The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-19

dppedleu 10 all WOrkerS 10 support the
striking railway employees.
A strike of the 5000 clerks on the
c. and o. was authorized for Thursday
at 10 o'clock.
The New York Central lines added
their announcement to that of other
roads that strikers would re-enter the
service as new employees.
Negotiations were in progress be-
tween union leaders and the Chicago
and Northwestern officials in an effort
to forestall the strike of clerks.
(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO, July 19.-The support of
all workers everywhere was sought in
the railway shopmen's strike today
through an official appeal to the
American workingman by the Amer
lean Federation of Labor. The ma
tons workmen, non-union or union,
were besought not to do any work
formerly done by rail workers. "The
cause for which the unions are work
ing is worthy of every just and proper
effort that can be brought forth in its
behalf" said the appeal, which was
signed by President Samuel Gompers
and the executive council
The brotherhood of railway clerks
jumped into the Iimelight again, how
ever, with the issuance of a strike
sanctioned by President E. H. Fitz-
gerald to the 5000 clerical workers OF
| the c. and O. The walkout will come
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, &C
| cording to an authorization after
| SO per cent strike vote.
| C. and o. officials Immediately an
nounced that they would fill any va
cant places with new men.
The one peace note throughout the
4 country seemed to be the negotiations
! begun between G. A. Worrell, system
chairman of the clerks on the Chi
cago and Northwestern, and Frank
Walter, general manager, who met to-
day in an effort to avoid walkout OF
the roads 1900 clerical forces.
Committee Appointed.
After an all morning conference
committee of six was appointed by the
two to take up the employees griey-
| ances in detail later today.
| James H. Sylvester, vice-president
of the clerks union, was here for the
! conference, representing President
/ Fitzgerald who grants sanction of the
/ strike if no compromise can be reach
/ ed with the road. Reports of trains
annulled began TO grow and the coal
situation also was plainly an impor-
tant factor in the strike today
i Railway heads admitted that the
supplies of fuel was getting low and
several reads having no more than
two weeks supply on hand. Possible
shortage of both oil and coal is re-
ported in Texas soon, if no relief is
obtained from the present shortage.
/ Z. F. Cradle, president of the rail
way men held several conferences with
executives here today, principally in re-
gard to protests of his men that they
were being asked to do work formerly
done by the strikers.
New Hearings Granted.
Railway strike parleys assumed new
: and more important proportions today
with possibility of the walkout of 400,
600 maintenance of way men virtually
removed by the action of the railroad
labor board in indicating that it would
grant new hearings on the wage ques-
ton.
II was pointed out that the boards
action in promising re-hearings COM
mits the board to nothing it had not
already indicated might reasonably be
expected under the transportation act
and that although definite assurance
of re-hearings was generally received
as a concession to the union men this
was not to be interpreted as weaken
] ing the stand the board has taken
: from the outset.
t Senator Cummins' announcement
5 that he would hold hearings on the
!. transportation act to ascertain how the
) law may be amended SO that the liv-
| ing wage principle would be made
: clear was received as decidedly favor
: able to peace, both by rail heads and
! strike leaders. Regarding this as one
. of the most important concessions yet
: offered the unions, strike leaders
pointed out that a clear definition of
what constitutes living wage seem
ed in prospect This has been the out
standing question in wage disputes
brought before the rIilroad labor
, board. The unions fought passage of
the transportation act and since have
disputed many of its provisions.
Few Issues Remain
With the wage question thus elm
: mated from the dispute. certain rules
E affecting overtime pay OF the shopmen
and the question of restoration of
seniority rights to men now on strike
were left as about the only issues.
1t was not believed that the later
question would prove a stumbling
block in the way of settlement Of the
= strike.
The railroad labor board was expect
= ed to give immediate attention to
the petition of maintenance of way
:, men of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
= = St Paul railway for a revision of the
: wage scales the company having
waived its rights to 80 day notice
Isolated Disorders
Only isolated instances of disorders
marked the strike yesterday. A non
:, union employe of the Texas and Pa
, cific railroad was kidnapped at Shreve-
, port, La, by ten men. An Atlantic
= = coast line engineer was shot and killed
= by guard to whom he had referred
: as "scab" at Wilmington, N C.
Fresh state troops were sent from
= Chicago to relieve those on duty al
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