The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-15
PEACE PLANS in
RAIL STRIKE ARE
SEEMINGLY LOST
Hooper Tries To Revive the Now
Dropping Olive Branch.
But His Efforts To Placate the
Contestants Seem Futile.
RIOTING is STILL HOLDING OUT
While Federal Troops Are Pre-
pairing To Enter Scene.
Sensational Charges Against
Roads Made by Jewell.

Roads Made Dy JeWeIl.
White House officials still expressed
hope of peace in the nationwide shops
strike today, despite the apparent fail
ure of railroad labor board members
to obtain a settlement. Railroad exc
cutfves on the other hand had prac-
ticaIly abandoned all hope and pre-
pared to open all shops with non
union men, while the national strike
committee conferred over yesterday S
peace proposals.
Investigators for Secretary of War
Weeks and Governor Neff Of Texas
were to report on whether troops
should be sent to protect railroad
property at Denison. Tex.
Slight disorders occurred at Car
bondale, Pa, and Chattanooga, Tenn.
Other disorders occurred at Ennis
Tex. where several men were injured
The postofflce department inaug-
urated motor mail transports between
Bedford and Switz City, Ind.
The American Federation Of Labor
workers local at Cleveland voted to
go on strike next Monday. Many
members have already quit.
The Missouri Kansas & Texas today
signed an agreement with its $500
clerks and became the second road to
settle wage dispuates with its clerks,
the wabash having been first. The
contract can be ended on thirty days
notice.
Chairman Cradle of the Brother
hood of Maintenance or Way workers
held a conference with President
Harding, assured that there would be
no strike il it could be possibly
avoided" but said 4S hours might
change the situation entirely.
(By the Associated Press)
New York, July 15.-Prediction that
E F. Cradle, president of the Brother
hnnd 0f Mainfan1nCR nT XTav EmnlOVPS
and Railway Shop Workers. would is
sue a strike order TO the 100000 men
of his union at any hour was made
today by William Parker, leader of
the New York Central Maintenance of
Way men and president of the unions
association of eastern chairmen.
The New York Central, he declared,
are up in arms against CRADLES
action in holding off on strike for
which they had voted overwhelmingly.
Washington, July 15.-Inauguration
of the use of motor trucks to trans
port the malls due to the inability of
railroads to move mail matter on ac-
count of the shopmen's strike was an
nounced today by Postmaster General
Work who said it has been determined
to use motor transportation between
Medford and Swift City, Ind, between
which points all mail trains have been
annulled.
(By the Associated Press.)
Chicago, July 15-The peace dove, !
which yesterday fitted between sepa
rate gatherings of railroad executives
and leaders of the striking shop |
crafts, today bore a som mewhat wilted |
olive branch which Ben w. Hooper, !
chairman of the United States railroad
labor board, hopefully tried to |
freshen. Mr.. Hooper announced he |
had encountered "fundamentaP' diff |
ficulties in his efforts to bring about |
peace, but more parleys are in pros |
pect.
Differences between the shopmen
and the railroads were described to-
day by Chairman Hooper of the labor /
board as fundamental Unions insist
on abolition of contract system, revi-l
sion of the wage scale, establishment /
of national adjustment boards. r1odi- |
fications of protested rules, and re-
turn to work with no curtailment of
seniority.
Railroads agree to this program
with the exception that seniority /
would not be granted. and that wages
and working rules would have to be /
taken up again by the United States /
labor board.
Jewell Makes Charges.
B. NJ. Jewell, head OF the railway
employees department of the American
Federation of Labor and leader of the
group of twelve banks and financial
institutions control the financial pol
icy of the railroads and laid respon-
sibility for continuation OF the strike
to Wall streets desire to crush the
labor unions.
These Institutions. Jewell said. con-
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