New-York tribune., 1922-07-16

union had found il could make better
procrcss toward a satisfactory adjust
ment Of differences by dealing directly
with the railroads than through the
medium Of the Labor Board"
One strike averted during the dey
was a threatened walk-out Of the 200
clerks on the lines OF the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas. whose officials signed
new agreement with the clerks, pro-
vidlng FOR an average wage, 10 was said
unofIicia.ly, OF 55 cents an hour.
Strikers Try 10 Seize Arms
Few instances Of violence were re-
portod as compared 10 those Of pre-
vious days Of the week. The most
serious was az Carbondale. Pa, where
after a citizen had been wounded by
strike-breakcrs firing from a Delaware
& Hudson shop a number Of strikers
attempted 10 break into q state armory
20 seize rifles and ammunition. They
were dispersed By police and deputy
sherifs.
The Lackawanna Railroad shops at
Scranton, Pa, were the scene Of an
outbreak In which two men we're as
saultcd and four arrested. Michael
Edwards, OF Brooklyn, y. y, a special
guard. was kidnapped and later found
unconscious near Lake Scranton
From Muskogce. Okla. came a re-
port that one man had been shot and
ono wounded n a disturbance involv-
ing a mob OF strkc-brcakers, and a
dispatch from Baltimore stated that o
Baltimore & Ohio train was fred on
from ambush near Camden. the bullet
ripping through a window and mar
rowly missing ". L. Evans, a pas
scneer.
Early in the day a number Of shots
were exchanged by strikers and strike
breakers in the Southern Pacific yards
az Ennis, Texas, but no one was in
jured Several minor disorders were
reported from Southwestern points.
In Texas the inspector-genera Of the
9th Army Corps, United States Army.
began a survey Of the situation at
Denison. whore serious trouble oc-
CURED and necessitatcd Fridays order
from Washington holding the $4,000
men Of the corps in readiness for
strike duty State troops remained on
guard over rairoad properties at vari-
Gus points in Illinois. Kansas, Missouri.
West Virginia and Michigan, and the
modified guardsmen we're held In
readiness for such duty as circum-
stances may warrant.
More Injunctions Are Issued
Several more injunctions, directed
against mob picketing, intimidation
and interfering with trains, were is
sued during the day.
An early statement issued by Mr..
jewell amplifed a similar one given
out by him late last night. when he
attributed most Of the difficulties IN
the present situation to wall Street
control" Of the railroads and the ma
tional anti-union campaign"
In his newest charges Mr.. Jewell de-
clsred that the LABOR Board 10 don't
mated by a group Of twenty-five bank
ors, represented by General ". W.
Atterbury and T. Dc Witt-cuyler, Of
the Association Of Railway Executives
Twelve New York banks control 2s7 di-
rectorships IN ninety-two o. tho coun-
trys railroads, the statement set forth,
and continued as follows:
"The same groups control six direct
orships each on ninety-one Of the
frst-class rail lines Of the country,
operating more than 2ii,2s0 miles, or
81 per cent Of the rail mileage OF the
country.
Says Board Failed Of Duty
"The same men control the equipment
companies and the mines Of the land.
The mistake Of the Railroad Labor
Board is that 10 has been persuaded 70
reduce labor costs on the theory that
the cost Of living would then fall 70
the new wage level, instead Of perform
ing It's duty 10 help maintain wages on
level with the actual cost Of living
"The board has been made the in
strument Of organized money power.
represented by twenty-five iuterlocking
bank and rail directors-tho general
staff Of the American Junkers who have
been campaigning ever since the war
20 put labor IN It's place; or In still
palmer language 20 establish n system
Of industrial feudalism which was de-
veloping rapidly in the United States
before the war"
IN line with the more aggressive
policy on which they have determined,
hailed In some quarters as preparing
for a finish fght,' many OF the roads
will redouble their efforts on Monday
to recruit strike breakers. It was re-
ported here tonight.
Nothing occurred TO change the plans
for a strike Of TIE 5000 railroad sta
tionary fremen and oilers set By their
president. Timothy Healy, for Monday
morning. lnasmuch as to-day was a
half-holiday, the actual quitting Of
many Of them began this morning.
Their walk-out Is expected 20 have but
little effect on the strike OF shopmen
beyond giving the latter some encour-
agement.
Rochester Strikers VOte
To Resist COuscriDfion