New Britain herald., 1922-07-14
MAINTENANCE MEN
 THREATEN AGAIN
New Strike Possibility Looms Up
 Review Of Conditions

Chicago, July l4 tBy Associate piess) )-strike threats by maintenance of way emp!oyes overshadowed the last ten days by the shopmen's strik; broke out again today bringing the rail strike to new crisis as 1t neared the end Of its second week.
 Fresh outbreaks of violence notably in Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri; President Haralnes determined steps to keep the mails moving, and in- formal negotiations for settlement Of the shopnlens strike on IT roads in the nortr west were among other important developments of the last 4 hours
 Pressure by many of his general cAairmen upon F. F. Cradle president of the united brotherhood of man. ienance of way employees and railway shop labore,s pushed the common la Dor problem to the front again. MT s Grables action in withholding strike orders after maintenance Of way en- ployes voted to join the walkout did not please many of the organizations 3 general chairmen who passed on to their chief the persistent demands of the rank and file for concerted action
 Had No Authority.
 MT. Cradle arrived in Chicago while threats to disregard his refusal to join the walkout came from within his or ganization. The general chairmen he asserted had no authority to can a strike and he indicated an intention to remain firm in his refusal to sanc- ton a strike.
 The maintenance mems chief de- clared that no special significance was attached to his midnight conference last night with B. NJ Jewell the shop mems strike leader. Mir. Grable stopped in Chicago on his return from Kansas City after conferences with his chairmen there, and asserted that he had no further grievances at present to take before the L. S. Railroad La bor Board.
 Mir. Grable admitted that he was with difficulty holding his men in line. Many maintenance employees who re- luctantly remained at work when the shopmen walkout occurred July since have joined the strike
 The new crisis caused by the threats d peace moves to end the shopmen's strike had apparently slowed up ex- cept for conferences at St. Paul which lent the only hopeful air to the sit uation. l
 Settlement Likely,
 The initial St. Paul conteI tnees be- 1 tween P. A. Henning chairman of the federated ffc of northwest district and rail officials brought no definite results but both | sides admitted that negotiations had | advanced to stage that gave promise of a settlement of the strike on the 1T roads of the northwestern group. | MT. Henning went so far as to assert that he believed it was entirely pos sible to settle the strike or national basis within 4S hours. Before enter ing the negotiations Mr Henning con- ferred with Mir. Jewell who had as- serted it was upon a national basis | only and through direct negotiations with the roads that the shopmens strike would be ended.
 Disturbances Reported.
 Meanwhile disturbances in connec tlon with the strike continued.
 State troops guarded every ap- proach to the properties of the Mis- souri-Pacific road at Popular Bluffs, Mo- today. There was quiet.
 It was learned from reliable sources that the railroad bad brought strike breakers and planned to resume work today.
 Two hundred and fifty state troops mobilized at Seualia, Mo, for a week, were under sealed orders to entrain to- service early today.
 Destination Of he nilitiamen could not be learned but it was said they probably would be sent to Poplar Bluffs to reinforce four conpanIes from St. Lotus already there.
 In Texas use of federal troops was indicated shoull fo' ce be necessary
 Minor officials at Denison were in touch with the governor the state exs- cutive announced addlng he was given to understand from those on the ground no violence was imminent.
 Troops of the Second Division at Camp Travis. San Antonio meanwhile were being held in readiness for any emergency. following orders to Major Gen. John L. Hines, Eighth corps area from the war department
 U. S. Marshal Kidnapped.
 At Muskogee, Okla, L. s. deputy marshal was beaten and kidnapped by q band of 20 men.
 A r year old worker In the Mis- souri, Kansas and Texas railroad shops at Muskogee was assaulted and the roundhouse crew joined the strike.
 Two men were beaten at East St. Louis and a mob attacked the western