The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-07-03
BY CHARLES r. LYNCH,
United Press Staf7 Correspondent

United Press Stan Correspondents
CHICAGO. July Slight hundred
thousand men may be added 70 tbs
ranks OF the striking railroad en-
ployes by action Of union leaders to
day.
Maintenance of way leaders VIII
meet in Detroit TO canvass the strike
vote recently taken by that organiza-
ton.
President Edward F.. Cradle, an
nounced before leaving Chicago for
the meeting, that indications were hs
would ''be forced" to call a strike.
Other Unions Affected
It was learned on good authority
that a strike call issued by the main
tenance brotherhood would result m
like action by the Brotherhood Of
Railway and Steamship Clerks, Sta
tionary Firemen and Engineers and
signal men Slightly more than 250.-
900 men would be effected by a
maintenance strike call 400 900 by a
walkout Of clerks and the renainder
in the two smaller organizations. This
would bring the total On strike to
nearly 1.200, 900.
The new strike crisis developed aft
er a kong conference between Cradle,
Bert M Jewell, president of the strik-
! ing shop crafts; E H Fitzgerald,
, president of the clerks; Timothy
Healy. president of the stationary fire.
men and oilers, and D. w HeIt. pregt-
dent OF the Eigualmen-
Refuse Stztemenk
Union chiefs refused TO rnzka a
statement, but It was understood
Jewell made an rmpassiored plea for
a united front against the carriers
Jewell claimed he had made little ef-
fort to influence the other union heads
to order a walk out
'~The women will win this strike. =
Jewell said. ''They VIII work and
pinch and save and we VIII VIII They
always back US up II the wives and
daughters complained it would be all
Over-bUt thsy won't complain"
No Strike Benefits
No strike benefits are being paid by
the shipments union and no benefftg
will be paid by the maintenance men
If they join the walk out
I'VE can hold out for month"; wzS
CRADLES prediction
Railroad executives doubted THAT
the maintenance of way workers would
strike. They declared the strike Of tha
shop crafts had IN no way fnterfeYeck
with traffic. Work Of recruiting an
army Of strikebreakers to take jobs oG
strikers was on in full swing
Police Prevent Clash
Police prevented a clash between
strikers and guards at the Burnside
shops Of the Illinois Central when
pickets stopped a truck loaded with
bedding and other supplies being taken
to the shops. They ordered the driver
to turn around and were helping him
to comply with their demands when
the police arrived The strikers fed
Railroad officials declared they did
not expect any serious results from
the shop workers strike They pre-
dicted that many Of the men would
return to work this week and that
places OF those who did not would soon
be filed.
Picketing OF shops wzs generally
peaceful The picketS seemed 70 ba
good natured and complied with the
police orders to keep moving
Agreement on Wabash
Fitzgerald announced today that
clerks on the wabash railroad would
not strike under any circumstances as
an agreement had been reached be-
tween the men and the road
Jewell declared early today that ba
had nothing to gay for the present
other than that ''we win be Joined by
at least $4,000 allied workers very
soon