The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-08
MEETING is AT CHICAGO
ON NEXT MONDAY
NEW HOPE FOR PEACE
Road Executives Deny Settle
ntent Overtures Have Late
ly Been Considered


Chicago next MonGay, hope OF an
early or partial settlement OF the
rail strike was renewed today for
the fist time since railroad execu-
tiveS and union chiefs broke OF
peace negotiations in New York
three weeks ago.
These hopes were founded prin
cipally on the call for the unions
policy committee meeting and
statements by Strike leaders on the
possibility OF separate agreements
with fifty two of the Class l roads
representing an approximate track
age of $4,000 miles.
Railroad executives generally eth
er denied that peace overtures had
been considered in conferences with
union leaders, or declined to com
ment upon rumors OF an impending
settlement Some insisted that the
strike was broken and that peace
parleys had ended with the break
up of the New York conferences.
Call For The Meeting
The call for the policy committee
meeting issued at Chicago strike
headquarters by John Scott, secre-
tary of the railway employees de
partment of the American Fedora
tion of Labor, went out TO the gen
eral chairman II the shop crafts
organizations o"er the name of b.
Nj. Jewell. head of the department,
whose wherea bouts had remained
publicly unknown since the govern
ment's strike injunction was grant
ed to Attorney General Daugherty
by Federal Judge James H. Wilker-
son last Friday.
Mr.. Jewell was Tariously report
ed to have been in several eastern
ern cities recently secretly confer
ing on planS tor a settlement. II be-
other leaders of the shopmen's un-
ions had been in Baltimore. Henry
F. Broening, president of the Balu-
more Federation of Labor said he
had talked with Mr.. Jewell at Buff
falo by telephone following the
strike leaders departure from Bal
Deny k1cy4edae Of conferenee
Officials OF the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad OF which Daniel Will.
lard is president and which is in
cluded in the group of roads from
which strike leaders hope 10 obtain
separate agreements, denied know
ledge of any conference with Jewell
or his associates.
Although talk of general strike
of organized labor as a forcible pro-
test against the strike injunction
was persistent at Atlantic City,
members OF the executive council
expressed opposition to such a
timent was sufficient to win the
battle
T. De Witt Cuyler, president of
the railway executives association,
with other rail heads. said the
roads were pleased with the way
striking employees were coming
back to work.
The Nebraska State Federation
of Labor, in calling upon union men
to contribute to the aid of the
striking railway shopmen, adopted
resolutions declaring for the ANAL
gamation of the various unions in
each industry 80 that there shall
remain but one union for each in
dutry."
Reply To Labor Leaders
Washington, D. c., September T.
Attorney General Daugherty's an
nouncement of the governments
plan of procedure in connection
with its injunction suit against the
striking railway shop crafts was
viewed here today as a reply to
assailed the Injunction as a viola
ton of constitutional rights, leav-
ing in no doubt the determination
of the department OF justice to pur-
sue the course adopted.
Dividing interest with that devel-
opment in the rail situation today
were continued reports of secret
negotiations looking to some sort
OF separate strike settlement with
individual roads and the signifi-
canoe in that connection of the
in hsa
policy committee of the shop crafts
unions. AS to any such negotiations
complete ignorance still was as
serted in both government and la.
Dor circles here.
Will Require Complete Records
Declaring in his statement that
the government would consider in
due time what proceedings shall be
taken against the few misguided
labor leaders who have made 1ncen-
diary speeches" in connection with
the industrial situation, the attor-
ney general asserted they need not
complain that they are denied the
full privileges of free speech" The
United States attorney at Chicago
has been instructed to notify coun-
sci for the unions that their lead
ing officials together with the com
plete records of the organizations
woti1d be required before the court
when the case is again heard, the
attorney general said, adding that
they will then have "the fullest OPP
portunity to testify under oath as
10 whether or not. they are respon-
sible for instigating and carrying on
the uniquest conspiracy to paralyze
transportation in this country"
Won't Insist On Monday Hearing
washington, D. c.. September T..
Attorney General Daughterty to-
day sent for Senator Borah republi
can. Idaho, chairman of the senate
labor committee and after a con-
ference regarding the Chicago in
junction issued against the striking
railway shopmen, it was indicated
that the government would not in
sist IN next Mondays hearing on
She permanent Injunction on the
provisions alleged to curb freedom
Of speech.
James P. Nocnan. president OF