The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-10
TROOPS READY
FOR STRIKE DUTY

Chicago, July 10 (By the Associated
Press).-The crucial stage in the rail
strike was reached today, the tenth
| since the shopmen's nation wide walk
out, shop and round house whistles
shrieked the final notes of the railroad
ultmatum cancelling the seniority of
pension rights Of strikers who refused
to return to the shops today. The
National Guardsmen are on duty IN
Illinois, and under arms in several
other states. United States marshals
are in charge of law enforcement ma
chinery at various points, while at
other centers roads relied on the fed
eral injunctions and the local authori.
ties for protection.
Washington, July lO.-The govern
ment, through the appointment of
deputy marshals will make sure that
the law and order be preserver and
property and life protected and the
transportation Of mails continued de-
spite the strike of shopmen, Attorney
General Daugherty announced today
after a conference with President
Harding. 1t is said they already
had been authorized to appoint num-
ber in the Middle West.
Chicago, July 8 (By the Associated
| Press).-With soldiers on active duty
| in Illinois and troops moi llized in
hve other state, the ninth day of
the strike of railway shopmtn passed
quietly, while many railroads pre-
pared to resume active operation of
| their shops tomorrow, several car
riers having warned striking en-
ployees to return by that date or
forfeit seniority rights.
| B. M. Jewell, head Of the railway
employees department of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor, had nothing
to say at strike headquarters here
and no news was forthcoming from
the carriers or the United States rail
road labor board
While the Sunday holiday was
uneventful, the rest of the week was
fraught with possibilities. Tomorrow
members of the board, who averted
strike of 100000 maintenance of
way men and l4,000 signalmen
through negotiations with union of
ficials last week, are expected to con-
fer with e. n. Fitzgerald, head of
the clerks union, in an effort to pre-
vent the issuance of strike orders tn
this organization. Confidence was
expressed here tonight in quarters
close to the labor board that the
clerks would follow the example set
by the maintenance of way employees
and signalmen.
| With the carriers urging strik 'ng
| employees to return to work, prep
arations were complete on a score of
lines to attempt resume active ship
work tomorrow. Vacancies in the
ranks, according to the railroads, will
be filled by the hiring of new men.
Realizing the possibilities for trouble
with such a program, some of the
railroads have asked for soldiers to
protect their shops, while others ex-
pectcd to afford private protection to
those who worked
| While the railroads predicted that
many strikers would flock back to
work when assured that protection
would be afforded, union headquar-
!, tels here have maintained that the
strike is daily becoming more effec-
; tive.
With the federal courts already in
tervening in anumber of places to
prevent picketing by the strikers, the
, week was also expected to reveal to
large extent the attitude of the
department of justice towards the
strike. Prom Washington cane the
announcement that the department
was investigating reports that strike
disorders were interfering with the
mails and Charles Cline, United
States district attorney, said yester-
day he had received instructions
: from Attorney General Daugherty to
|
mails and interstate commerce NOV
ing.
At Clinton, ILL.,, where the troops
were sent after boy had been killed
and two men, one striker, had been
wounded in a clash between strike
sympathizers and Illinois Central
, guards, all was reported quiet today.
State cavalry and infantry were
mobilized for duty in eight down
, state towns, however.
: The entire state guard of Missouri
s has been modified, while in Indiana,
n California and Kansas state troops
- have been ordered to be prepared for
an emergency, and the Michigan state
2 police at East Lansing, Mich, re-
0 ceived orders to be ready to move if
!. the occasion arises.