SHces OF opinion are reported to exist
between the railroad executives meet.
ing here today to consider President
Hardlng's proposals relative TO sub
mission to the Rail Labor Board of the
seniority dispute. Representatives of
the Eastern railroads are opposing ac-
ceptance of the proposals.
WASHINGTON, Aug 11-Chairman
Cummins of the senate committee ON
interstate commerce committee saws
that legislation is being considered TO
empower the President to take over
the railroads if transportation he seri.
ously interrupted. He added that "if
the strike is unsettled and it developes
lhe railroads cannot operate there is
hothlng else to do but for the govern
ment to take them over"
FRESNO, Calf, Aug. 11-Division
headquarters of the Santa Fe Railroad
announces that the engineers, firemen.
conductors and trainmen of the Ari-
iona division have walked out. The
territory affected extends from Bakers
field, California, to Seligman. Arizona
NEEDLES, Cali. Aug. 11-Four
brotherhOOds have given notice TO
the Santa Fe Road that no trains will
be moved unless guards are taken off
SAN BERNARDINO, Calf. Aug. II
The sheriff's office reports that 90
time bombs were exploded near the
Santa Fe roundhouse. Deputy U. S
Marshal Albertson was seriously burn
ed when one of the bombs exploded
in his hands
CHICAGO, Aug. 11-Traffic is seri-
ously menaced by the refusal of train
men to move trains where troops are
guarding.
Renewed violence and resulting in
several deaths and possibility of main
tenance men walking out on several
roads marked the strike as railroad
heads gathered in New York and
Union leaders in Washington for
separate conferences to consider Pres
ident Harding's proposals for settle
ment.
ST. PAUL, Aug. 1.-THE governors
of Wisconsin, North Dakota, Minneso-
ia and Iowa, who have been comforting
on the fuel shortage, have forwarded
TO the President resolutions approving
cooperation of the railroads in serving
the coal mines and seizure and opera
ton by the government of all mines.
ASHVILLE, N. c., Aug 11-Terrifc
explosions near shanty cars housing
ts.,i1
way Station are reported but the eX-
tent of damage is not yet known.
CLEVELAND o., Aug 11-Presi-
dents Stone of the engineers and Rob
ertson of the firemen, telegraphed to
Big Four men where walkouts are
probable to endeavor to eliminate the
dangers reported If the guards are
not succeeding in doing this the men
shall not be required or requested to
work.
CLEVELAND. o., Aug. 1O--W. G.
Lee. president of the brotherhood of
railroad trainmen, was telegraphing
today to all general chairmen who
complained of "unbearable conditions"
authorizing the calling of local strikes
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Aug. 10
The Boston and Albany Railroad can
celed today all excursions on its lines
for the remainder of the summer in
order to conserve coal.
WICHITA, Kan, Aug. 10 - Six
Frisco railroad system trains were
cancelled today owing to the coal short
age.
ST PAUL, Aug 10-GOvernor Blaine
of Wisconsin expressed the opinion to-
day at the conference of northwest
governors on the fuel situation that
federal seizure and operation of all
mines was necessary to furnish coal
for the country and that this was the
only solution of the coal strike prob
lem.
CLEVELAND. O.. Aug. 10-The
| policy committee of the United Mine
Workers OF America voted today to
| proceed with the wage scale negotia-
tions with the operators of Ohio, west
ern Pennsylvania and some from mdi-
ana and Illinois, regardless of the fact
| that the entire central competitive
field was represented at today's con
! ference.
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