The Arvada enterprise., 1922-07-20

don some Of their mail trains. In
case the proclamation were ignored.
the administration laid plans for the
institution Of civil and criminal pro-
ceedings against individual offenders
and the unions. II was understood
that for the present the various states
would be relied on for protection Of
workers and trains, but II any failed.
the federal troops would bs called ont,
and possibly soldiers and marines
would b placed on the mail trains.
The President 10 determined to back
up the federal labor board to the full
extent Of bis powerA
On Thursday. at the direction Of
the President, Secretary Weeks or
dered troops held In readiness to pro-
tect the lines Of the Missouri. Kansas
and Texas road In Texas, where op-
erations were impeded BY lawlessness
and violence. This was in response
to an appeal from the receiver Of the
railway who was appointed by q Unit
ed States court.
Announcement was made by the
Post Once department that II every
mall train should cease to run. II
would continue to transport malls by
motortrucks and airplaDes. The de-
partment has SO planes. and the gov
ernment owns thousands Of trucks
belonging to various Department..
In response to the President's proc
lamation the executive council Of the
shopcrafts unions sent him Q long
telegram setting forth the grievances
Of the strikers. The labor board was.
By Implication. charged with partial
ity. and the railroads were accused
Of specific violations Of the law and
Of dlsregarsiing the orders Of the
boar& Tho workers, Il was asserted.
have been and arc ready to negotiate
with the railway executives and
struck only o. q last resort. I'VE re-
spectfully insist" continued the tele-
gram. that no Interruption 0f com.
merce or interference with the malls
IL caused by direct or unlawful acts
Of organised employees. Such inter-
ruption and interference results In
evitably from attempts Of railroads to
operate with insufficient. incompetent
and unskilied workmen."
At the close Of the week all that
prevented an immediate strike Of the
maintenance Of way men was the
determination Of their president. +.
F. Cradle. to keep them at work for
the present. A majority Of their gen.
eral chairmen had requested that they
be called together to plan for walk
out. The stationary nremen and oilers
decided to quilt work on July II.
HICAGO was facing an almost
~ complete tieup Of Its local trans
pOrtation facilities The surface street
car men already had voted to strike
a9ainst a wage reduction Of 20 cents
an hour. and on Thursday the en-
pioyees Of the elevated roads also
voted for q walk0ut. The unions
agreed on 4 Joint policy and plan Of
action. and there WAS hope that fur
ther negotiations might avert q strike.
The situation was complicated by
local politics and the desire Of some
Of the city ohlciais that the munich
pality should take over the surface
roads and operate them.
THUS far only partial success has
L been achieved by President Hard.
ing In his attempt to end the coal
strike. The anthracite operators sub
mitted what he regarded ~ COM
plete acceptance Of his plan Of arbi-
tration, but the bituminous operators
and the miners union had not at this
writing sent In their reply. Govern.
ment of'icials thought both sides were
evnding an Immediate decision with
the Intention Of rejecting the settle
ment plan II public opinion seemed
to approve such course. Two con.
ditions to the anthracite operators
acceptance were that 4 separate CONF
mission consider wage scales. nnd
that the commission render Its de-
cislon by August 10. they agreeing 10
pny In the meantime the scale OF
March II.
DREAilER MACKENZIE. KING Of
! Canada, went to Washington last
week and submitted to Secretary of
State Hughes an Interesting and. on
the face Of II. \ reasonable proposal.
This was that the Rush. BsEot agree
ment between Great britain and the
United States concerning the Great
Lakes and the other boundary waters
between this country and Canada be
modernlse,i and made permanent. The
agreement. which has stood for 100
yeara and 10 terminabls on six
months notice. limits the armament
o. the lakes and the u. Lawrsnce =