Evening star., 1922-07-28
10000 SHOPMEN
MAY SOON RETURN
Grievances, Including Senior.
ity, May Go Before Labor
Board, Is Belief.
VIOLENCE on INCREASE
Reports Come in From California
to New Hampshire-Airplane
Used in One Case.
BY the Associated Press.

to New Hampshire-Airplane
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By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. July 2S-Plans for peace
In the railway strike again today
seemed to be assuming a more tan
gible form and the hope was ex-
pressed that the 100000 union shop
men soon would resume work and
submit their grievances. including
the question Of seniority rights, to
the United States Railroad Labor
Board. The announcement that a
plan for settlement Of the walkout
would be put before a meeting in
New York Tuesday of executives of
14s Of the largest railroads, made by
T. De Witt Cuyler. chairman of the
Association OF Railway Executives.
after a conference with President
Harding. together with the Presi-
dents statement indicating that he
would ask the Labor Board to grant
the shopmen a rehearing, was taken
in rail circles here 10 mean that the
rail chiefs would be asked to leave
settlement Of the issues involved to
the board.
While the conference at Baltimore
Of Baltimore and Ohio ofnciais with
their striking workmen was reported
to have progressed smoothly toward
the shop crafts workers. was with
holding approval of a separate peace
until all plans for a national settle
ment had been thoroughly discussed.
Mr.. Jewell would say nothing Of his
conferences with President Harding
Of our view Of the situation" It was
expected that further conferences
would be held by he President with
rail executives and with representa-
tives of the strikers.
Can Appeal to Board.
In view of statements made by
some rail heads that striking shop
men returning to work must come
back as new employees, 1t was pointed
out that in case the railway execu-
tives failed to arrive at an agree
ment on the seniority question the
! men going back to work could, II de-
| MED their old places, take the dispute
| to the labor board without sanction
| Of the executives.
There was q noticeable increase In
the number OF reports of violence
| reaching here from as far west as
San Bernardino. Calf, and as far
| east 40 Concord, N. H.
In San Bernardino a special guard
| employed by the Santa Fe was shot
and killed.
! At Concord fve shots were fired in
q skirmish between unknown assail-
| ants and New Hampshire state troops
! who are guarding the Boston and
Maine shops there.
Disturbances In Chicago.
| chicago added Its bit. One man wal
taken to . hospital suffering from
outs received when six white men at.
tackled two non-union negro shor
workers In = crowded street car
causing . panic among passengers
Three white men and . negro were
arrested. Tho homo Of two non Junior
shop workers were attacked with
bricks by mon who rode In auto.
mobiles. Police arrested two Of the
men after several windows had beer
| A striking shopman shot At Cresson
Iowa, by . railroad guard, died in 9
hospital.
At Sioux City. Iowa, two mon fount
guilty Of throwing literature from Ar
airplans upon non.union workers
and nned 1000 for violating . fedora
| Injunction.
| A white man and several neGroei
were injured when the negroes wore
attacked By unidentified men at Ma.
CON. o.. about nifty shots were nred.
Cut h Fight with Geek.
L
striking shepmsn were held on mur'
der charges At MemphiA Tenn. ir
connection with the death Of two ne.
FRO car repairers. who were shot
| while leaving the Illinois Central
shops,
| One man was cut severely In . night
1t Dsnsson, Texaa, between q nssrc
oook and q party Of white men, The
neGro was said to have escaped into
restrninins order to prevent in
| terferenoe with operation Of the b.
| Louis s-Southwsstsrn in Texas wa
granted at Tsxarkana, Texas.
Al Maysvilie, Ky, . .s.trifininE .sa ,'!E,;,,. or.
! ana Nashviils. to prevent interference
Disputes Involving wages and
| working conditions was filsd with the
rail- board by n, r, Cradle, president
| OF the Maintenance Of Way Mems
| Union, In accordance with the peace
program adopted by him.
A statsment issued by the western
1 railroad presidents committee or
public relations declared that rights
Of new men mustNbs respected.
Dnplsynent 0Acss Open.
The Chicago. Milwaukee and St
Paul has established employment ON.
ces At . number Of points along iti
various lines and opened an en-
ployment headquarters in Milwaukee
Shops Of the Chesapeake and ohie
. full forcs. the railroad announced
Thirty negro lAborsrS employed ir
places Of strikers at Milwaukee. Wis
disappeared - . result OF firing .,
midnight ~ crowd OF 500 men, &C.
cording to Otto ?. Baumann. chiei
oi..{ {hs atsaoksrs" hs said, rbrok.
into the bunk oaS1 and wrecked the
interiora The frightened negroes
| Jumped out Of the car windows and
| ncntteroA to the four Winds"
Women ae Janesvtlle. Wis, at
| tackled the roundhouse OF the Chica.
70, Milwaukee, and 81. Paul railroad
last night snd threw stones 1T the
windows. LAtsr Q blG crowd oi
lBtrikers gathered and pummelsd three
linen.