The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-06
Reported Heads Will Meet In
Baltimore Tomorrow.
Mystery Arises When Officials
Drop From Sight.
MOVE DENIED BY EXECUTIVES
Machinist Head Is Now Missing
Along With Jewell.
Injunction Not Intended to
Abridge Personal Liberty.
fBz the Associated Press.1

Chicago, Sept. 6.-Union offices at
the headquarters at the railway en-
pioyes' department of the American
Federation of Labor today continued
to deny the published reports that a,
meeting of the policy committee had
been summoned to meet here tomor-
row in connection with peace moves
in the railroad shopmen's strike. In
timations that there possibly would
be a meeting of union chiefs in the
east was given by John Scott, secre-
tary of the railway employees depart
ment, but he would give no definite
information. Asked if the policy com
mitteemen were on their way to chi
cago. Mr.. Scott said: They are going
the other way
He said b. NJ. Jewell. head of the
rail emp oyes' department, had not
returned from the east. Mr.. Jewell S
wherea bouts have been a mystery
since the government obtained an in
junction last Friday against any inter-
ference by the strikers with the rail-
road 1t was reported that he would
arrive at his office today, but Mr..
Scott said he did not expect him.
Jewell is said to have been registered
at a Baltimore hotel on Saturday
Scott at union headquarters intimated
the movement of union leaders toward
the east included only heads of the
no meeting OF the full policy committee
had been called.
Individual Settlements Seen.
New York. Sept. eff any confer
ence is being held in Baltimore be-
tween striking shopmen and railway
heads, it involves only a few indt-
Vidual roads and does not look to-
ward settlement of the strike on
nationwide basis, it was said today
n 10 dft1ia RE nj ASgnPi1t
Railway Executives.
B. &c o. Officials Deny.
Baltimore, Sept. 6.-offieials at the
baltimore & Ohio general offices here
who stand close to President Daniel
Willard and Vice President Charles w.
Galloway professed ignorance of the
presence here of representatives of
striking shopmen or of any PROPOSE
tion from them looking to the settle
ment of the strike. Galloway was
said to be in the west. Mr.. Willard
was at his office during the forenoon,
hut could not be reached for an ex-
preston on the Chicago dispatch.
johnson Drops From Sight.
Washington, Sept 6.-At the mo-
mCnt rumors of impending partial set
tlement OF the rail strike were in wide,
tho controverted circulation today. W.
II. johnson, president of the Interna-
t.onal Association of Machinists. one
of the largest of seven rail unions now
on strike took occasion to disappear
completely. Mr.. Johnson's associates
and his family professed ignora Ace of
his whereabouts, but were unanimous
in their conviction he was on official
and important duty. At machinists'
headquarters here inquiries brought
the reply that he was lin Pittsburgh,
Baltimore or New York"
Talked With Hoover.
Adding to the mystery was the es-
tdblished fact that Mr.. Johnston had
q conversation yesterday with Secre-
tary of Commerce Hoover before he
dropped out Of sight and was reported
to have informed the secretary that
settlement prospects we're bright
Whether B. NJ. Jewell, the official
head of the entire striking group was
in company with Mr.. Johnston in the
latter's mysterious journeyings, or
whether railroad presidents were seek
ing. or being sought, for settlement
conferences remained in the "rumor'
stage, with every railroad source of
information denying that executives
were seeking such meetings A more
vigorous denial was entered by ma
chinists officials to suggestions that
their elusive chief might be seeking
to foil process servers, armed with
copies of the Chicago restraining or
der.
Won't Abolish Free Speech.
Washington, Sept 6.-A determin-
alton to prevent interference with in
terstate commerce but to press no in
depreciation of the injunction granted
the government against the striking
railway shopmen that would abridge
personal liberty or freedom of speech
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