Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-07-22
Hope Still Exists For
Peace In Rail Situation
Bnt Prospects Still Remote
Belief In Some Quarters That Strike Would Not Live TO Be
Month Old, But In Others That 1t viii Gain Age
And Strenqth Before End Comes
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Chicago, July 22--With prospects
of peace still remote but with hope
still existing that an early ADJUST
mont would be reached. the strike
of railway shopmen today entered
it's fourth week, There was belief
in some circles that the strike OF
railway shopmen today entered ita
fourth week There was a belief In
some circles that the strike never
would live to be a month old while
elsewhere the opinion prevailed
that the walkout Is destined to ac-
quire considerable age and strength
before 1t Ia finally ended.
The chief hope of peace today
centers in Washington where Ben
w Hooper, chairman OF the United
States railway labor board, WAS to
confer with President Harding in
answer to the summons Of the Pres
ident u was believed that a plan OF
adjustment that would be accept
able to all parties OF the contro-
versy might be evolved from this
conference.
No Separate Agreements
untion arose from the apparent I'M
Welding attitude maintained by
both rail executives and union lea
ders b NJ. Jewell, head of the
strikers. emphnticaly closed the
door 10 separate agreements with
tho individual roads when he re-
fused TO sanction individual nego-
tiations Of shop crafts unions at st.
Paul and declared that there must
be national agreement before any
settlement Is possible No sign OF
disposition to compromise came to-
day from the rail executives They
continued their efforts to recruit
ehopmen from outside the ranks Of
theaAuniea at4ttsTemained firm In
their attitude of refusing to grant
the demand or the strikers for the
creation OF a national board Of adj
iusilnont and the restoration Of
seniority rights to tho etrikers.
Danger Of spread of the strike
TO other railroad unions was be-
lieVed lcsSened AZ result OF the
decision of the Grand Lodge Of the
brotherhood Of Maintenance OF Way
Employees at Detroit to support the
stand OF - + Cradle, president OF
the brotherhood II wac not bellev-
cd that any general strike move
mont would meet with success.
Representatives of 1000 clerks
and freight handlers of the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad confer
red here today with w. H. McMeni-
men. labor member Of the board, on
The question of strike. The clerks
on this road have voted strongly In
favor Of a strike hut McMenimen
hoped 10 persuade them to refrain
from going out.
McMenimen Meets DAVIS
Later in the day McMenimen was
to 20 to Mooseheart, Ills, to meet
Secretary of Labor Davis but the
purpose Of thjs conference was not
announced
Mcanwhile, evidence that the
etrike Is beginning to apply the
axes to the wheels of the rail-
way industry piled mp. Alden an
n0unccments Of discontinuance OF
trains come from all parts Of the
country. II Is estimated that approx
imatoly 400 trains have been taken
of tho roads during the three
weeks Of the strike. The railway
officials contend however. that the
coal shortage has caused more
trains to be cancelled than the
strike
Embargoes Established
The situation in MANY sections