The New York herald., 1922-07-07
Jewell Is Ready to Meet Any
One Authorized to End
Strike.
AWAITS HOOPER LETTER
Signal Mems Walkout Delayed
Pending Conference in
Chicago Tomorrow.

Special Dispatch to THE NEw YORK HERALp.
CHICAGO. July 6.-B. M. Jewell. head
Of the striking railway shop employees,
advanced another step in the direction
of the olive branch Of peace held out
by Ben w. Hooper. chairman Of the
United States Railroad Labor Board,
to-day, when he announced that he
was willing to sit in conference with
the railway executives or "any one
else" who has proposals for an amicable
settlement OF the difficulties.
Mr.. Jewell is leaving no stone un-
turned these days In an effort to get
the Trojan horse into Troy. His
peaceful attitude to-day was In strange
contrast to that of Saturday, when the
100000 shopmen embarked on their
nationwide strike as protest against
the rulings of the labor board.
His aggressiveness has disappeared
entirely. Jewell's statement to-day re-
ferred to letter sent him yesterday by
Chairman Hooper of the board. in which
Mr.. Hooper said the Board has been
protecting the interests Of the striking
shop men,"
Signal Men to Confer.
AS announced in THE New YORK HER.
AID this morning. the $4,000 union signal
men throughout the country will not be
called out OH strike, for the time being
at least.
D. w. Helt. president of their union.
announced this to-day in calling meet
ing of his exc ,utive committee here
Saturday morning to decide what per-
manent action the signal men will take.
Mr.. Helt made his announcement in a
formal statement following conference
with w. L. McMenimen. labor member
Of the Railroad Labor Board.
Pending this conference a status quo
will be preserved among the members
OF the Brotherhood of Railroad Signal
Men Of America" the statement said.
The first case Of violence broke out
this afternoon when a worker employed
by the Baltimore Ohio Railroad to
take the place OF strikers was assaulted
by two men who identified themselves
as union agents, according to informa-
tion given to the police. The victim is
John Kassol. 4s years old. He was in
jured probably fatally. Kassol had
Deeu WdTneu carly III the uay 10 quit MS
job by the same men, but he refused
to leave his post.
Mr. Jewell in his statement said in
part: although have not yet received
the letter in which Mr.. Hooper Is re-
ported to have taken the attitude that
the way Is still open for settlement.
/ will say this:
"If any one has some proposal up his
sleeve he need not hesitate to shake II
out. My organizations have been and
are willing to meet any person author
lied to submit proposition. And such
proposal will be given careful considera-
ton. We are willing to go down for a
conference with Mr.. Hooper or any one
else II we are invited and those persons
have a proposition to present to u.s."
willing TO Confer.
However. on the basis OF the press
reports wish to say that the mere
declaration by Mr.. Hooper that the
organizations of employees who have
or may. as is their legal right. decline
TO accept the dictates OF the labor
board, are not to be 'outlawed.'
THE text OF the boards resolution
clearly provides that the shop craft or
ga nizations are to be supplanted by an
organization of what may be termed
white washed strikebreakers.' What
reply. II any. shall be made will be
determined upon receipt Of Mr.. Hoopers
letter. which will be given careful con-
sideration."
a canvass Of the railroads to-day re-
suited In the following figures being
given out at the offices concerning the
number of employees now on strike:
Chicago and rthwestern-Between
1000 and 5000 men idle.
Illinois Central-Sixty per cent. work.
ing.
Santa Fe--Out OF 1900 men $500 out
end many returning to work.
Rock Island Lines-Eight thousand
men out. No interference with repairs
or traffic.
Southern Pacffic--Less than 80 per
cent. of shop men idle.
Union Pacific-Seventy-fi per cent.
OF shop crafts on strike.
Should the striking shopmen not re-
turn by Monday seniority rights will
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