The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-23
JEWELL BLAMES CHIEFS
Says Executives, Who Refuse
to Concede Desired Points,
Are Preventing Peace
COAL CONFERENCE PLANNED
Operators and Government
Representatives Meet Mon
day to Devise Rationing
The Strike Status

RAILROADS.
President Harding spent most OF the day
confsrring with Ben Hooper, chairman Of
the United states labor board and mem
bers Of senate committees on the railroad
strike but no course OF action was made
public.
secretary OF Labor Davis conferred
with W. H. McMenimen Of tho labor board
and H. NJ Jewel and other strike lead 70
ers at MuoEeheaTt, III, to gain all loesl'
Agreements between the roads and EN-
ployes prevented strikes Of 1900 clerks,
isisi, handlers, strikes Of 3Gp GlsrEs
railway and 1000 on the Big -Four.
The railroad labor board Will be asked
% arbitrate wage dltersH@rs between . Ihe
Of way employees II was announced
4 committee representing the "bls four"
brotherhoods complained TO senator cum.
mlus that engines and train equipment
were getting In poor shape and possibly
in a dangerous condition.
company unions. l.. y. Lotec, chairman Of
me eastern presidents conference OF ran
way executives announced
! a new peace piAn II aibmitted TO Prcsi
| dent Harding and mine workers leader'
by John y. Durham, mayor OF Scranton
Government scencle, take steps to az.
/ feet emergency distribution ot fuel "a
railways and public utilities IN need,
/ Federal survey OF strike situation gives
$4,000 minets on strike and $4,000 suli
MichiFan officials report coal shortage
/ becoming more acute with suppllcA at sew
eral state Institutions practically exhaust
London reports heavy demand for ships
! 10 transport English coal to tho United
states.
WASHINGTON. July 22-The
n;c..ve power of all taiiroads in the
country will be seriously crippled. If
not brought to a dead standstill be-
fore many weeks II the strike OF the
six federated shop crafts continues,
It was stated in official quarters to-
day.
Crisis by Middle OF August.
BY the middle " August. it was
! said locomotives on all railways
VIII legally be unfit for travel only
/ by violating or by stretching" the
federal laws. governing locomotive
Inspection can the big pilots be kept
moving after that time. II was said
locomotives require constant bar
bering" to keep them in the condi-
ton and the laws governing their
Inspection are rigid. Usually pilot
requires repairs after each trip and
when this attention is not given, tht
lengines deteriorate.
OF 7O,455 locomotives, over $4,000
miles Of trackaEe in the country
fully 10000 OF them were IN need
OF repairs In the first week follow
ing the strike order. There are only
4, 500 points In the United state'
where locomotives may be repaired
leXpertly and with dispatch.
The ensuing week. II was learned
will see thousands of locomotives or
dered out of commission
Three Weeks More Allowed.
1T Is foolish 70 suppose tochni,
Ical expert Of the government de-
clared that 100000 strike breakeri
can be found who can do the skilled
work Of regular shop craft 1au. II
tho strike continues anotL three
weeks. / doubt that any lo- Jmotly'
on any road Will be III for opera
.tion."
Efforts TO induce the interstate
commerce commission 20 suspend
the rigid inspection tests Of engincl
in the present emergency in ordel
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