The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-10
CHARGE R. R. SABOTAGE
Plans of Wrecks, Bridge Burn
ing and Disabling Locomo-
tives Included, Claim
RAIL FACTIONS MARK TIME
Strike Chiefs and Executives,
Awaiting Developments of
Next Week, Are Silent y

/ BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO. Sept. aside from a
motion asking that the bill for an
| Injunction filed by the government
against the striking railway shop
men OF the country be dismissed on
the ground that it is Illegal and
based on. misrepresentation and
suppression OF facts" which was filed
in federal court on behalf OF tho
union, both strike leaders and rail-
way chiefs marked time today while
waiting TO see what the develop
ments next week would bring forth.
Carload of Evidence Arrives.
At the same time that the battle
against the injunction was begun.
carload OF evidence, guarded by 80
agents of the department Of justice,
arrived from Washington to be used
by the government when the hearing
10 nave The temporary Injunction
made permanent comes up before
Federal Judge James Wilkerson,
Monday morning.
Following the departure from the
city of Daniel willard, president of
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, !,
there were no formal meetings Of the
railway executives and IL was said
the meeting at the Chicago club yes
terday afternoon an informal ses-
sion was said to have been held last
night at an outlying roadhouse, the
Pink Poodle. I'm an effort to elude
newspaper reporters.
Byram Makes Statement.
No announcements were made by
the executives regarding either
meeting but today II. +. Byram,
president of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul. authorized the following
statement:
There will bo no more meetings
of the railroad executives. Presi-
dent Daniel Willard OF the Balti-
more & ohio, went back home last
night. He may return early in the
week.
1T only needed some one trusted
by both sides to act as mediator and
willard very generously gave his
time and ability to the matter. He
not only deserves the thanks OF the
roads and the men, but of the gem
eral public as we'll"
Astatement was Issued by the
Association Of Railway Executives
asserting that there had been
steady Increase IN the number of
men employed in the shops and that
a large volume of business was being
moved.
The number OF men employed IN
the shops of the western railways
had increased on September 10
1O5.870, or 65 per cent of the num-
ber before the strike began" the
statement said.
The volume of freight now being
moved by the railways OF the uni
ted States Is approximately as large
ss-in the same part Of the year 1920, !
when II was the largest In the his
tory OF the country. The total car
loads moved in the week ended
August 26 was S90,S3S, which was
$1,000 carloads larger than in the
same week OF 1921 and 3S,438 more |
than In the first week OF August"
Suspect Sabotage Plot
In connection with the arrivol OF
evidence to be used at the inJunc- |
tion hearing on Monday. federal /
agents said that an effort would be /
made to prove the. existence OF |
nation wide railroad sabotage plot .
andlt was indicated that wholesale |
Indictments would be sought against .
those held responsible by the gov
ernment.
The carload Of evidence brought .
TO Chicago was said to contain thou /
sands of kilograms. letters. photo |
graphs, blueprints and books, to- I
gether with transcripts OF state .
ments OF 1900 persons who have .
been interrogated by federal au-
thorities.
The data was said by high off .
cials 10 reveal plots for the kreck-
Ing OF railway equipment, the dis
ablIng OF locomotives. tho causing
Of wrecks, the burning Of bridges.
and the obstruction OF the mail.
II also was intimated that the
government would ask for subpoenas
Tor all defendants I'm the injunction
proceedings. This would require the
presence Of some $50 individuals in
court.
CHICAGO, Sept. 9,-Thirty rail-
roads Will be ready to sign n group
peace settlement with the striking
shop crafts next week, providing
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