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WON'T CONFER WITH STRIKERS
Shopmens Chief Accuses Carriers o!
IGNORING Labor Board.

Chicago Jul l4.-B. NJ. Jewell, head
of The railway employees department
of the American Federation of Labor
and leader OF the striking shopmen
sent a Telegram To President Harding
replying 10 the presidents proclama
ton on the strike situation and open
ing a new phase of the grievances OF
the 100000 craftsmen.
The telegram, which also was sign
ed by the six presidents OF The rail
way shop crafts, asserted the strikers
had walked out because wages tiXeC
by the labor board were in violation
of the provisions of the transportation
act and because of the violation of the
labor boards orders by the railroads
The strikers insisted no interruption
OF commerce or interference with tht
mail had been caused by an unlawfu'
act by the shopmen. The telegram at.
tributpd such interference directly to
the attempt of the railroads to oper-
ate with incompetent workmen.
Mr.. Jewell and his associates reit-
Grated their desire TO cooperate il
any effort 10 bring peace, but said VI
to the prese the rail executives had
refused to meet the representatives OF
the employees.
Peace activities. which had doomed
large. slump2G perceptibly while rail
executives, union leaders and railroad
labor board members awaited the next
angle of development.
Ben W. HOOPER, chairman of the
board, was in private conference with
railroad presidents again, following
the fiat refusal of committee from
the executives to talk to the strikers
SO long as they remain away from the
shops. Mr.. Hooper declined to discuss
his plans, but Mr.. Jewell, president OF
the shopmen, maintained a hopeful at
titude.
The strike leader said he believed
the roads would soon relent and get
down to business with the strikers
representatives.
Meanwhile outbreaks were reported
in widely scattered areas. California
Texas and Michigan were among the
scenes of fresh disorders, while Crewe
Va, quieted down after the killing OF
q yard Office clerk.
AT Dennison, Texas. where the @triks
has been marked by disorders for two
days. f. L. Cox, of Wichita Falls, ar
electrician, was taken from a Mis-
souri, Kansas and Texas train by 8
band of men and beaten Cox was
Imported" to the katy shops al
Dennison, and had been warned by
union men TO leave town.
Several hundred union men congre
gated at the Katy" station at DENIM
son with the expressed purpose OF
turning away any outside men who
might arrive
Previous threats of the strike
spreading 20 the train service employees
apparently was averted by the confer
encp of Big Four brotherhood chiefs
here. The New York Central appar
entity had prevented strike of clerks
on its lines.
Additional injuncrions restraining
strikers from interfering with rail
road operations were granted To road
in .nS Angeles, Hannibal, Mo, Sprin2
Htiu anu F-aot 81. LOUIS Aii' "h" u
Iowa The Northwestern Pacific al.
piled for an injunction in San Fran
cisco.
Saginaw, Mich. was the scene o.
disturbances on the Pere Marquette
and Governor GrOeSbeck was aSket
for troops 70 prevent further trouble
Ten trains on the. Baltimore ant
Ohio and the Chicago, indianapolis
and Western We're among the steadily
increasing number To be annulled.
Several roads, notably in the east
reported impairment of rolling stoca
with locomotives and cars laid up 81
repairS.