Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-18
CONF FERENCES To
FIND A WAY To
Sc TILE STRIKE
ARE UNDER WAY
Peace Negotiations Halted
Over the Weekend Are
Resumed in Chicago by
the u. S, Labor Board,
FIVE DEMANDS OF THE
SH0PMEM ANNOUNCED
Hopes for an Early Peace
Are Based on the Attitude
Of Cradle, President Of
Maintenance Of Way Men.

Chicago, July II (by the Asso-
ciated Press s.)-Negotiations halted
over the week end, were resumed
by members of the United States
railroad labor board today IN an
effort to bring about an early set
tlement of the railway shopmen's
strike.
w. Fl. Finley, president of the
Chicago and Northwestern, and W.
G. Bierd. president of the Chicago
and Alton, were among the rail-
way chiefs who visited the offices
of the labor board dunng the day
for conferences with Ben Hooper,
chairman of the board. while Wal
ter l.. McMenimen, labor mem1
Der Of the board, met several high
operating executives.
While none of those present
would make any statement regard
ing the subjects discussed, 1t was
intimated some basis for agree
ment on the five demands present.
ed by B. NJ. Jewell. leader of the
shopmen, to Mr.. Hooper at a con-
ference between the two last weeks
was sought as preliminary to tie
calling of new formal hearing of
all parties before the labor board.
Shopmen's Demands.
The five demands of the shop
men were announced as the res
toration of all seniority rights to
strikers, immediate establishment
of a national adjustment board so
that the men may obtain quicker
action on local grievances than IS
possible through the labor board.
the abolishment of outside con-
tracing by the roads, the restora-
tion of certain rules and working
agreements and a return to the
scale of wages in effect before the
cut ordered by the labor board
for July l became effective simul-
taneously with the strike.
An indication of the result of
the negotiations o. these issue WAS
lseen in the statement last night OF
r. A. Henning, general chairman
of the Federated Shop Crafts OF
the Northwest, that only the re-
fusal of the eastern roads to rein
state striking workers with their
full seniority rights was prevent
ing a settlement as far as the roads
Of the northwest were concerned.
Hopes for Early Peace.
Hopes for an early peace also
were based on the attitude of e. f.
Cradle, president of the mainte-
nance Of way employees, who ar
rived in Chicago from his head
quarters at Detroit tonight for con-
ferences with members of the Ia
Dor board to get support to pre-
vent carriers from requiring main
tenance of way men to do strikers
work. While some thousands of
the maintenance men were report
ed from various sections of the
country mostly New York, as
having Joined the strike of the
shopmen, Mr.. Cradle asserted
that sucn walkouts were entirely
unauthorized and that no strike or
ders would be issued, at least un-
til after a meeting of the grand
lodge on Friday.
Some additions to the ranks of
the strikers in various sections also
were reported from the clerks.
A'Ni9iiS anu oti-
ers, but the railway executives de-
clared that the defections had
been more than made up by the
numbers of shopmen who returned
to work on the last day allowed
them on many roads to protect
their seniority rights.
Disturbances Spread.
Meanwhile strike disturbances
continued to spread, the forcs % of
federal marshals protecting the
movement Of the mails and inter-
state traffic was increased and
more federal injunctions against
picketing were granted.
At Bloomington, ILL.,, a number
of shots were fired, partly darnag-
ing the home of a non-union rail
worker. In Iowa passengers, train
and wrecking crews wele driven
away from q wrecked train by
strike sympathizers in an effort to
prevent the clearing of the
wrecks.