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Show FEDERAL MEN GUARD SHOPS Government Takes First Step to Keep Railroad Trains Moving. SI-ATF. K, Mo.. July 8. (By International Interna-tional Xews Service.) The United States government took its first stand to keep trains moving during the nationwide na-tionwide strike of the callroad shopmen shop-men at this out-of-lhe-wav division point tonight. Eight deputv .I'nlted States marshals undr I. K. Pershall, United State ( marshal for the wentem district of Missouri stood guard at the shops of ithe Chicago and Alton railroad They were charged with the duty of seeing tlu re Is no interference wllh interstate inter-state commerce or the government malls. Inside the shops u force of strikebreakers strike-breakers numberin:; less than a dozen, doz-en, began work The move was regarded as the first test of v hat will be n method of government procedure to prevent a paralysis of rail traffic over the country. coun-try. NOT ErnUKJE-BRiEAKERB The shops "here had been closed since Wednesday when a mob of over 200 men seUed a force of strikebreakers strike-breakers at the shops and marched them out of town. With the shops closed, traffic on the C hicago und Alton Al-ton was about to be greatly curtailed on divisions leading out of this city. guard, the strike situation had taken in unlocked for change "We are here to take charge of the situation. We are not playing either side," Marshall I'ersha'.l declared as he notified strikers that his men were on guard and that strike -breakers wore at work Inside the shops. "Wc are here to represent the United States goVernmenti M vri.s r si HOI r. "The government has decided thai Hhe movement of the malls, inter-State I freight and Inter-state px'.seners Is a ipublle necessity and munt not be ln- Iteffered with, "To move trains we must havo engines. en-gines. To have engines the shops jmust run. So I am telling you men I ithat the shops must run here. "My deputies represent the United 1 iState. government and are under arms W'lth Instructions that no man who1 wants (0 work Is to he interfered with : The government la not Interested in! how you conduct the strike other than i that mall and Inter-State c ommerce must move and we are here to see that' It moves. I hope we w III not have trouble that is entirely up to you " j MAKE NO COMMENT, Strike officials hen had no com-ment com-ment to malce upon the situation. Men who loitered along the street said j nothing as the federal deputies with their badges displayed on their COatSI passed on their way to the shops. Aulhorly for their arrival here, it was announced, was granted by Atlor- ' ney Genera Efarrji M. laughert. it was sai l lure tonight thai no further Interference with hop workers would be permitted and that the handful of men working tonight would be rc-en-forccd Monday by a large force to be brought to the city. no |