Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-18
RENEWED EFFORTS ARE
BENG MADE TO END
SHOP STRIKE
SEEK SETTLEMENT 7
BOTH SIDES ANGLE FOR POSI-.
TON IN WHAT MAY RESULT IN
DETERMINED EFFORT TO BRING
ABOUT AMICABLE ADJUST.
MENT OF DIFFERENCES.

Chicago. July 49, Peace negotia
tions in the railway strike again werC
in the fore today. l.. f.. Cradle presi
dent of the maintenance of way en-
poyes union. and various railway OK
ecutives had conferences with mem
bers Of the railroad labor board il
efforts to avoid further walkouts, ant
to obtain a basis for settlement Of the
shopmen's strike
While President Harding was
known to have definite plan fol
peace. it was believed he woGld take
no immediate action.
Although approximately lJ0O0 sta
tionary iiremen and oilers were report
e1 added to the list Of strikers ycstc~.
day no further additions were OK
pected until after the meeting of the
maintenance of way workers grand
lodge at Detroit The meeting orig
inally was set for Thursday but later
was CHANGED to allow grand lodge Of,
ticerE from long distances to be pres.
ent at the opening session
Maintenance of way men on strike
will net be Outlawed for the moment" ("
Mr. Cradle said.
At Cincinnati The 41ritcd States dis
trict attorney sent to Jail striker
who refused IN tell the names OF five
mon said to have been IN his automn.
bile when an alleged assault was made
on two nonllnion shopment. In Chi
caeo policemen ard railroad guards
had a pistol and file fight with five
men in an automobile who fred on a
Baltimore and Ohio train Transporting
ron-uuion workers. No one was in.
iured
Sovcntytivc negroes were compelled
to return eastward from Seligmau.
Ariz.. after being notified that thev
would not be allowed to detrain at
Needles, Cal. whore they expected to
work for the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe railroad, Petitions were
circulated at Meridian, Miss, asking
business mon to discourage the en-.
ployment Of non-union men to take
the places of strikers.
Federal inquiry was being made into
affairs in Monroe county. Iowa, whcro
9 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail.
road passenger train was derailcd and
strike sympathizers staged a demon
stration on Sunday.
Four Shopmen FIogged
Fort Worth. Tex, July 1S-Four
shopmen employed by the Frisco
here since the strike of the union
shopmen began were taken from a
dance hall, thrust ingo an automobile,
driven ten miles toward Cleburne,
logged and left on the roadside last
night They returned to Fort Worth
about dawn and reported their alb
ductior to the police No arrests
have been made
The four. along with other non
union workers, had been Quartered
in the Frisro yards. They We're drag
ged from dance hall nearby where
they had walked for recreation All
are young men.
Chance Guard Units.
Rockford, ILL.,. July tS-Additional
state troops were modified today in
Chicago, rGalesburg and Monmouth
to relieve men Of the 13Oth infantry
who are on strike duty at Clinton and
Bloomington, Adjuiant General Car
los Black announced today. This will
permit the 130th infantry men time to
clean up their equipment and prepare
II entrain for Camp Grant for their
fifteen days training which begins
Sunday, General Black said
apti1 ,,,+f f.,;, ft
was modified this morning in Chi
cago and units of the l23rd field
artillery were called out at Mon
mouth and Galesburg. Guardsmen
from Chicago will take the place Of
the troops now on duty at Blooming
ton end those from Galesburg and
Monmouth will 90 to Clinton.
Signs Of Peace.
Points of any peace program that
may end the strike were discussed
TO-DAY at the meeting of the executive
council of the federated shop craft
unions All six presidents of the
shopmen's unions attended this meet
ing with 3. NJ. Jewell the strike lead
eT
Mr. Cradle of the maintenance of
way brotherhood also had a confer
ence with Mr.. Jewell after which Mr..
Cradle said he did not expect his men
would join in the strike. Mr.. Cradle
Tlso was in conference with members
of the labor board but Mr. Jewell was
said to have no conferences ARRANGED
with Chairman Hooper or other board
members.