The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-07-17
Member of Labor Board Roads Large Stopped
Recruiting Workmen-Settlement of Three Leaves
Question of Rules and Wages Only.

CHICAGO, July ia veil of silence
descended like blanket over the railway
strike situation today as both railroad
head and strike leaders turned hopeful
eyes toward the momentous developments
the new week is expected to bring forth.
The bitterness which has marked the
progress of the wanzout at times during
the past two weeks, seemed to have been
succeeded by peace almost approaching
an understanding. The hurting of verbal
challenges, claims and counter claims, ul-
timatums and defiances, apparently had
ended through exhaustion or the hope of
an early agreement
No Comment From Jewell.
Railway executives who declared their
willingness last night to attend any meet
ing called by the United States railroad
labor board with a view to effecting a
settlement that would not nulify, but
would uphold and carry out the boards
decision. spent the holiday away from
their offices and in seclusion.
B.. NJ. Jewell, leader of the striking |
shipmen, visited his almost deserted
headquarters for a short time only to run
through hi small and kilograms. He read
the railroad executives statement with
a quiet grin, but refused to comment on |
it. There will be nothing over the week |
end" he said.
"Not Word."-Hooper.
81 can't say word, son-not a word |
Ben Hooper, chairman of the labor board, |
sighed wearily throwing his arm across
the shoulder of the reporter who had /
found him alone in the offices of the |
board.
Despite the silence of the leaders, with |
accompa nying rumors of tacit armistice |
or truce 10 allow fuller consideration of
points brought out during the week at
meditation conferences, hopes of an early |
settlement were expressed freely in both |
railway and labor quarters, although no ,
tangible basis for these expectations was
given IN any case.
Hinges on One Point.
One of the factors most often quoted
to justify the belief that the drift toward
peace, despite the allure last week of Mr..
Hooper's efforts to bring the labor lead
ers an dthe executives together was the
statement of r. A. Henning, general
chairman of the federated shop crafts of
the northwest that only the refusal Of
roads to agree to reinstate strik-
ing shop crafts workers with their full
seniority rights, is preventing a settle
ment of the strike so far as the northwest
roads are concerned.
Roads Stop Recruiting.
The railroads throughout, it was de-
clared, have insisted for their men to re-
turn to work as one of the first steps
toward peace, and the belief was express
cd that the restoration of the rights
sought would not alone prove great
stumbling block in the way of fun set
tlement, in this connection member of
the labor board asserted that the roads
had to a large extent stopped recruiting
men to replace the strikers.
Rules and Wages.
On the other questions at issue-out-
side contracting for shop work, modiflca-
ton of, certain rules and working agree
,nents. the establishment of conciiiationI
boards and wages-it was declared that
most of the roads had already agreed to
abolish outside contracting as ordered by
the labor board, and to establishing early
the conciliation boards under the federal
act. Thus, but two ques-
tions, it was asserted, were now at issue
rules and wages, both of which might
again be brought before the labor board
FOR decision on the demand o the men
-or rehearing.
Maintenance Strike Averted.
In the case of the maintenance of way
nen, It was pointed out, the board avert
ID a walk out by agreeing TO an immedi-
,te consideration of appeals for wages
Increases on the ground that government
'igures showed that the cost of living had
increased since it rendered the wage re-
luction decision, which became effective
Tulv /, simultaneously with the calling OF
he shopmen's strike.
But while Sabbath calm enfolded the
Of the contending forces in
yhicago, reports of the cancellation OF
rains because of the coal shortage or the
lack Of equipment, and of strike
outbreaks continued Union leaders also
Predicted some accesions to their ranks
omorrow, from the stationary firemen 7
nd oilers and the clerks, although they ,
.efused to hazard a guess as to the num-
ser of men who might be effected by any :
lew walkouts. II
Neff Refuses Troops.
In Texas Governor Pat Seff was still ,
to order state troops TO Den!-
son, where outbreaks were threatened.
1t Cleveland. Ohio, the second outbreak
If the strike last night resulted in the &
,illing of a striking shop worker near the a
pot where a first striker was killed
week ago. S
Guards Poisoned. r
Several outbreaks yesterday were re- d
,orted at Scra nton. Pa, where two men :
we're assaulted: troops were requested 10 Z
,uard railroad shops at Hannibal, Mo, c
,ecause of difficulty IN recruiting enough Y
ederal deputy marshals and soldiers also v
rere held ready for duty at Chaffee, Mo,
s the result Of the announced intention s