The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-07-15
STRIKE TREND
TOWARD PEACE
SAYS REPORTS
Hooper and Jewell Hold a Four
Hour Conference.
HOOPER ALSO SEES
BIG RAILROAD HEADS
Head of Maintenance Men Also
COnfers With Jewell.

CHICAGO, July 14.-The second
week of the railway shopmen's strike
ended tonight while the railroad lab
or board, the shop crafts representa-
tives and the railroads maintained
silence regarding negotiations looking
toward settlement Of the walkout
Four Hour Meet
A four hour conference between
Chairman Ben w. Hooper of the lab
or board B. NJ. Jewell, head Of the
shopmens organization and Timothy
Healy, who has authorized a strike of
stationary firemen and oilers, ended
tonight without statement from any
of the conferees but is was reported
to have failed to reach a settlement.
Chairman Hooper hurried to the con-
ference after meeting with L. f.
| Loree, president OF the Delaware and
Hudson railroad and r. e. Crowley,
vice president of the New York Cen
tral Lines The nature Of this meeting
was not revealed.
Toward Peace
While the parley was underway be-
tween Chairman Hooper and Mr.. Jew
| eli, there were Indications elsewhere
that the general trend Of the strike
situation was toward peace.
e. F. Cradle, head Of the United
Brotherhood OF Maintenance of Way
Employees and Railway Shop Labor
ers. who held q midnight conference
| here last night with Mr.. Jewell, left
| for Washington today where it was
said he expected to see the president.
| He reiterated his statement before
tn labor board members last week
that the 100000 maintenance OF way
employees would not strike despite the
fact that some of his men had joined
IN a svanuafhetic strike with the shop
men.
| Mustn't Force Men
| Mr. Cradle indicated that the only
| contingency that might result In
strike was a determination on the part
! ~ tba carriers to force the mainten-
erce of way men to do the work reg
ular1y done by the striking crafts
practice against which the labor ooaro
ruled IN an opinion last week
/ Can Enforce Decisions
While an apparent effort was oelnS
n,eaa TO end the walkout, senator
| C,unrnins of Iowa, one OF the CO
! oytbors Of the transportation act' ue-
/ clared that the rulings OF the laDor
hoard were binding on both carrloi'
! ana employees and could be enIoFceo'
Harding Optimistic
| roIlouinr a cabinet meeting a.
witch the strike was discussed OIL
oials at washington close TO Fres1
| 6s,+ harding, said the chief executive
-. on+troisttc regarding the aolllty
| - chairman Hooper to effect a sel'ie
ment.
o,a organization, the stationary
~-or,ar engineers and oilers now
80. erro,nced its intention to JOIN
+,e uya1kout of shepmen July H. "nIH
rr,-ootbv Healy, international pres
- .s,,+ o,,+ a strike call aftecl1hs
about 5000 men.
More Troops
1rora +roons were ordered out tooaS
j nno+act railroad property ana eih-
ao1d,ers were sent to Popular
plos so "a relieve troops alreaoy
' btuAA' - f1overnor Davis OF ONO
snsEo' 4sao~e rnobilized for possioie
oroeIeo a+,or with the coal ana
rail strikes.
A'lA Watching Denison va.
Secretary weeks HA = -4..,as +o
a.nsson. o mson Texas. to report on cona,- q5.n
t;ons which are said by Missou[.' - @ be
saa ao ana Texas railroad officials 20 - -
,a..r+srr,nr sas a with the operatinss %, 81
.ns,ns nser - Attorney General Daugne. -, -
s.ns usa -.onested to send 1,4oo deputy =,
wa..ne1a 80 TO the strike district -
northern Ohio.
Court Orders
NUMEROUS court orders rsst s.,th ~ rail-
r,csat,n1 and interference WIN led rS.a
rosd 1870 property and EMPLOYEES msr4ha as tns
FUsO rpe progress Of the 14th day o. 'A'
str'ke Accepts 1000 planes .,..a
postmaster General WORK a. aeerssTl LA !
Pos ossar ot one thousand comerclal e,.
sircraft by the Aeronauticai ona.t. l.aaa =
r,asn4aining mail service II lhe : NAiis
fail to operate. - .vr,-
clashes between strikers ana syn
IrAfhszers and railroad employees Were
raported frona various points, but there
we're no serious outbreaks.