The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-05

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threats came from maintenan
workers and a conference with
by the Big Four brotherhoods
their views Of the strike.
Eastern railroads sent de-
the relief Of roads in coal mir
Virginia and eKntucky and {
ported from points hitherto p
B. NJ. Jewell, president Of the rail-
way employees department OF the
American Federation Of Labor, the
shop crafts leader, was in Washing
ton where he was summoned by
President Harding, Union chiefs
here looked upon Mr.. Jewelps pres
cnce at the capital as indicative OF
further settlement parleys. Omc'als
of the southern railway and repre-
sentatives of shopmen on that roao
also were in Washington to confer
on a possible separate peace.
Urges Sympathetic Strike
William d. Roberts, vice president
of the maintenance Of way mems
union. and E. L. Enge, member OF the
brotherhood executive board, tele-
praphed President E. F. Cradle last
night recommending a sympathetic
strike of maintenance Of way men OF
the % eastern roads over which
they hold jurisdiction.
A bill introduced in the Uniteo
States senate by Senator Spencer, OF
Missouri, would establish new 1eo-
eral court of conciliation for settle
ment of disputes between employers
and employees. The court would take
jurisdiction in disputes after EFT orts
Of workers and employers had talieo'
A statement by the federal depart.
ment of agriculture yesterday sald
that the railroad strikethad not aI, y,
fected shipment of perishable 1000
supplies. Shipments Of a leading
fruits and vegetables were nearly
10000 cars ahead ofFlast season, the
report added.
Send Harding lele8ESm
Heads Of three Of. the Big Four
railroad brotherhoods sent a tele-
gram to President Harding asking
for a conference at which they
would state their views of the strike
situation. They also sent messages
to their legislative, representatives
in Washington requesting them 70
arrange such a conference. In their
message to the legislative represent
atiyes, the union chiefs said in part:
"The plain intention Of the railroad
executives to smash the shop cra11
union is resulting in more and more
Of the locomotives and equipment
getting into disrepair and the dang
ers are daily increased. We tear
that a continuation of these condi.-
tions will inevitably result in our
members as q matter of selftprqtecT,
ton, Being drawn into the contro-
versy and we greatly deplF9Fe such a
contingency" 3;y bn.
Denies Impairment
A statement issued last night by
the Association of Railway Execu-
tives denied that impairment OF To-
comotives and, cars had feached 3
stage which would justify. any con-
Germ on the part Of the public. !.
Six Strike sympathizers at Des'|
Moines, Iowa, kidnapsd9e yqpth eWp9-5 elp9 95
ployed in the Rock Island shops,1
beat him and robbed him Of $9S pay
he had just received.
Twenty-Five masked men kldnapeo
five seaboard air line employees and-a
railroad guard at Manley, carried
them into. the country and beat them
severely. One Of the victims was In
a serious condition.
An investigation was being made
at Jersey City, New Jersey, where q
sickness attacked shop
men. An analysis was being made OF
milk and other food served them.
Try to Blow Shute
An effort to blow up coal shute
in the yards of the Southern railway
at Chattanooga, Tennessee, was frus-
trated by deputy sheriff.
Injunctions restraining strikers
from interfering with railroad pro-
perty and workmen were issued to
the Texas and New Orleans and
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe at Tex
arkana, Texas, the Nashville, Chat
tanooga and St. Louis at Chatta-
nooga, the Chicago and Northwest
ern at Superior, Wisconsin, and the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul, at
Seattle. The Los Angeles Salt Lake
road applied for an injunction at
Salt Lake City.
JEWELL ARRIVES.
Washington, Aug. 5.-B. M. Jewell,