The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-05

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CHICAGO, Ill. Aug. 5-(By
The Associated Press ~ Compare
tive calm prevalent In the rail
strike situati on several days to day
both$f for ending. the six weeks OLD
;-wafk6ut and or ma King mora
effective. sNewsspea conferences
swerependingi in Washington, New
strike threats came from smainten-
ance-of-way men and other union
workers and conference with
President Harding was sought by
the big FOUR brotherhoods for
the purpose of presenting their
yiewsaof the strike. Congress in
directly 4 came into the negotia,
@tionsS eastern railroads sent ship.
m ments of shop work ers to the re-
lief o froads in coal mining dis
tricts in Virginia, West Virginia.
Kentucky and outbreaks of viol-
ence ereSreported from points
hitherto peaceful.
b. NJ. Jewell president OF the
railways siidepartment of
the American Federation OF
Labor, theshop crafts leader, was
in Washington, where he was
BsummonedSby4P 4Preside ent Harding.
Union chiefs here looked upon Mr.:
Jewell's presence at the capitol as
indicative Of further settlement
parleys. Officials of the Southern
Railway and representatives. OF
shopmen on that road also were in
washington to confer on a pos
81 BILE separate peace.
William D. Roberts, vice-presi-
dent of the mainten nance-of-way
mems union, and ELL Enke,
member OF the brotherho cd exc
$cutive board, telegraphed Presi-s
dent E. F. Cradle last night
Recommending Al sympathetie,
strike OF main ten nancerof-way men
on the twenty-eight eastern roads
over which they hold Jurisdiction.
At Spokane, WASH, the chair
man of the strikers organization
stated that wrecking crews would
not answer er{emergency calls even.
though lives were endangered.
Union men said the acti on was
prompted by the executives state,
ments that til roads We're to cope
with any emergency and by an
u1tim atum notifying them to re
turn to work orc der themsel-
YES permanent tlys d discharged.
Cancellation Court Proposed
A bill Introduced in the Senate
by Senator Spence of Missouri
would establish a new court of
sconciliation for settlement of dis
putes between employers and em-
pIoyes. The court would take.
jurisdiction in disputes after
efforts OF workers and employees
n, Three detachments OF shop
workers were sent by eastern
roads to the ChesapeakeSS SSO Ohio,
Norfolk & Western and Virginia
railroads for use in handling shop
work for trains in the coal mining
districts. Twas estimated that a;
total OF Il 200 0emenswould be sent
from the eleven roads in the New
York district to the relief Of coal:
carriers. =. ss548 n issss We
i8is Three locals Of the Brotherhood
OF called q
s1ointsmeeting for rsaAdondaYnfght in
Houston, Tex, to consider condi-
tions arising OF t of the strike.
AZ statement by the Federal
entl of fsAgriculture yester-
day said that the railroad strike
had not affected shipments of
ood supple Ship
sments of fourteen leading fruits
andzVegetablesw were nearly 80, 600
cars ahead OF last season the re-
port add ed. ssss
Heads sotSthre esofl thesroad bro
therhoods sent a atelegramstoPr
idents Harding asking for confer
sence at. which they would state
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