Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-18
MEN RETURN TO WORK
IN THIRTY MINUTES
Paralysis to Business Ceases
and Grievances viii Be AM
icabIy Adjusted by Media
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&. PASSENGER SERVICE
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Houston, Tex, Nov 11,-- g
q. Twelve hours after the settlement {:
today of the strike Of the roads O.
federated operating employees, g
o normal passenger service had o.
been practically restored on the o
g Sunset lines Of the southern .
Pacific railroad Tonight for e
q the first time since the strike e
g started, freight trains were g
moved. II Is expected that sew o
eral days viii be required to dis @
pose Of the accumulation Of q
. freight. officials of the train .
mems organizations and the rail- q
q road are working in conjunction q
IN an effort TO restore normal g
q traffic conditions. 2
o The strike was ended today 9
g when both sides accepted a pro- e
8 posal of the federal board Of Q
o mediation and conciliation that e
that railroad meet a Joint COM e
. mlttee from the engineers, fire q
men. conductors and trainmen g
@ for the discussion OF grievances g
o which the men have presented. g
q Many Of these are Of a personal g
g nature The recognition of the g
Joint committee which the COM 9
panys officials had declared in g
tmisistcnl with the existing con @
@ tracts was the chief contention G
% Of the unions which. when re- q
@ fused. precipitated the walkout g
o The terms Of settlement as out q
@ lined In telegrams from the fed g
e eral board signed by William Lee o
o Chambers and Martin A. Knapp, g
@ included the companys agree Q
g ment TO meet the joint committee 9
@ for the settlement Of grievances, G
@ the union agreement TO return to 6
o such immediate restoration of all 9
o strikers 70 service without pre- g
o iudice and reference to the fed Q
@ eral board of all matters in which 9
@ the conference committees could g
not agree. No date has been 9
o fixed for the proposed confer 9
@ ence. 9
@ Commercial interests In the z
territory affected took an active 9
" part in the efforts to arrange a g
settlement between the railroad 9
@ company and the strikers 9
Traffic stoppage at this season {
would have meant serious losses z
to sugar cane and rice growers, 9
as wen as to the cotton trade. g
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10y hosmNo JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wiRGl
houston, Tex, Nov. 1.-THE strike
OF operating employees Of the South
ern Pacific lines In Texas and Louis
lana, was ended today when the rail.
road yielded to the demands of the
men to meet q federated committee
q the four unions, in the controversy
Inc men were ordered to resume
work Immediately. Within thirty
minutes after the announcement wa.
made that the strike had been ended
wheels which had been idle, begar
to turn in the Houston railroad yards
Announcement Of the settlement
was made by General Manager w. D
VanVleck Of the Sunset Central line.
mere and was confirmed bv the fed.
Grated committee of the strikers
Durlng the strike mail piled up a
many places and supplies of merchan.
disc ran low in towns which depend.
ed exclusively on the Southern pact
fic for service.
Several Houston contractors sus.
pended business temporarily toda,
because shipments of material the,
expected over the Southern Pacific
was delayed indefinitely. The rail.
road did not attempt to move an,
freight after operating employees il
louisiana and Texas went on strik,
last Thursday night.
Orders have been issued ror a gen.
efal resumption Of train service OF
Old schedules and renewal of gen,
eral activities on the Southern Pacific
INES effective at 1 D. m. today.
lefms Of settlement from the fed
'lai board Of mediation and concilia.
non embodied the condition that Tho
strike should be settled Immediately
Ihe company agreed to meet a join
committee Of the four unions involv.
ed and make a determined effort tc
adjust all difficulties. All strikers
are to be returned to former positions
without prejudice.
Immediately after receiving notifi-
cation that the Southern Pacific had
acceded, the heads of the unions wired
thelr acquiescence and in body
called on w. b. Scout Of the Sunset
central, who received them along
with the information that the strike
was off"
The federation claims It won all Il
contested for that is, recognition OF
a joint committee and united adjust