The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-17
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strike temporarily were at standstill
today. Rail heads and strike leaders
expected today's developments to in
dictate more clearly the ultimate out
come. however.
Much importance was attached to
the number of shopmen returning
to work today, as this day marked the
time limit for retaining seniority and
other rights.
Hopes for a settlement at an early
date appeared to be based chiefly upon
the attitude of E. F. Cradle, president
of the maintenance of way employees
union, who came to Chicago today
from Washington where he held a
conference with President Harding
Mr. Cradle said he would confer with
labor board here to get support to pre-
vent carriers from requiring mainte-
nance OF way men to do strikers work.
But Peace by No Means Sure
He also said he. had called meet
ing of the brotherhood's grand lodge
to be held in Detroit, Thursday.
Possibly extension of the strike was
forecast in the statement of VIM.
Parker, head of the eastern chairman
or railway workers, that local officials
IN eastern centers were having in
creasing difficulty in holding the
maintenance of way men at their jobs
A message to z. H. Fitzgerald, head
of the clerks, freight handlers, express
and station employees union, said a
strike vote of 5000 clerks on the Chi
eago & Northwestern road showed SO
per cent of the men favoring a walk
out and asking for authority to strike.
Clerks and station employees on
more than sixty of the 201 class one
roads have taken strike votes, ac-
cording to information received here.
Reports of cancellation of trains
because OF shortage of coal or equip
ment and of violence, continued to
come.
Federal Troops Asked Now.
Governor Kendall of Iowa, issued a
warning to mine and railroad strikers
and sympathlEers in that state not to
interfere with the activities of rail-
roads, following a reported molestation
of strike breakers.
Six of Is special agents and guards
of the Atlantic coast line kidnapped
by a mob of alleged strikers and sym
government was requested to send
troops to Rocky Mount, N. c., scene of
the kidnapping.
An attempt to dynamite the B. &
o. bridge at Priketts Creek, near Fair
mount w. Va, slightly damaged the
tracks. One train wreck and two al
legged attempts to wreck other pas
senger trains were recorded on New
England lines over the weekend.
Sixty Out at Parsons.
Parsons, Kan, July 17.-Sixty Katy
stationary firemen and oilers walked
out this morning pursuant to strike
order. This leaves the power plants
of the round house and locomotive
shops without this class of labor.
SedaIia F1remen and oilers Out.
Sedalia, Mo-, July 17.-Response by
the twenty-eight stationary firemen
and oilers of the Missouri Pacific and
Missouri, Kansas & Texas railway
here to the strike call was 100 per
cent, and all walked out at the sched-
uled time, s o'clock. No attempt has
been made here since the strike was
called to operate either of the local
railway shops.
Jail for Injunction Violations
st. Louis, July 17.-Any interior
ence with the rolling stock of inter-
state commerce is in violation of the
federal laws, Attorney General Daugh-
erty held in telegram received today
by United States District Attorney
Carroll. The telegram was in reply to
one from Mr.. Carroll asking an opin-
ion on the subject.
Federal Judge Trieber today an
nounced he would impose jail and
sentences and not fines,
on strikers who violated federal court
The severity Of the PEN
alties would be contingent on the seri-
business of the offenses, he added.
Kansas F1remen and Oilers Out
F'iremen and oilers over Kansas
who had not already Joined the strike
of union shopmen, quit work this
The strike was estimated at
being about 95 per cent effective.
The firemen and oilers-all of that
class of employees at the Union Pa
cific shops at Junction City, went out
today. The strike of firemen and
oilers had little effect at Wichita, the
men already having walked out with
the shopmen. The same condition
was true at Coffeyville.
Places of this class of labor have
been filled at Emporia, it was an
by Santa Fe officials there.
the men already having been issued
checks for walking out with
shopmen-
READY FOR HARDER TIMES.