Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-09
FEDERAL COURT
KEEPS P|CKETS
CLEAR Of SHOP
Strikers Are Restrained
From Interfering in
Movement of Trains.

Chicago. July S.-(By The Associ
ated Press. The calling out of troops
in Illinois, the assembling of soldiers
in half a dozen other states and the
Intervention of the federaf courts in
the nationwide strike of railway shop
men marked the close of the eighth day
Of the walkout Saturday night
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad Saturday secured federal in
junction here restraining picketing at
the Aurora shops. while earlier in the
day an injunction was issued at New
Orleans restraining strikers from inter
fering with trains on the Southern Pa
cific and at Council Bluffs, la. The
Burlington obtained q temporary re-
straining order from the federal court
directed against striking shopmen in
southern Iowa. A half dozen other
railroads were expected to follow the
lead of the Burlington here.
Department of justice officials at
Washington were investigating reports
that strike disorders were interfering
with the mails. Lieutenant Governor
Sterling of Illinois Saturday night
ordered troops to Clinton. where an
outbreak was threatened following
and strike sympathizers in which a boy
was killed, and two men. one a striker,
were injured.
One bright ray appeared through the
strike clouds Saturday
night when d. w. Helt. president of
the Brotherhood of Railroad Signal
men announced that he would with
hold strike orders to $4,000 signalmen en-
pending the preparation and submis-
sion of program TO the United States
labor board.
Mr.. Helt's announcement was made
following an all day conference with
W. l.. McMenimen. labor member of
the board. This was the second time
within a week that members of the
board have interviewed to stop an
addition to the strikers ranks, a walk
out of 100000 maintenance of way
men having been postponed in this
manner q few days ago.
With B. NJ. Jewell. head of the shop
,rafts, and the labor board each stand
ng firm in the attitude that peace
,vertures must come from the other. |
he railroads Saturday night were grid |
ng for the second week of the struggle, /!
determined to maintain uninterrupted |
and thus break the !
strike
Many roads were preparing to open /
heir shops the first of the week. when |
he ultimatum to strikers to return or |
ose their seniority rights expires.
some carriers have applied for troops
o protect employees and property in
his move. others are making arrange
nents to afford private protection to
Employees
Efforts looking to an immediate set
lement of the strike apparently ac-
onplished nothing Saturday. Follow
ng the statement Friday of Chairman
Zen w. Hooper Of the labor board
hat the board had no power to medi
te the strike 80 long as the men re
aained away from work. Mr.. Jewell
reiterated his assertions tina.
he first move toward peace must
ONE from the railroads or the labor
card.
Except for the disorders at Clinton.
H.. most of Saturdays violence was
onfined to clashes between strike
and workmen. due to the
ffcrts Of the strike sympathizers to
ersuade the employees still at work to
uit.
Missouri. Kansas & California were
nlong states that either had assembled
roops or were prepared to do so in
ase disorders occurred.
Labor board members said SATURDAY.
irht that they expected f. Fl. Fitz-
erald. president of the Brotherhood
Railway and Steamship Clerks,
reight Handlers. Express and Station
.mployes here Monday from Cincin-
ati to enter into NJ gotiations with
oard members regarding the clerks
Irike
Confidence was expressed that an
greement would be reached by which
-, strike of clerks would be postponed
r called off.