The Arvada enterprise., 1922-07-27

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mines could be reOpened peacefully
rnther thnn by methods which might
result In violence" Nestos asked
President Iinrdlng to use such means
ns he deems consistent to persuade
the United Mine Workers OF America
to settle the North Dakota problem In
TINT way.
President Lewis Of the mine work.
ers was not disturbed. apparently, by
the PRONUNCIATION OF the Presidents
plan. He snid that an immediate re-
suit OF any attempt to operate mines
by nOn-unon labor would he the quit
ting Of the maintenance workers,
which would mean the speedy flooding
Of the mines. This would need no
strike order
Lewis ndded that there were more
men out than when the strike started
sixteen weeks ngO and TINT they
would continue to refrain from work.
"in peaceful md orderly fashion"
That their methods nre not always
peaceful was demonstrated ut Clifton
vile. w. W., where large band Of
marching strikers from Pennsylvania
encountered sherlffs posse and
killed the sheriff and four other men.
E>OR several days 1t looked ns II the
4 xhOpmen's strike might be settled
anicabiy through the negotiations in.
stituted by Chairman Hooper of the
lnbOr board. Assurance was given.
specifically to the maintenance OF
way men. that the board would grant
rehearings on wage disputes, und It
was believed this not only would keep
those workers from going out but also
would he mnde applicable to the other
disafrected unions Moreover. Presi-
dent Cradle of the maintenance men
said Senator Cuminins. who Is chair.
mnn Of the Interstate commerce COM
mittee Of the senate, had advised him
that "he Ii going to hold hearings i'm
mctiiately on disputed points Of the
transportation act. principally to nscer.
tain how the Inv may i,e amended so
TINT the living wage principle would
be made clenr and so that every EN-
ployce would be guaranteed II living
wage"
All this looked very nuspicious. md
then up jumped the question Of senior.
lty and put the negotiations on the
blink. The shopmen insisted that II
they returned to work their seniority
rights must be restored. and the car.
riers iiatiy refused to yield to this de-
nand. Both sides set forth their
Arguments on this point. which have
been heard before In many strike.
and as both stood firm. Chairman
Hooper issued II statement saying that
the negotiations Ind had no result
"and are now mt nm end Added to
We seniority barrier to peace was
yell's dcmnnd for II national board
q" "ijustn,ent.
ugh 1t wns believed the strike
=" y, maintenance OF way men would
pe M. the numbers of the strikers
"''e Pseti by several thousands
~ ,".,.' "rsrts OF the country. There
. w. ~ " Slsorterly incidents. but
"o". '" moment. The govern.
"'en, xtion that the mnIls
shn'' not DC isfered with hnd Its
,"IS thew were ~ General Dausher'y
localities. lie ada .,, % .,n.n.S
however. that there ..,.,,nnsn,"
between the rniirond s ~" .u, 49,.
coal strike. Whether thS ~,,..,"nsh,n "n hin
IL conspIrcd or inspired II no. sn..
to say ut present. one thu -. 80
tain: the fault IL not nll On .s.
This lends strength to the he
pressed In Washington. TINT the Ss...,
the government Will follow In DIS.
with the railway situation depeC
largely on the results OF Its action
relation to the coal strike.
TN CHICAGO the employees Of tn
L surface and elevated roads were nj
ready to quit work and spent much u
, the week awaiting the permission u
their International, president. ". I
Mnhon who wns IN the east. His d,
lny was taken to mean that negotii
tions might br resumed and the strlk
nvertcd. hut before this reaches IN
reader It Is likely the people Of CHI
cago viii be making their way nbOu
MS best they can without the aid q
, the street cars and elevated trains.
ORANGE has yielded 40 far as I
l. consent to a moratorium for &c,