The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-06
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WAGE SCAL.EN NOW
BELIEVED LIKELY
Way Opened for Negotiations
for Early Agreement by
Striking Men.
FEW CLERKS STRIKE.
Railroads Advertising Every
where for Men to Take
Strikers Places.
FEW CLERKS STRIKE.

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Strikers, Places.
CHICAGO, July 6.-tBy the
Associated Presso o:--The strike OF OF
railway shopmen assumed a more
.conciliatory aspect today, the the,
sixth, since the nationwide walk K
out, and feeling becam more gen
eral in rail circles that the last
twenty-four hours had shown a
marked trend; toward peace, de-
spite increased disorders at scat
tered points.
1t was believed that yesterdays
exchange of letters between ben. en-
w. Hooper, chairman of5 tl!ee the
United States Railroad Labor
Board, and Bert MI eWell ,.sslhead5 q
}of the railway employees depart
tmentsof the American Federation
of Labor, proba bly, opened s...t tne E
way to- o5negotia ions for an early.
5sett ementT of the 5S5 5controyersY.i
I'M r J eweI f,sE stat tementS hat shop
re willing to1confer wi ths
sanyb ody, auth orized & Il by the rail-
road TO brin g peace prop osaissss5
EWy,sis Vas accepted 4 as ronising In IN
of speedy sreatu a rn5ssSt g
z, Con 4 IlroadI
81 essf said hessRelther
Inciud edsnorSfe9c1 c1aded d4anSoss[sR tl't
SifE the 1abo boar &c ann e e5syI 81 a
def fnSfegPropositi ion he oul ldssr1ot g {!
hesitates to conside t.s3 81;
s.s The stat tement was made inathe
face of the e.repeated dricontentlon
by the railroads that the shop-
mems strike was not against the
carriers, but against the govern
meut, and therefore a matter to
be settled before the labor board,
the governmental tribunal.
Chairman Hooper asserted that
the labor board has been protect
ing the, interests of the striking
shopmen even while they have
been calling the board names.
Another harbinger of peace in
the statement by Mr. Hooper was
that a number of railroads which
had been farming out shop work
to contractors were ready to
abolish the contract system,
which proved to be the main is
sue in the shopmen's strike. ac-
cording to returns in the strike
referendum.
More Wage Adjustments
Fifty additional wage adjust
ment cases, forty-four, of which
apply to clerks and not included
in recent decisions, were set for
hearing by the labor board today.
Another conference between D.
w. Helt, president of the railroad
signal men, and w. L. McMenl-
men, labor member of the board,
n
pect.
Meanwhile the railroads are.
advertising for men to take the
places of the striking shopmsn
and strikers were reported at
many points to be drifting back
in uncertain numbers to their
old jobs.
Maintenance Men Join Strike
Despite the agreement of their
president, E. F. Cradle, and
members of the executive commit
tee to withhold strike orders,
maintenance men at various
points were reported to be join
ing shopmen.
With the exception OF the Slater
disorders on the Chicago & Alton,
the most serious disturbances of
the strike occurred in the south.
At Algiers. across the Mississippi
River from New Orleans, clashes
occurred between striking shop
men and guards for the Southern
Pacific. one man was shot.
at Nashville a striking mach1n-
ist was arrested, charged with at
tempt, to murder, worker in the
Tennessee Central shops. The
railroads for the most part an
that traffic was. still un-
hampered.
An official statement from the
Norfolk & Western general Off
ces at Roanoke, Va, said that
fewer than 100 Of the 500 clerks
struck in response to an unauth-
orized strike call issued by C--sB-
Lane, general chairman of the
clerks. .fS3a2
A strong willingness to grasp
the olive branch OF peace untilS1t
breaks or until the strike OF rail
road shop crafts finally is settled
was expressed today by :B M
Jewell president of the4 railway
employees department of the Amer
ican Fed Grafton of Labor. A state
ment issued bys Mrs Jewell refer
red to a asletter7 sent ITO zhim yes
terday bySBen FW:tsH ooper, chair
man OF the Railroad Labor Board,
In, which, Chairman HOOPER said
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