Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-20
MEN |.
NOT To WALK OUT
WITH RAIL WORKERS
Announcement of New
Hearings Taken as Con
cession to Union Men,
Rod Men to Wait

CHICAGO, July 19.-By the AS
ISOLATED Press RAILWAY strike
peace parleys assumed new and more
important proportions today with
possibility of the walkout Of 100000
maintenance of way virtually re-
moved by the action Of the railroad
labor board in indicating that II
would grant new hearings on the
wage question.
1t was pointed out that the boards
action in promising rehearings COM
mits the board to nothing it had not
already indicated might reasonably
be expected under the Transports.
ton act, and that, although definite
assurance of rehearings was gener.
ally received as q concession to the
union men, this was not to be in
terpreted as weakening the stand
the board has taken from the out
set.
Reports of trains anulled began
to grow and the coal situation also
was plainly an important factor in
the strike today. Railway heads adj
n.itted that their supplies of fuel
were getting low, several roads I'm
Chicago not having emore than two
weeks supply on hand. Possible
shortage of both oil and coal was
reported as likely in Texas soon, II
no relief is obtained from the pres
ent car shortage.
With most Of the roads already
on record as abb shing the seniority
of men who struck, the New York
Central lines added their announces
ment to the list today that all STRIKE
ers coming back to work would HERE
after be considere das new EN-
ployes.
Senator Cummins' announcement
that he would hold hearings on the
transportation act, to ascertain how
the law may be amended so chat
the living wage principle would be
made clear, was received as decided
ly favorable to peace. Regarding this
as one Of the most important con-
cessions vet offered the rfifcn-.
strike leaders pointed out that d
clear definition of what constitutes
living wage seemed in prospect.
This has been the outstanding ques-
ton in wage disputes brought before
the railroad board.
With the wage question thus elm.
mated froim the dispute, only GER
taiE rules affecting overtime pay OF
the shopmen, and the question OF
restoration Of seniority rights to
men now on strike were left as
believed that the latter question
would prove stumbling block in tho
way of settlement Of the strike.
The railroad labor board was ex.
pected to give immediate attention
to the petition of the maintenance
OF way men on the Chicago, Milwat.
kee and, st. Paul railway for re.
vision Of wage scales, the company
having waived it's right to thirty.
day notice.
(. e. f. Cradle. president of the
Maintenance of Way brotherhood.
was back in Detroit preparing for
the meeting of the grand lodge OF
the brotherhood on Friday. He will
non-union employee of the Texas q
Pacific railway was kidnapped at
Shreveport, La, by ten men. An
Atlantic Coast Line engineer was
shot and killed by a guard to whom
he had referred half jokingly as a
"scab" at Wilmington, N. G..
Fresh state troops were sent from
Chicago to relieve those on duty at
Bloomington, Ill. Mayor Weaver,
of Denison, Texas, in message to
Governor Neff, asked that COM
pany Of Rangers be sent to Denison.
Three alleged strike sympathizers
were arrested at Taylor, Texas, on
Okla, all available police reserves
turbances.
Two Foremen Captured
At Superior, Wis, fifty masked
men made captive two foremen Of
the Great Northern railroad shops.
The masked men continued on their
rampage and plot to raid the
roundhouse at Allouez was feared.
After meeting at Waco, Texas.
representatives Of sixteen unions
sent messages to President Hard
ing, Governor Neff, and heads of
their national unions, asking that
conditions prevailing prior to the
strike be restored.
Four passenger trains of the
Kansas City Southern railway were
annulled. Two of the trains were
operated between Shreveport and
Lake Charles, La, and two between
Shreveport and Texarkana, Ark.
Officials at Dallas, Texas, said
that an acute shortage of fuel oil
and coal was likely to develop in
Texas within the next week or ten
days, due to the scarcity of tank {
and coal cars as a result of the traf-
fic tie-up.
Striking shopmen, picketing rail-
road yards at Richmond. Va, were
reported to be photographing nom
union men employed in the shops,
for purposes of publication in la.
Dor journals.
A negro employed in the shops
Of the Florida East Coast railway
at st. Augustine, Fla, was shot and
slightly wounded by three masked
men.
Injunctions were being sought by
the Louisville & Nashville railroad
at Pensacola, Fla, to restrain strik-
report on his meeting here with the
labor board and on his conferences
Saturday with President Harding.
Mr.. Cradle expressed belief that a
walkout of his men could be averted
and that the shop mems strike soon
would be settled.
Only isolated instances of disor-
ders marked the strike yesterday. A
ers from interfering with the prop