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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1921
Page
1
Chicago October 22 unions with over half the nation’s rail workers announce members will not join the big five in the October 30 strike over a 12% wage cut. Shop crafts reject walkout and clerks delay action as telegraphers edge toward possible tie up. CONTINUED ON SEVENTH PAGE.
Leaders of eight of eleven standard unions refuse to authorize joining the big five strike, leaving telegraphers as the sole group aligned with the Brotherhoods and switch men. Trainmen quit in a decisive walkout. passenger service holds, freight idled. Big Four chiefs back labor board orders and await Wednesday hearing. Western freight rates cut 16 percent per ICC order. Attorney General Daugherty completes secret interior trip and returns to Washington.
Texas railroad walkout by switchmen and breakmen on the International and Great Northern spreads across San Antonio Fort Worth Houston and Austin with about 300 affected at Palestine. Officials say trains will run and no strikebreakers will be used as guards patrol offices.
In Orlando on October 22, representatives of three large railroads serving the area said only 5 000 refrigerator cars were available to move about 18 000 carloads of fruit this season. The shortage is blamed on the West apple crop, and shippers were urged to use vent cars where possible.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered freight rate reductions on grains and hay across the Western States as part of a broader effort to ease agricultural finances and hasten prosperity. The Justice Department instructed the U S marshal in Houston to guard Texas Line property under court control amid a trainmen strike. The action aims to lower operating costs, with railroads required to implement new schedules by November 20.
London dispatch reports Sidney Bearne, a stoker and former hero of Jutland, sentenced to one year in prison for thefts while serving as a cleaner. He once seized the Jutland ensign, swam two hours with it, and was later decorated. An appeal for mercy failed.
John F. Hylan of Tammany Hall is expected to win re election as mayor of Greater New York on November 8. The coalition against him lacks cohesion and enthusiasm as Curran presses for women voters over school conditions and Curran’s coalition bids gain ground.
London dispatch says Michael Collins heads to Dublin on private business amid stalled Irish negotiations. With Lloyd George at Chequers and de Valera silent, Sinn Fein seeks assurances to keep Republic off the conference agenda.
Secret Service prepares extraordinary precautions as threats against Marshal Foch and Ambassador Herrick surface in letters from the United States. Officials tighten security for foreign guests and Washington conference delegates, with enhanced agency staffing and restricted travel details.
Budapest reports Charles I the former Austrian emperor leads a second coup to reseat himself on Hungary’s throne. He reaches Raab as royalists rally, with 12 000 Austrian troops, after fleeing Switzerland by airplane with Zita. Interallied control at Oedenburg surrounds his march toward Budapest and calls for Count.
Washington officials caution that publicity may jeopardize delicate negotiations. The upcoming arms conference is expected to proceed largely in private with only limited public disclosure as results emerge, despite open sessions rhetoric. Delegates will balance national mandates with sensitive moves, while leaders urge any statements to reflect outcomes rather than promises.
Paris October 22 government in Budapest moves to expel Charles amid diplomatic tensions. Authorities report actions aimed at reducing influence and asserting national sovereignty as international reactions grow. The maneuver follows ongoing disputes and heightened scrutiny of foreign figures.
The report by Frank Sebring shows a 1,400 percent rise in murder hearings in the United States branch of the police court during the first nine months of 1921 compared with 1920, with crimes of violence and housebreaking also increasing. It notes many cases go direct to grand jury and many unsolved crimes remain unlisted in police records.
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