The New York herald., 1922-07-08
STRIKE OUTBREAKS
BRING TROOP CALLS
Guardsmen Ready to Quell
Violence in Missouri and
i'm Illinois.
JEWELL SHIFTS BLAME
Declares Shopmen's Offer
to Confer on Issues Has
Met No Response.
HOOPER's FEASIBLE WAY
Asserts Strikers Should Fol-
low in Footsteps Of the
Way Men.
HOOPER'S FEASIBLE WAY

CHICAGO. July (Associated Press).
The first week of the strike of rail-
way shopmen ended tonight with
sporadic outbreaks of violence re-
ported In widely scattered sections Of
the country, troops held. in readiness
TO quell trouble in Illinois and SOL
dirs requested in other States, and
union officials. railroad executives and
the United States Railroad Labor
Board standing firm in the position
each assumed when the walkout started
July1.
The attitude of the federated shop
crafts was indicated tonight when B.
NJ. Jewell, head of the railroad en-
ployees department of the American
Federation Of Labor. issued a state
ment disclaiming any further RESPONSE
bility for continuation Of the strike
and holding the railroads and the labor
board to blame for the length of time
the walkout lasts.
Those who complain because the
railway shop strike has not been set
tied should understand that the men
have been forced out much against
their WILL" his statement said
"The strike has now been in progress
one week. Notwithstanding the fact
that we have by every means available
to us made it known that a conference
was desired with any responsible person
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that any proposal by any person prop
erly authorized would be carefully con-
sidered, no move has been made by
other parties to bring about settle
ment.
The striking employees are not to
be driven back. They are asking only
Justice, and will not willingly submit to
less"
Chairman Ben w. Hooper of the
Labor Board issued an Individual state
ment in which he asserted that "the
only feasible way" for the shop crafts
organization to end the strike was to
follow In the footsteps of the mainten-
ance of way organization, whose officers
this week appeared before the board and
agreed to postpone their strike pending
further negotiations.
Tho Railroad Labor Board also passed
"a resolution declaring IL 10 DC tne Opin-
ion of the board that q carrier has no
right to require an employee to perform
work regularly delegated to a craft that
is on strike unless the employee does
this work voluntarily. A decision in this
matter was one Of the stipulations under
which K. F. Cradle, head of the main
tenance of way organization, agreed to
withhold strike orders, he having MAIN
tanned that some carriers were dis
charging members Of his union whom
they refused to do shopmen's work.
Precautionary measures to avoid pos
sible disorders were taken In several
States and in many cities to-day as the
result of trouble between strike SYM
pathizers and workers yesterday and to-
day.
Gov. Hyde of Missouri ordered Ma
tional Guard troops assembled at War
rensburg and Boonville, Gov Kendall
of Iowa announcing that he was pre-
pared to act at once in case violence
occurs In his State.
Adj.-Gen. Harry B. Smith Of Indiana
was investigating the need for troops
in his State and Adj. Carlos e.
Black of Illinois announced that despite
reports that everything was quiet troops
would be held in readiness. while Gov.
Allen of Kansas said State protection
would be forthcoming II Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas Railroad officials opened
their shops at Parsons.