The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-11
SIXTH WEEK OF WALKOUT
CLOSED TODAY
JEWELLMEETS HARDING
More Early Conferences Are
Planned; Outbreaks Of
Violence Reported.

eS ana apraSlonS last ni9nt IN
an attack on the Minneapolis
and st. Louis roundhouse by
alleged strike sympathizers.
According to reports to the
sherift's office between sixty to
eighty men rushed about rorty
employees in the roundhouse and
in the fight that followed, In
which sticks, stones and lists
were used, succeeding in eject
ing them from the station. The
employees, however launched
counter attack and retook the
building, and this morning were
attending to their regular dut-
les. No shots were fired dur.
ina the disturbance and none OF
of the injured was critically
hurt, il was reported, but ev-
eryone about the building COL
lected at least one bump or a
black eye.
Albert Lea, Mimi, August 5.
Quiet prevailed in Albert Lea
today after rioting last night
which involved more than 100
men, in which several were in
iured, none seriously, when
Strike sympathizers rushed the
MINNEAPOLIS and st. Louis
] roundhouse in an attempt to
, disIodue workmen who have
/ been employed there since the
shopmen's strike started.
Officials of the Minneapolis
and ST. Louis railroad are in
conference here this afternoon,
IN an effort to determine the
identity of those who attacked
the roundhouse, and il sufficient
evidence is obtained warrants
for the arrest of those respons-
ible for the attack will be lssu-
ed, it was said.
Chicago, August 5-Comparative
calm, prevalent in the rail strike
situation several days, today gave
way to renewed activities both fol
ending the six weeks old walkou'
and Tor making il more effective
New peace conferences were pend
ing IN Washington, new strike
threats came from maintenance OF
way men and other union workers
and a conference with President
Harding was sought by the big foul
Drotherhoods for the purpose Of
presenting their views OF the strike
eastern railroads sent detachments
Of shop workers to the relief Of
roads in coal mining districts II
Virginia, West Virginia and Ken
tucky, and outbreaks OF violence
we're reported from points hitherto
peaceful.
Jewell In Washington
B. NJ. Jewell, president OF the
employees department Of
Federation of Labor. the
shop crafts leader, was in Washing
ton where he was summoned by
President Harding. Union chiefs
here looked upon Mr.. Jewell's pres
ance at the capital as indicative Of
further settlement parleys. Officials
Of the Southern railway and repre-.
of shopmen on that road
also were in Washington to confer
On a possible separate peace.
William D. Roberts, vice prest
dent of the maintenance way mems
union and E. L. Enke, member Of
the Brotherhood executive board
e. F. Cradle last night
a sympathetic strike
Of maintenance Of way men Of the
twenty eight eastern roads over
which they nold jurisdiction.
Senator Spencer Bill
A bin in the United States senate
by Senator Spencer Of Missouri
wo2ld establish a new federal court
Of Cancellation for settlement of dis
putes between employers and EN-
pioyes. The court would take juris
diction in disputes after efforts Of
workers and employers had failed.
A statement by the federal de-
partent of agriculture yesterda.
said that the railroad strike had no
shipment Of perishable foot
Shipments of fourteen
leading fruits and vegetables were
nearly 10000 cars ahead of las
season, the report added
Heads of three of the big foul
railroad brotnerhoods sent tele
gram to President Harding asking
for conference at which they
would state their views of the strike
They also sent message!
to their legislative representative!
in Washington, requesting them t.
arrange such a conference. In theil
message to the legislative represen
tatives, the union chiefs said in part
Statement Rail Executives
1.-THE plain intention of the rail
road executives to smash the shol
crafts union is resulting in NOR,
and more of the locomotives ant
getting into disrepai
and the dangers Of a most hazard
Gus occupation are being daily in
creased. We fear that a continue
ton of these conditions will newt
ably result in our members, as :
matter of self protection, being
drawn into the controversy, and VI
greatly deplore such contingency.
A statement issued last night b,
the Association of Railway Execu
tives denied that impairment of 10
comotives and cars had reached
stage which would justify any con
Germ on the part of the public. 81,
strike sympathiZers at Dies Moines
kidnapped a youth employed in tn,
Rock Island shops, beat min ant
robbed him Of $92 pay he had jus
received. -.
Employees are Kidnapped
Twenty FIVE masked men hdnap
ed five. Seaboard Air Line employs
and a railroad guard at Manley
carried them into the country ant
beat them severely. One of the vic
time was in a serious condition.
An investigation was being mad,
at Jersey City, N. j.. where a mys
terious sickness attacked the shop
men. An analysis was being made o
milk and other food served them
An effort to blow up a coal chute
in the yards of the Southern railwa,
at Chattanooga Tenn, was frus
trated by a deputy sheriff.
= Injunctions restraining striker,
from interfering with railroad prop
orty and workmen were issued to tn
Texas and New Orleans and Gulf