Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-14
UNION OFFICER
SAYS RAILWAYS
SEEK To WRECK
. ORGANIZATIONS
To Resume Work, He De-
CIares, and Then Begin
Negotiations With Labor
Board Would Be Suicide
NORTHWEST LINES
READY TO SETTLE
Peace Plans May Be Direct
ed Toward This Section,
According to Reports in
Chicago.

Chicago, July 13 (by the
Associated Press) - The
railway shopmen's strike
will not be called off, and
the men will not be ordered
back to work until justice
has been secured" B. M.
Jewell, head of the railway
employees department of
the American Federation OF
Labor, said tonight in a
statement replying to the
rail executives ultimatum
of yesterday.
The rail executives suggested
that the strike be called off and
the men return to work, after
which differences might be taken
up before the United States
railroad labor board.
Mr.. Jewell, in tonight's state
ment, intimated that the reason
the executives refused to meet
shopcrafts' officers in an effort
to mediate the strike, as had
been suggested, was that the
railways hope to destroy the en-
ployes' organizations.
IF such is the case" the
statement said. the railroads are
"due to receive sudden awak-
ening. The American public
should charge them with the
responsibility"
At the labor board 1t was an
nounced that an effort might be
made along new lines to settle
the strike, but no details were
given. After rail executives had
refused to meet the shop crafts
representatives, yesterday, board
members announced that the
executives who refused to confer
did not speak for the individual
railroads, and intimated that n
new plan of settlement might be
based on this fact. 1t had been
suggested in railroad circles to-
day that the railroads of the
northwest apparently were an
xious to settle and that new
peace plans might be directed
at this section.
Men Blame Employers
The shop crafts representatives
replied today to President Har-
ding's proclamation, which de-
clared that the strike must be
settled through the authorized
agencies, by placing the blame
for the strike on the railroads,
and asserting that carriers had
violated many decisions of the
labor board. -
Mr.. JEWELS reply to the exec
utive's ultimatum follows:
1.-THE letter attributed to the
four railway executives, address
sed to Mr.. Hooper, must be am
using to those who understand
the situation. Again we see the
feeble attempt of the big insti-
tutions Of our country to wrap
around themselves the Stars and
Stripes and to attempt to lead
not responsible for the situation
that the lava abiding, God-fear-
ing American citizens, who are
now standing for justice and
against the oppression of finan-
cial management and directors
of railroads. are fighting their
government.
Not Fighting Government
"The American public knows
that the railway shop crafts are
not fighting their government.
Let 1t be said now and for all !
time, that the strike will not be
called off, and the men will not
be ordered back to work until
Justice has been secured, and !
railroad arrangements can, if
they wish, settle this strike.
"it must be apparent to the |
thinking American public that |
there is some force directing the
policy Of the railroads, which
for their own selfish interests do
not want a settlement. but are