Evening star., 1922-07-08
Willingness to Get Together
Restrained by Fear Of
Weakening Position.
GROWING RESTLESSNESS
BRINGS MANY DISORDERS
Illinois and Missouri Troops Held
in Readiness-Heavy Guards
Placed in Troubled Zones.

men entered the second week OF their
strike today with no apparent inclina-
tion to follow the only avenue Of peace
| held open to them by the United States
Railroad Labor Board.
| The board stood on the position taken
by its chairman, Ben W. Hooper. that
| the only way the striking shopmen
| could receive recognition In conciliatory
conferences was to restore themselves
| to standing before the board BY return
Ing to work and then entering into ne
gotiations for settlement.
B. NJ. Jewell, head Of the shopcrafts.
who held himself open to approach by
ANY responsible person authorized to
, negotiate a settlement" declined to
make the first move. preferring rather
to place the blame for a continuance of
the strike upon the labor board and the
railroads.
Mr. Jewell declared that the olive
branch OF peace should first be offered
to the striking shopmen.
The railroads remained Immovable in
their attitude OF considering the strike
as against the government rather than
against the roads.
All I'm Receptive Mood.
The result Of this situation was that
all elements were in receptive moods
but firm in their determination not to
weaken their positions by making the
first move.
Conditions. generally. SO far as the
transportation and shop operations
ha
same as they had been for several
days. but the beginning Of the second
| week Of the strike brought increasing
restlesSness among strikers. and spo-
! radio outbreaks in scattered rail CEN
ters.
Storm clouds of the strike in their
irregular movement over the country
over Illinois and Missouri. Some dis
orders broke out in Chicago, where
| mobs Of striking shopm en- and SYM
pathizers continued terrorism Of work.
tess And ,ssaspsessd. .strike5feakers -
| strikebrsakers. were pulled from street
| cars and beaten, and the homes Of u
| few workers were besieged and at
! tackled with q hail of sticks and stones.
A box car was burned and several
! other cars were discovered soaked with
oil.
| Chicago and Alton SuHef0.
The Chicago and Alton was one of
| the worst sufferers from the growing
! spirit among strikers to force aban-
donment of shop work Suspension of
| because Of strikers at Bloomington
ILL.,. and Slater. Mo.
Although none of the disturbances
! in Illinois was considered by state
| authorities as serious enough to war
| rant a call for troops. Adjt. Gen.
Black nevertheless declared that
troops, already mobiiized aid held in
readiness for strike duty would not
be demobilized until the situation
changed and threats of further dis
orders disappeared.
No violence was reported in the
Alton shops and yards at Blooming
ton, but committees of strikers per-
suaded emergency workers to aban-
don their jobs. leaving the railroads g
center of operations with but limited
resouces to handle trains.
Gov. A. NJ. Hyde Of Missouri told
the strikers that their right to quit
work singly or collectively would be
recognized, and he asked them in
return to cooperate in the protec-
tion of other men who also had a
right to work. The governor assured
on their promises there would be no
necessity for calling state troops.
Meanwhile. several companies were
held in readiness.
Would Drop -Four Trains.
Most railroads reported traffic usual.
The Santa Fe reported it heavier
than usual. and a few, roads cur
tailed service. The Wichita Falls and
Northwestern applied to the Okla
homa state corporation commission
for authority to discontinue four pas
senger trains.
sixty-seven negroes imported to
Springfield, Mo, by the Frisco re-
fused to 20 to work in the shops
there and were given transportation
back to their homes. The Frisco was
feeding workers in shops throughout
the system ana tne eonairnsa w'sa
intensive picketing. but no cases OF
| violence were reported. !,
Disorders continued in the south.
where the first outbreak of the strike
occurred. j. F. White, superintendent
Of the car department Of the Illinois
Central, at Harahan, a few miles
above New Orleans, was assaulted
and one other white man and three
negroes were wounded In clashes be-
i tween strikers and workers.
Three Beaten In Florida.
Three negro strikebreakers were
| badly beaten and several others
were chased by union sympathisers
of their own race at Pensacola, Fla.
Several arrests were made. ...
= One of the first admissions of seri-
Gus threats to transportation came
from oficials Of the Missouri. Kan
sas and Texas railroad Of St Louis,
who declared that railroads in Mis-
souri, would be forced to curtail pas
senEer service until Gov. Hyde takes
steps to protect workers from vto-
1ence and coercion.
"The, governors of both Kansas
and Oklahoma have taken prompt ac-
tion, and a. q result no trouble has
been experienced SO far in these
statss," said C. N. whitehead, chief
operatine ofiicer Of the NJ; K and T.
Where sixteen to eighteen trains
daily have been hauling coal on the
OvenaboroS and Nashville division OF
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
only one freight train was in opera
ton, but passenger service continued
uninterrupted.
Icing PlaAt Tied Up.
Rossvilie, Caifi.. whose principal
point Of contact with the rest of the