The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-07-21
(By the Associated Preas)

(By the Associated Press)
The strike of railway shopmen to-
day bore increasing external appear
ances of a finish fight between the
/, union men and the rail heads.
An abortive conference at Wash
ington last night between several
railroad presidents and members of
the senate interstate commerce COM
mittee only revealed strengthened
determination on the part of the
railroads not to weaken in their de-
clination to grant demands of the
union men for reconsideration Of
the instructions which abolish
seniority rights of the strikers, de-
stroy their pension standings and
refuse creation of boards of adjust
ment.
The conference also revealed that
it was regarded as. unpracticable to
pass legislation to deal with the
present strike. \
Await U. 8. Move
Ben W. Hooper, chairman Of the
railroad labor board and b. NJ. Jew
ell, head of the railway employees
department of the American Fedora
tion of Labor and leader Of the
striking shopmen, would not COM
ment early today when informed by
The Associated Press of failure Of
the Washington conference to pro-
duce any hopeful sign.
So far as known here no further
plan toward solution of the strike
situation was under way and specu-
lation turned to what might be the
next step by the federal govern
ment.
As the strike of 100000 shopmen
rounded out its third week, its ef-
feet on transportation was becoming
increasingly evident, as reports from
throughout the country told of an
nulment of nearly 300 trains and
combining of numerous others. On
the one hand, however, were reports
of additional requirements of strik-
ers with increasing efforts to safe.
guard them, while the ranks of the
strikers were said by union chiefs
to have remained at full strength.
The number of strikers has been
increased by walkouts in other de-
partments of some railroads, the
latest of consequence being that by
5000 clerks on the Chicago and
Ohio railroad.
Violence Spreads
Numerous reports Of violence con-
tinued, spread from Fresno, Cali
fornia, to Worcester, Massachusetts,,
and troops were ordered out in two
additional states, making seven in
which national guardsmen are now
on duty. They are Ohio, New
Hampshire, North Carolina, Geor-
gia, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Kan
sas.
Strike ballots were ordered dis
tributed to clerks and freight hand
lcrs on the Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul railway and clerks on the
Chicago and Northwestern today
were awaiting the outcome Of a con-
ference between their chiefs, George
A. Werrelly and Frank Walters, gen.
eral manager of the road.
E. F. Cradle, president of the
maintenance Of way mems union
was in Detroit today for confer
ence of the grand lodge Of the or
ganization. The conference was ex-
pected to determine whether the
of way men would follow
PRESIDENTS CRADLES peace program.
Trains Cut OF
In the additions yesterday to the
list of trains annulled were twenty
local and suburban Of the Northern
Pacific at Saint Paul; two Great
Northern trains between st. Paul
and Devils Lake, North Dakota, and
two between Grand Forks and Far
go, North Dakota. Fifty per cent
ofthe Northern Pacific service out of
Duluth also was added to Ne list.
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