South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-15
JEWELL HOOPER
CONFERENCE Is
WITHOUT RESULT
Rail Board Head and Union
Chief Spend Half Day in
Discussing Strike.
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alton OF the carriers become neces-
-ary. 70 would not abridge the liber,,
Of railroad workers 90 be- drafted for
Service in the positions in which the.
have experience Whatever discus
sion occurred along this line. how
ever. was said 90 b. on "a STRICTLY
hypothetical basis there being o..
evidence that federal control wouie
De forced by developments ~ a.
strike.
Cabinet Mcmbers Report
Cabinet members brought 90 the
meeting v0luminOus reports on ths
various phases iu which their port
fulios were directly Interested. Atty.
Gen Daugherty had with him NUM-
erOus kilograms bearing on the situ-
alton ar points where disorders have
developed and reports on the or
SANITATION AZ the SrrecisI forces OF
deputy marshals Postmaster Gen.
Work was said 10 have reported the
bulk OF mail movement a. vet unaf-
fectpd by the strike. although a num-
ber Of trains have been discontinued
Message reached the postoriice de-
pariment during the day. however.
indicating the anxiety OF railroad Of
fcialg and in some eases Of postal in
spectors over the situation a. certain
rail- centers. including Denisou. Tex
askana. Marshall and Fort Worth,
Tex and Hattiesburg. Miss.
Further requests for federal pro-
lection reached the war department
from Denison where the federal re-
Ceivl- OF the Missouri Kansas Il
Texas railroad was understood 20
hold view that al trains would
have 20 stop within three days unless
protection was given the shOpmen
working on vital repairs 10 rolling
stock
Request from United states Mar
shall Stauner of Cleveland for 1900
deputy marshal~ for duty I'm the
northern district Of Ohio. as reported
in press dispatches had not reached
the Departments OF justice Friday
night. and the attorney general
would not indicate what action would
be- taken iu advance of its receipt.
Gompcrs Objects To- Troops
Possible use Of federal troops 10
protect railroad employees remain
ing on their Jobs was deprecated in
union circles ~ tending 20 aggravate
the situation This view was express
ed 10y J. r. Noonan. president OF the
International Brotherhood OF Elec-
trical Workers. who charged that
mail trains were being withdrawn
deliberately by the railroads 10 force
government action. Prest GOmDers
OF the American Federation of Labor
also declared there was no justifica-
tor for use o. troops. particularly
Unless and until requested by the
~.ate autho~, les.
Decision ON whether federal troops
would be sent 10 preserve ord ar al
enison apparently was being with
held at the war apartment until the
nsl.e-. or-e-uera. a.. he eighth corps
srCa. ordered a. the scene Friday.
f hal rcrorteJ On tht situation at THAI
/ ra..way C,Lttr.
In summarizing the strike situa-
ton. as shown i'm government re-
ports received by various depart
/ ments Friday. Sec'y Weeks said
that trouble was most noticeable
i'm the southwestern region although
there were instances OF violence in
various states. including Missouri,
Kentucky. Ohio and California
Cummins Intcrprcts Net
Sen. Cummins. Iowa. chairman of
the senate interstate commerce
committee and one of the co-au-
I thorS Of the transportation act OF
I 1920 under which the railroad Ia
/ Dor board functions. declared Fri
. day that decisions OF the board were
binding on both carriers and en-
pIoyes and not simply advisory as
held by union officials. The gov
eminent Sen Cummins held. can
/ compel obedience 90 rJiiags OF the
board. Notwithstanding that the
transportation act provided no pen
3.ties
Sen Cummins was in conference
with Pres't Harding at the white
house for nearly an hour late Fri
day
AdvsaDluty for enacting lesisla-
t.ou parfectins the transportation
act wac understood to have been
/ O s.ussed by the president and Sen
CuumluS. The latter agreed chat
mo legislation could he enacted un-
. tl the house rec )nvened August IS
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