The New York herald., 1922-08-10
1900 QUIT POSTS
Action Protest Against
Troops Guarding
Right of Way
at Joliet.
O. KID BY BIG 4 HEADS
Men Not Expected to Work
Under Prevailing Condi-
tions, Say Leaders.
MILITIAMEN ARE ACCUSED
Unions Declare Members We're
Fired On and Threatened
While on Duty.
MILITIAMEN ARE ACCUSED

Special Dispatch TO THE New York HERALD.
CLEVELAND. Aug. 9.-Brotherhood
members have begun to walk out,
joining the ranks OF the 100000 shop
men whose refusal to work already
has seriously crippled the transporta-
ton system of the country.
Brotherhood officials express fear
that the brotherhood strike will be-
come general, involving 1000. 900 rail
workers in various union branches.
stopping trains throughout the ma
ton and bringig an idustrial paralysis
such as the country never has known.
The first walkout occurred at Joliet.
ILL.,, WI ere 1900 men quit in protest
against troops guarding rights OF way.
The men were employed by the Elgin,
Joliet and Eastern Railroad Those
who quit included engineers. firemen.
conductors and trainmen. The switch
men are threatening TO follow suit.
Causes Grave Concern.
News of the walkout occasioned grave
concern at the brotherhood headquar-
ters In Cleveland.
Now that the waikouts have started,
| II Is hard TO tell when and where they
will end said. ID. 3. Robertson, presi-
dent OF the Brotherhood OF Locomotives
Firemen. The nations transportation
system is hanging by thread. II has
been difficult for some time for us TO
keep our members in line
Warren S. Stone. president OF the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
declared that the situation IS az serious
at Atty other places as it is at Joliet.
Our men are not expected TO work
under such conditions as now prevail at
many railroad terminals Mr. stone
said. II am telling them that wherever
their lives are endangered by guards
they should go home and stay there.
They are justified in remaining away
from railroad company property under
existing conditions.
Guards and members OF the State
militia at Joliet have fired at our men.
threatened them and made the situation
so intoerable that IL probably was i'm
possible for them to remain at work
longer"
w. G. Lee. president OF tho Brother
hood Of Railroad Trainmen. and l.. Il.
Robertson. president OF the brotherhood
OF Locomotive Firemen and Engnemen.
agreed with Mr.. Stone.
President Lee declared he had wired
the representative OF the tratnmen on
the Elgin. Joliet and Eastern last night
that whenever the members Of his or
ganization have positive proof that they
are being IN treated BY railroad guards
and their Lives endangered they had
his permission to stay away from rail-
road company property.
President Robertson said he and Pres
ident stone had sent Joint message 70
their representatives at Joliet last night
to stay away from tho railroad company
property II their lives were ~ danger
through armed guards.
send Joint Message.
President Robertson also said that he
had received a message from mis- repre-
sentative at Terre Haute. Ind. this
morning that brotherhood men were be
irg subjected 90 abuse by hundreds Of
armed soldiers guarding railroad lines
leading to strip mines IN chat territory
end had replied that II there was danger
they should stay away
Brotherhood chiefs In Cleveland say
trat complaints OF the Troop and guard
iHelhNt hhNt Deth P0AAAhA ~ AlhhA AhA
northwest and southwest for several
days.
At Alliance, Neb.. located on the Bur
lington Railroad . brotherhood member
was shot by guard they say
Affidavits showing that the man shot
was not interfering with guards ara IN
the hands Of the Brotherhood Of Rail-
way Trajumen.
Other railroads where the "troon men
ace. has been reported arc the Texas
Pacific Missouri. kansae aud Texas
Chicago and Northwestern. the Virginia
and the Louisville and Nashville.