Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-07-28
STRIKES PERIL
ALL INDUSTRIES
Many Plants win Be Closed I'm
less the Contests are
Ended Soon.
STEEL MILLS TO SHUT DOWN
Public Utilities Service viii Be Grip
pied and Rationing Of Fuel and Food
Supplies Probably Will Be
Necessary Before Long.

strike, combined with the coal strike,
was brought home to the public
through the announcements of leaders
In several Industries that. unless a
speedy settlement was reached, clos
ing Of the plants. with resulting I'M
employment, ratioring Of fue and food
supplies and a Gripping of public
utilities service, would result.
Steel plants, especially in the east,
will be closed on a wholesale scale If
present conditions continue until Au-
gust, according to the head of large
steel corporation. Industrial coal was
said to be understandable at any price
In New York. In Chicago increases of
from $5.25 to $1525 a ton In coal
prices were announced. A shortage
of coal In bituminous fields has caused
an appreciate decline in production.
The close relationship which the
strikes we're assuming was seen in
the statement of II. B. Trumbower of
the Wisconsin railroad commIssiGA
that, if the coal strike lasted en- adj
ditional two weeks, rail transportation
In that state would be at standstill.
Expect Harding to Act.
Official Washington has maintained
silence on the rail situation, but it was
confidently expected that President
Harding would begin action to end the
shopmen's strike during the week. In
some quarters ii was believed that
the next move might come through the
railroad labor board. 1t was pointed
out that the board has power to grant
full recognition to the new shipments
unions which forty eastern railroads,
under the leadership of l.. F. Loree,
eastern regional chairman of the AS
ISOLATION of Railway Executives, con-
template forming.
Hopes for immediate peace were
conferred In the meeting of the officials
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
with representatives of the strikers.
Success in settling differences on that
road probably would mean that other
roads would adopt similar course.
Further spread of the walkout was
considered unlikely, since the an
nouncement that the 10000 members
OF the station agents union would re
main at work, made by Mr.. Noone.
head of TIE union, after a conference
with W. Z. McNIenimen, labor mem
Der of the rail board. However, mem
bers of the local union of firemen at
Evansville, Ind, adopted resolutions
recommending strike unless armed
guards We're removed from the entire
Louisville and Nashville system.
Limit Sugar Sales.
Existing embargoes on freight nave
caused a shortage of commodities in
several cities, and lack Of transporta-
tion has reduced the supply in few
lines. In Chicago a leading chain gro
Gerry firm announced that the sale of
sugar would be limited to ten pounds
to customer. Similar action had pre-
viously been taken in several small
towns.
Curtailment of train service contin-
ued, the Pere Marquette announcing
that the "Resort Special" from Chi
cago to Detroit would be placed on
tri-weekly basis, and thirteen other
trains suspended.
At Chicago the Grand Trunk line
cancelled two trains between Chicago
and Detroit, and two between Chicago
and Harvey, and the Chicago and
Northwestern annulled two trains be-
tween Chicago and Milwaukee.
500 Line Cancels Six.
Six trains were cancelled by the 500
line, Great Northern and Northern Pa
ciflc railroads at st, Paul.
In North Dakota train service on
several divisions was placed on a
tri.weekly basis. Motor trucks would
be used to carry mail on off days, it
was announced
Disorders took new turn when sew
en- men were arrested in Philadelphia.
charged with spreading among the
workers at the Baldwin Locomotive
shops literature demanding that the
workers refuse to work on railroad
equipment.
Two men reported TO the police Mt
Henderson, Ky, that they had been
Kidnapped and beaten by strikers at
Howell, Ind.
In Peoria, H.. clash was nyerted
when sheriff whitmorc disarned
nonunion worker whom 200 men had
started out to find and disarm.
In Danville. ILL.,, twenty-one non.
union men who haG left the Wabash
trains IN protest against food condl-
lions were fed by strikers ana sent
on their way TO Decatur.
a Santa Fe passenger train, carry
ing twenty-nine nonunion workers
was Cred on at San Bernardno. Cal
and crowd Of 500 strikers and SYM
pathizers attempted to storm the train
on It's arrival. one man was arrested.