AMERICAN STRIKES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 25 August 1922, Page 5

AMERICAN STRIKES

“FIGHT TO A FINISH”

(By Electric Telegrap a—Copyright) (Published in the Times.)

NEW YORK, Aug. 23

The conference of railway executives and strikers failed over the seniority issue, the workers refusing to accept the executive ultimatum that loyal employees must be given preference in promotion. Mr J. Jewell stated “This means a fight to a finish.” Four hundred thousand workers arc prepared .to carry on the strike to the end.

GOVERNMENT ATTITUDE

WILL TAKE OVER RAILROADS IN EMERGENCY

WASHINGTON, August 23. Senator Sterling introduced a bill making it a felony to interfere with the movement of railway trains, and if any person was killed as a result of interference the guilty parties will be hold for murder.

The House of Representatives passed Mr Winslow’s Coal Commission Bill, which was somewhat amended to harmonise with the Senate Bill.

Repiesentatives favouring labour attempted to attack amendment assuring labour representation on the commission, but these were defeated. Mr Weeks made a statement that no fin a nor . administration intervention _ in the railway strike negotiation was likely. The Government, however*, will not permit transportation to break down, and in an emergency the Government will take over the railroads. It will also utilise warships if necessary to carry mails between seaport towns DECLARATION BY MR GOMPERS OTTAWA, August 23. Speaking at the Canadian Trades Congress at Montreal, Mr S. Gompers pointed out that, the American Federal tion of Labour had never undertaken to interfere with the political policy of the Canadian labour movement. It o,ily desired the, union of Canadian and ..ned States labourers. There was nc room for two organisations. He outlined the strike situation in the United States and declared that strikers were winning and that the forces of capital were strongly desirous of lowering the standard of living and destroying unions.

V THREAT OF DEATH

NEW YORK, August- 24.

At Springfield, Illinois, Attorney-Gen-eral Brundage announced that he bad received a threat of death if he goes to conduct an investigation into- the Herrin massacre.

MINES REOPENING IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

NEW YORK, August 24.

With the railway heads preparing to fight the strike to a finish the Sioux City trades and labour assembly passed a resolution calling on the American Federation of Labour- to order a general strike of all railway employees. Bituminous mines are reopening throughout Central Pennsylvania, miners and operators subscribing to the Cleveland agreement.

Senator Cummins introduced a bill in the Senate creating a Federal fuel distribution agency supervising the movements of all coal throughout the country.