South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-02

naming 30 work The Illinois 'fn-
trail and thc CIorerIeaf were report
"a 30 haVe been -hH t.rt
although uo exact tElr.e W0r. on.
tafrab-c Tho executives declared
that only one 0f che Pullman shops
had been uu ou.zee hr SIR. Jewell
department. and THAI -f.s han alone
#of all The Pullman shops Wil be
shut down Tho construction dee
apartment it yves said. wal he avail
Gable for The use ~ the railroads
uhen repairs are to be- made Many
other car build ms plants. incud-
iug the Haskell and Barker sh0Ts
at Michigan C.tg- Ind. VIII be asked
#fo take care ~ The repair work 90
That the rolling stock of tHe roads
fean be kept in condition
Allen Summons Court
Meanwhile the labor board PEE
re.red assurance from the admin
@Is-ration In Washington ~ COM
pIete hacking iu rs policies AT
Topeka. Kan. Gov Allen summoned
|the Industrial court judges and
#Attv. Cen Hopkins into conference
ttO consider means for dealing with
1.-THE strike in many sections the
Breads were assured on police pro-
.tcction and in the larger cities
guards were thrown about the
.shops. Al slight clash was reported
at Ivy cry. Maryland. when scrik-
ling ehoDmen from The Baltimore
and Ohio shops mistooF q detail ~
guards for strike breakers. but no
tore was injured
in New York CITY the waTkout,
looming In the midst OF an Unpar-
alleIed holiday congestion or travel
lers caused officials ~ post notices
that "au trains are subject 20 delay"
From San Francisco IT Was re-
ported that the walkOut was more
than so FER cent effective in. cali
fotnia. Oregon and washington.
Reports from Atlanta said that
upward or 5000 men iu the EOuth-
eastern territory answered. the
strike call The Pennsylvania an
bounced that practically air. its
.shopmen IN the central region ex-
tending from Alton. Pa. 70, Mans
field. o.. had walked out
Although reports on the efrec-
.tfveness OF the strike are supposed
no go 20 the international head
quarters OF the six shop craft
unions. Mr.. Jewell said he hoped 20
correIate the results and be IN a
position 20 give Information, con-
corning most Of the roads IA the
country by tomorrow night
Expect Eject soon.
Conferrfng with newspap sermen
this afternoon. Mr. Jewell predicted
the strike would Interfere with
traffic on the railways Of the coun-
try in week and on some roads IN
two or three days
Asked as TO the basis Of n settle
ment on which the strike would be
called Off. Mr.. Jeweu said his letter
20 Thomas Dewitt Cuyler. head Of
the railroad executives association
spoke for itself" This letter. sent
to Mr.. CUyler a few days ago, de-
manded that the wage decrease for
shopmen authorized by the United
States railway board be not put IN
effect, that seven working rules fixed
bv the labor board and TO which the
shop crafts object, these relating
principally TO overtime pay. be con-
tinued as they were before the board
acted and that the railway stop the
practice of contracting out shop lab
or 90 outside agencies.
Would you welcome interference
from the white house IN the shop
mems striker" a reported asked
Mr. Jewell laughed. why In
wife tr0uble2" he retorted.
what about the contention Of the
railways that shopmen working on
railroads. even with the decrease in
pay effective today, are getting more
money than similar classes of labor
I'm rrHh sra
asked THE railways failed 10 prove
that" Mr.. Jeweu replied He as
serted that mechanics in Chicago
working under the Lands trades
award heceived from soc TO S1.25
an hour while railway mechanics
were being paid 20 cents.
do the railways have enough shop
work contracted to outside shops to
keep their engines and cars repaired
during the striker" he was asked.
II DONE know where they could
be" ne said.
The result or the three strike bal
lots sent ont by the railway shop
men will probably be announced
Monday Mr. Jewell said Ballots
received from now on viii not be
counted be said John Scott. sec
rotary Of the shipments oreanlza-
tion said yesterday that the vote
averaged s6 percent for a strike
Representative OF the carriers here
tonight took exception 20 Mr.. Jew
ellis statement that roads soon
would be cripple by the waIkoue
They asserted that the average per-
centage OF bad order cars was from
415 TO 5 percent and that the roll
INK stock was in tho best shape since
the roads were released from fed
eraI control. The percentage of
repaired equipment also is high
railway executives said
AIR. Jewell spent most OF the day