The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-30
SHOPMEN ASK
.U.S.INSPECTION
OF EQUIPMENT
Central Strike Committee
Asks Harding To Appoint
1000 Federal Inspectors of
Locomotives and Cars.
POINTS OUT DEFECTS
1Rv Associated Press>

appointment of 1000 government In
spectors of railway locomotive and
passenger equipment to safeguard the
lives of train crews and the travelling
public was urged in telegram today
to President Harding by John j. Dowd,
chairman of the central strike commit
tee, metropolitan district of striking
shopcraft unions
Mr. Dowd's message said in part
in your address to congress on the
railroad strike, you stated that the
country was in danger of a breakdown
of transportation and gave your pledge
that the inspection and safety laws
covering railroad equipment would be
rigidly enforced The interstate CON-
merce commissions report made to
the senate yesterday proved the i'm
minence of this breakdown by show
ing that so per cent of the locomo-
tives inspected during the month of
July were defective.
"The situation is a grave menace
to the safety of passengers and train
crews and unless Immediately cor
rected it will constitute violation of
your solemn pledge to congress and
the people of the United States"
| bomb outrages and other forms of
violence; inquiries into wrecks and al
| legged sabotage plots; settlement OF
unauthorized walkouts by trainmen
on the Chicago and Alton, Elgin, Joliet
and Eastern, and Missouri Pacific, and
an appeal to congress by railway
maintenance of way employees for an
amendment to the transportation act,
assuring a Giving wage" for all rail
workers, marked the sixty-first daily
chapter of the history of the nation
wide strike, today.
| Meanwhile chiefs of the big four"
transportation brotherhoods meeting
at Cleveland asserted their attitude
toward the shopmen's strike remained
unchanged.
The end Of the tie-up on the Chicago
and Alton came early today, when
striking trainmen at Slater, Mo-,
agreed to return to worn Their ac-
ton followed similar steps by Chicago
and Alton men at Roodhouse, IL, and
by train crews and switchmen On the
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern at Joliet, Ill.
Blockade Ended
The blockade on the E., ]. and E.
outer belt line to the Chicago steel
and shipping district had continued
/, since Aug. s. when a railroad detec-
tive and striker were slain and
Sheriff Newkilk was wounded in a
, strike riot.
These breaks in unauthorized strikes
occurred as a threatened walkout of
Big Four men on the Missouri Pa
cific at Chaffee, Mo-, was averted fol
lowing conferences between union
leaders and road officials.
l ii 1I.s : IL,
tion brotherhoods declared their view
of the shopmen's strike was unchang-
ed. as we'll as their position in not ex-
pecting brotherhood members 70 work
where their lives were endansered.
: w. G. Lee, president of the trainmen.
reasserted statements that his mem
bers would be authorized to walkout
! only in accordance with their brother.
n hood constitution enlargement
), Seek Suspects
With four men held without bah on
= charges of murder at Gary, Ind, fol
e lowing the confessions of three OF
@ their number to participation in the
;. Michigan Central wreck at Gary, Aug
. 20, Illinois and Indiana authorities
continued their search for other sus-
poets while inquiries into alleged wide
spread plots of sabotage and terrorism
| were redoubled.
. A Michigan Central section foreman
: at Cheyboygan, Mich, discovered a
- dynamite cap and bomb on the right
9 of way near that city. The discovery
T.. was made just before an express train
: was due to pass.
? A bomb was thrown from passing
: automobile at the door of the Missouri
. Pacific roundhouse at Barring Cross, q
: suburb of Little Rock, Ark Guards
: opened fire at the fleeing machine
: The explosion caused no injuries.
A deputy United States marshal anc
4 five other men were fired upon al
Fort Smith, Ark.
Guards patrolled the right Of way Of
the Illinois Central at Princeton, KY.
: following the destruction of part o.
I the tracks by dynamite yesterday The
z dynamiting followed earlier attempt:
> to blow up Illinois Central tracks anf
the cutting of telegraph wires neal
!, Princeton.
= = New injunctions restraining strik
~ ers from interfering with railroad op
erations were granted the New Or
le leans and Northeastern, the Alabam;
and Vicksburg and the Mississippi
I L Central by federal judge at Meridian
= ? Miss.