The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-03
ST.RlKIO HINGE !
Communicating
OF Way WORKERS |''. ! | i J;
First Impairment Of Train
Service Reported---coal
Shipments Held Up.

II.
CHICAGO. July s. By the
Associated Press) = Railway
strikes, which were featured by
the walkout Saturday of shop
men whose unions holds In its
ranks 100000 men, turned to de-
Evelop1nents dependent upon the
canvass at Detroit of the strike
vote OF 100000 maintenance OF
way employees and action by their
union officials. Two days of the
strike has failed, according TO re-
ports, to interfere seriously with
transportation, OF to produce
definite statement Of the numbe
of men out
Edward F. Cradle, president OF
the maintenance of way employees,
who returned to Detroit after con-
ferences here with officials OF
other unions, today apparently
held the key to the strike situation
and upon him hopes for ayertlng
further walkouts largely were
banked.
Claims on the completeness and
effectiveness of the strike differed
according to the sources. Union
officials asserted that the walkout
was virtually 100 per cent Rail-
way executives tentatively fixed
80 per cent as the maximum num-
Der out.
In some rail centers plans were
under way for replacing strikers
with workers under open shop ar
rangem ents, and the New York
Central Railroad inserted quarter
page advertisements in Chicago
n awsna nerS
passenger traffic since the
strike began is reported by the
roads to have been exceptionally
heavy owing to pre-holiday travel,
tourists and vacationists.
The United States Railroad La
Dor Board merely marked time
pending further Developments
The New York Central adver-
tisements said:
mechanics and helpers want.
ed-on account Of the action OF
number Of our shop and engine
house employees, who left the ser,
vice in defiance OF the United
States Labor Board, the New
York Central is in need of:
Machinists and helpers: boiler
makers and helpers; pipe filters
and helpers, electricians and help
ers; tank repairers and helpers;
boiler washers; qualified car re-,
pairmen and inspectors
BOARD and sanitary housing
will be furnished, and ample
police protection provided at all
times.
Board directs that all men taking
the place Of strikers are to under,
stand they will not be considered
strike breakers and will be pro-
tected in their positions and con-
sidered as doing a public good
Wages: Standard as directed
Nv the United States Labor
Board.
Officials Doing Work.
Officials of the mechanical de-
partment Of the Missouri, Kansas
T. Texas Railway at Parsons,
kan, yesterday took off their
coats and went to work In the
round house. Motive power sup
erintendents and mechanical de-
fpartment heads worked as repair
sers under direction Of the shop
foreman.
Officials and clerks also took
places of striking shopmen in the
St. Louis District. 1t was re-
ported there late last night that
striking Pennsylvania shopmen
had asked to be reinstated, fear
ing they would lose seniority and
pension rights, but the report
could not be verified.
Advices of the first impairment
of train service came from Carbln,
Ky, where it was said lack of mos
tive equipment has forestalled the
movement of 2,40O cars OF coal.
At least one passenger train was
delayed for more than an hour,
it was learned.
Shopmen of the Michigan Cen
traI. who walked out at Jackson,
Mich. have been given until July
Is to return. according to a
notice posted by the company
Unless the men come back, Cen
5eral Manager Shearer of Detroit
is quoted as saying that the rail-
road probably will close down
emily a large part of the
shops IN Jackson and have the
work done in eastern shops.
Politics Charged.
Harry l.. Nelson. chairman OF
the Nashville, Chattanooga & St.
Louis Railway system shop crafts,
issued a statement at Nashville,
Tenn, asserting that politics and
iunfairne ss to labor were mixed&1 in
rail board decisions. He said
that with the exception of one IN
crease granted in July, 1920,
every decision handed down, with
a few exceptions, has been against
the mployes, The decisions, ex-