THE AMERICAN STRIKES

Southland Times, Issue 19591, 12 August 1922, Page 5

THE AMERICAN STRIKES

RAILWAY TROUBLE EXTENDS PROSPECT OF MINING SETTLEMENT (By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright.) (.Australian and New Zealand Cable Assn). NEW YORK, August 10. Ac Cleveland the Brotherhood leaders were notified that trains operated by members were tired on by coal strike sympathisers all along the line from the Kentucky coalfields to Chicago. • At Indiana, Pennsylvania, twenty-five members of the Central Pennsylvanian Coal Operators’ Association declined to attend the Cleveland conference. A Cleveland message states that while the presidents of the brotherhoods of the locomotive, engineers, firemen and enginemen have advised members to leave work if their lives are endangered by guards or defective equipment, the president of the Trainmen’s Brotherhood telegraphed to th ? members asking them not to strike, but to refer complaints to the Executive Committee which will investigate them and decide. PARTIAL COAL SETTLEMENT. SOFT COAL TO BE MINED. STRIKE ON SANTA FE RAILWAY. NEW 7 YORK, August 11. (Received August 11, 11.30 p.m.) The New York World's Cleveland correspondent states that the coal operators and miners in Ohio. Illinois, and Western Penn- ; sylvania have agreed to make a contract permitting the immediate resumption of soft coal mining, and have named a joint committee to work out the details. Mining will probably be resumed next week. Mr Lewis said this meant that 75 per cent, of the 600,000 striking miners would return to work. The engineers, firemen, conductors, anti brakemen struck on the important Santa To railroad because of the presence of guards on railway property. Californian railway traffic is seriously tied up. The Governors of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and lowa informed President Harding that they will approve of the taking over of the railways and mines if it is necessary for the country’s welfare. THE COAL FAMINE CLOSING OF CHICAGO FACTORIES IMMINENT NEW YORK, August 10. (Received August 11, 10.5 pun.) The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association announced that .actories in Chicago employing 300,000 workers would be forced ! to shut down owing to the coal shortage unless the strike were speedily terminated.