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Show SAYS ROADS AKTOBIAME Jewell Advises Conference of Crafts and Executives to End Strike CHICAGO July 12 (By The Associated Asso-ciated Press) B M. Jewell, president presi-dent of tho Railway Employes department depart-ment of the American federation of Labor, Tuesday declared in reply to a j proclamation issued by President Harding, that the way to end the present pres-ent strike was to call a conference of the shopcrafls und the railway executives. execu-tives. "If anyone wants to end the strik' they know how to do It" call a conference con-ference of railroad executives and shopcrafts representatives, he said "Pull responsibility for the present situation sit-uation and the continuation of It r sts upon the shoulders of tho railroad managements." "I would not like to comment on the president's proclamation In detail un-!ti: un-!ti: I have studied it closely." Mr Jew-loll Jew-loll said ' So far as unlawful icts an I violence are concerned, however, I am ready to reply now. 700,000 MKN OUT. "About 700.000 men are Involved In this suspension of work which has bn-n In effect for eleven days. It Is to the credit of all parties concerned and especially the railway employes Involved that there have been so strll -lni;ly few announcements of lawless acts. "Our organizations. out of about 'half a century of experience, called attention at-tention to the possibility of other than Istrikers dolnji things which were or I which Incited unlawful acts. We urg-'ed urg-'ed our membership to protect them-selves them-selves from the possibilities of such conditions by every means at tjielr command, "The organizations have and do welcome wel-come thorough and prompt Investigation Investiga-tion of any alleged Illegal acts. A American citizens and taxpayers it is disappointing to us, to sny the least, to have to bear our part of the apparently ap-parently unnecessary expense o maintaining main-taining governmental armed forces called In presumably to re-enforce the arm of tho local city and county authority. au-thority. WILLING TO Mi:i7T. "The facts In our possession Clear-I) Clear-I) Indicate that where those armed forees have been stationed there Is no work for them to do. "The organizations have at all times stated that 'they are willing to meet any one authorized to make a proposal pro-posal looking toward a settlement of the present situation into which the railroad employes were forced as a last resort." "The railroads." he charged, "apparently "ap-parently do not want to ke-op the strike In Its present limitation Other organizations do not want to become involved In our affairs but the railroads rail-roads scorn to be trying 10 force then, In by compelling them to do work which our crafts do and which these men novor did VIOLATES DECISION Referring to the part of the presidents presi-dents proclamation dealing with the contracting out of shop work Mr. Jewell Jew-ell aald that the carrier had been violating vio-lating the United States railroad labor Iboard's decision In this matter since 'last spring and assorted that this was not the only Issue Involved In the strike, the wage cut and working rules also being concerned Asked concerning the "established agencies' for settlement of the controversy con-troversy referred to In the president's I proclamation. Mr Jewell said he "up-Ipoeed "up-Ipoeed the president meant the labor board." , Mr. Jewell said tonight that he ex-pectod ex-pectod to meet representatives of "about 21 railroads operating throughout through-out the northwest " to discuss negotiations negotia-tions looking toward a settlement of jthe shopmen's strike He said the J representatives met members of his executive committee today and that nearly all the roads of tho northwest wi re Involved, '"Something will prob-lably prob-lably be decided tomorrow." he said. |
