Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-26
DENY 100000 WAY
MEN ARE ABOUT TO
Join RAIL STRIKE
PRESIDENT OF MAINTENANCE
OF WAY ORGANIZATION SAYS
STORY EMANATlNG AT DETROIT
is NOT BASED ON FACT.

Chicago. July 26.--President Cradle
of the International Brotherhood of
Maintenance of Way Employees and
Railway Shop Laorers denied today
reports emanating from his head
quarters in Detroit that the 100000
members of the union had theatened
again to strike because of alleged
action of certain railroads in attempt
ing to form company organizations
to take the place of international
brotherhoods.
Mr. Grabel said negotiations were
proceeding Satisfactorily before the
United States railroad board
Mr.. Cradle denied that members of
his union in Canada were voting on
the question OF forming a separate
union under Canadian management.
100000 Threaten Strike.
Detroit, July 2G--(By the A. P)--
A threat that the 100000 maintenance
men employed on the nations rail
roads will go on strike because of al
legged action OF certain eastern roads
in attempting to form company or
gaDi2atjons to take the place of in,
ternati0pal brotherhoods and the
action of guards employed by the
railrOafs was made here today at
Headquarters Of the international
brotherhood Of maintenance of way
employees and railway shop laborers.
Strike Spreads to Canada.
CIirpp0 TulV With fbn upVnrp-
ment assuming control of freight
traffic from midnight last night the
eastern railroads continuing their eff
forts to form new unions of shopmen
and indications from Montreal that a
walllout of 10000 Canadian shopmen
had been authorized, peace in the
railway strike today seemed re-
mote possibility On the other hand
good will was apparent in the meet
ings being held at Baltimore between
of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad and representatives of the
shopmen which have been regarded as
a possible precursor to other indi.
vidual settlements if successful.
Plans have been perfecting for de-
liyering mail by motor trucks at
least once a day to every community
I'm upper Michigan, north and South
Dakota and Minnesota comprising
the tenth railway mail district. Mo
tor trucks are already being used in
portions of Wisconsin, Michigan and
North Dakota.
At Creston, Iowa, two striking shop
men doing picket duty were shot, one
seriously by guard employed by the
Burlington. The guard was arrested
Rail strikers were dispersed today
by the police, responding to a riot
call, after q nOn-uniOn mechanic en-
plOyed at the Burnside shops. near
Chicago, had been assaulted in me
lee \ striker was arrested, charged
with being the leader of the attackers.
Forty women. wives and relatives
Of striking railway employees. attacked
a party Of non-union shopmen on their
way to work in the New York Central
shops at Toledo Ohio. Police, re-
spending to a call for help, were
stoned by the women When police
reserves reached the scene the women
had fed.
Texas N. G, at Denison.
DcilSuHt eA, july Gp.-"F lNt Cpul-
panies of the 142d infantry of the
Texas national guard detrained here
early today and Immediately took
charge of the railroad shop district
placed under martial law by procla-
nation of Governor Pat NJ. Neff as a.
protection to rail workers aud prop
erty
With the arrival Of troops the
striking shOpmen. without protest
moved their picket lines back 1000
feet from the railroad property the
boundary of military control fixed by
Governor Neit
Galesburg Men Quit.
Galesburg, H., July 26-Twenty-
seven maintenance of way men on
nected with the maintenance and
the Burlington route all of them con-
cleaning of engines. went on strike
at S a. m. today. The road immedi-