Evening journal., 1922-07-13
TRIES
new M0VEFOR
RAIL PEACE
Strikers Say Unskilled
Workers Will Continue to
Delay Trains
M. OF W.
WORKERS THREATEN

Ihe telegram, signed by Bert NJ.
Y well, president OF the shop crafts
Organization, and heads of the six
affliated unions. told the President
tlat. judging from his proclamation
that incomplete information has
been furnished you concerning the
present dispute"
'Ninety-two railroads violated
he transportation act, or decisions
1f the labor board in 1O4 cases" the
message said.
The latest step by Chairman Ben
Hooper OF the labor board TO bring
he union officials and railroad ex-
yecutives together was taken early
6today and was understood to be an
fffort TO place additional pressure
R5n the executives 10 enter into a
conference. Railroad labor board
members pointed out that the execu-
YES who answered Hooper's pro-
posal were not speaking for the in
dividual roads but merely as a policy
kcommittee.
Adding TO the opinion that the
railroads might look favorably on the
proposed conference were reports
that train service was being impair
fed seriously in many sections.
New outbreaks of violence were
reported in many sections despite
the warning in President Hardins's
PROCLAMATION.
i Troops held the danger spots" in
Illinois quiet but reports from
cnchigan. Ohio. Texas and Wisconsin
told Of beatings and sluggings.
Ben Hooper, chairman OF the
labor board determined TO settle the
strike Of 400 900 railroad shopmen,
started a new peace move today.
Hoopers latest step TO settle the
strike followed refusal Of railroad
executives to meet in a joint session
| With union officials as suggested by
| the railroad board. The genera.
| opinion in railroad circles Is that
while an agreement has been post
poned as the result Of the execu-
tives' stand. the movement launched
today would eventually result in
peace.
Hooper believed that executives
" ould recede from their stand not /
10 negotiate until their former en- |
|ployes returned TO work.
Disorders in Virginia, Texas and /
Maryland and cancellation Of trains |
in Ohio. and~serious delays reported ]
|. throughout the East on the New /
p ork. Erie. West Shore and B. & o. /
brought home still more fOrcibly, to
|the public the impending strangu-
'lstion Of traffic industry.
over the entire country, the para
|lyzng grip OF the strike was max
ling itself felt in a gradual slowing
of wheels. Trains were slipping
further and further behind schedule
hardly a train reaching the Grand
Central terminal in New York that
was not from 20 minutes to an hour
late.
A further blow was struck the
rail industry by an order OF the
metal trades department Of the A.
#. Of l., which disapproved of re-
pair work by union men on locomo-
tives sent by roads upon which there
were strikes.
CLEVELAND. o., July 10. CUnl-
ted Press)-Maintenance Of Way
workers here today notified union
officials that unless some action is
taken to remove guards from rail- |
road property they would refuse to
work. ,
Union chiefs said they would con- D.,
suit with the headquarters OF the
union at Detroit and also confer
with railroad officials late today.
The United States marshars Of
fee has notified Attorney General s
that approximately 1900 '
additional deputy marshals will be I
needed to guard mail service in I
northern Ohio. $
. SAGINAW, Mich. July 10
Omitted Press s)-The first serious b
strike disorders broke out in this c
z ate last night. when 1000 strik- &
ing shopmen and sympathizers here L
stormed the Pere Marquette round &
house. o
'strikebreakers at work were n
leized. Several were badly bruised
when the crowds set upon them and h
n We them away. one being taken C
% the hospital. e
Frank T. Newton. u. s. marshal 81
rom Detroit, arrived here in the n
,yei.lg and assumed charge of the n
htuatlon, quickly quieting the mob. "
saginaw railway officials an n
io9nced they would ask the gov Il
,rror 'or State troops Immediately o
10 p.event further trouble and de- n
rruction of property.
SEw YORK. July 13 Omitted ei
Yress) When the second section OF n,
he crack Twentieth Century Limit fr
ID OF the New York Central lines 10
vas unable TO keep within an hour re
II lis schedule. striking shopmen to- ra
lay took it as a signal OF an i'm in
,enC7g collapse of transportation D;
ABILITIES in the New York district. W
survey OF the train schedules at RI
ne Grand Central today showed
hat hardly a train arrived within vi
weniy minutes OF it's time. p,
West Shore trains out OF Wee nc
iawAen were unable to leave on la
ime. ca
Union leaders declared freight was as
unping an average OF three hours da
ate at Albany and six hours at New
-ork. re-
Practically all Erie trains were an
ltes In leaving and reaching Jersey rls
,ty last night. dit
-Four trains including the Catsklil 20
Iountain Express were cancelled
-. night