The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-07-06
BY EDWARD W. PickARD


EnIR HUNDRED THOUSAND rail.
way shop workers were called out
on strike, effective Saturday morning.
and the order included also All Pun.
man Shopmcn In the country An equal
number of maintenance Of WAY en-.
pl"yccS wms expected To Join in the
wnlknnt, though rs their strike vote
had not been completely cnnvHSScd. It
was said their action might be delayed
Il few days.
The strike was set on the day when
the rail workers were to undergo n emf
OF $l"l 100000 in wages, and when the
SiOo,roo,no freight rate reduction
Went into effect B ~ Jewell head
OF the shop crafts. had told the rail
way executives the strike would be
sanctioned unless they agreed to ig.
more the federal labor boards wage
reduction order, to restore certain
working rules which the board had
eliminated and TO abolish the farming
out" system adopted by some of the
railroads. The railway managements
would not yield, and the strike dcc.
sion was promptly sanctioned by the
following six international union pres
idcntS. constituting the mechanical
section OF the railway employees de.
purtmcnt: William II. Johnston, In
tcrnational Association OF Mnchnists;
J. w. Kline. international Brotherhood
Of BlacksmIths, Drop Forgcrs and
Helpers OF America; ]. A. Franklin.
International brotherhood OF Boiler
makers, Iron Shipbuidcrs and Helpers
OF America; ]. j. Hyncs. Amalsamated
Sheet Metal Workers international III.
liancc; james T.. Noonnn. Information.
ri Brotherhood OF Electrical Workers.
and Martin i" Ryan, Brotherhood OF
Railway Car Men OF America
Railway managers were confident
thnt the strike would not greatly
handicap transportation operations. at
least for some time. They had antici.
pntcd IT BY making such provisions as
were possible. and besides, as has been
noted before, the train service men
and dispntchcrs arc not involved I'm
the present controversy, and Will con.
tinuc at work.
There was some hope that Ben
Hooper, chairman Of the labor board
could Stnvc off the strike by persuade
ing certain roads to cancel their con
tracts for shop work. but II was con
s!dcrcd rather unlikely that this would
satisfy the unions. Furthcrmorc. bit
ter internal strife In the labor board
Developed The majority members.
comprising the group representing the
public and the railways. issued Il state
mrnt that labor members, In their dis
scnting opinions, were Sowing some
Of the seed" that have gcrminntcd and
boSSoncd into Industrial anarchy in
Russia" that they had "ndylsed the
employees to strike against the dcci
"inccndlnry arguments to the railroad
employees In favor Of striking against
q decision Of the board"
The board called the shop crafts In.
ternationnl officers and the railway cX.
ecutives to appear before 1t for IN In.
quiry.
ID RESIDENT HARDING finally has
i taken personal action In the mat
ter Of the coal strike. The admins
tration. through high government
official, stated It's position thus Coal
is r0lng to be mined in sufficient quan.
til; ~ prevent any fuel famine next
winter" and 1t was added that II
peaceful measures to end the strike
failed more drastic action would be
taken. Next, Mr. Harding invited the
Of the miners and OPP
orators to a conference In the White