The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-09-15
Shop Crafts Policy Committee
Called to Chicago; Strike
May Be Settled.
Rail EXECUTIVES SAY NO
Government Will Not Enforce lnJunc-
ton Too DrasticalIy-Ending Of the,
Anthracite Strike--Landsiide for
La Toilette In Wisconsin,
Greeks Whipped by Turks.
BY EDWARD w. PlckARD

CETTLEMENT Of the railway shop
- mems strike may be at hand. Last
week B. NJ. jewell, head of the shop
crafts, called their policy COMMITTEES
to meet in Chicago September IL, the
day set for hearings on the motion to
make permanent the sweeping injunc-
ton obtained by Attorney General
Daugherty. There are 80 members Of
the committee, and some Of them said
freely that 1t was obvious that a set
Element was in sight.
President Willard Of the Baltimore
& Ohio was said to be working on a
plan for separate agreements,
On the other hand, various railway
executives fatty denied that any move
ment was on foot looking to an agree
ment with the shopmen. Their chair
man, T. Dewitt Cuyler, asserted the
railways already had won the strike,
that on September they had 100000
shopmen at work. and are adding thou
sands daily to, their shop forces.
Criticism Of the unparalleled In
clusivenesS Of the injunction issued by
Judge Wilkerson was not confined to
labor circles by any means, being
shared by members Of congress, many
editors and other presumably unbi-
ased persons. Probably taking note
of this fact, the administration let 1t
be known that the government had
no intention of enforcing the injunc-
ton to the point of abridgment of
free speech or otherwise invading the
constitutional liberties Of citizens. At
torney General Daugherty indicated
that there would be no interference
with labor meetings "heldY for lawful
purposes" but that the government
would step In If the strike meetings
were for the purpose of "inciting
riots or other violation Of the law.
SO far organized labor has practically
ignored the restraining order, but the
government agents, while keeping
close watch on the proceedings. haye
done little in the way of attempting
enforcement. Naturally, on Labor day,
the union leaders, from President
Gompers down. took the opportunity
to attack bitterly the action Of the
attorney general. Later the labor
chiefs mapped out a plan Of attack on
the injunction, seeking counter-injunc-
tions.
Talk of general strike largely sub
sided during the week. for all but the
more radical laborites recognized that
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United States. could not succeed.
They probably realize, also, that the
workers, no less than the rest of the
population. would be deprived of most
Of the necessities and comforts of life
by general strike.
N PERATORS and miners in the an
~ ,thracite fields accepted the terms
proposed by Senators Pepper and
Reed, and the strike was settled by an
agreement which, like that in the BIZ
luminous case, is alomst a complete
victory for the men. The old wage
scale has been extended until August
81, 1923. both sides Joined In recon-
mending national legislation creating
a separate anthracite coal commits
sion, and the continuance of produc-
ton after the extension date is to be
upon such terms as the parties may
agree upon in the light Of the report
of the commission.
The senate by vote Of 40 to Z
passed the administration coal distri-
button andt price control bill.
The graRd jury at Marion. ILL.,. which
is investigating the Herrin massacre,
has Indicted 80 persons so far. and
more true bills are expected President
Harrington Of the Illinois miners has