Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-11-15
SOUTHERN PACIFIC STRIKE IA
NOW ON IN FULL BLAST
IN TEXAS.
SITUATION IS SERIOUS
No Attempt Made To Move Freight
and Only Spasmodic Efforts at
Handling Passenger Trains.

HOlSION, lthhs, NOV. IT, lHn
first day Of the strike Of Federated
trainmen on the Atlantic division Of
the Southern Pacific railroad ended
tonight with no immediate prospect
of the adjustment OF the differences
between the road and the four unions
represented. and an increasingly seri-
Gus situation faced by the territory
affected from New orleans to FL
Paso.
No attempt was made to move
freight today, and an embargo has
been placed on the receipt of perish
able commodities. While no great
Inconvenience has ben felt as yet, the
closing today OF several Western
Louisiana rice markets touched only
by the Southern Pacific. indicated
what might be expected If the strike
IL long drawn out especially just at
this season Two trans continental
passenger trains, one east and one
west were operated today but local
passenger service was discontinued.
Union officials had no comment to-
night on the statement of Julius
Kruttschnitt. chairman Of the eNecu'
tive committee of the Southern Pa
cific company. that the road was will
Ing to discuss with the committee Of
four unions, the question Of the in
auguratiOn Of n system dealing with
controversies through a Joint COM
mittee. A demand for such joint set
tement of differences, which was re-
fused, was what precipitated the walk
out. and the labor officials intimated
that they would stand by the original
contention that the 81 alleged griev-
ances should be considered jointly.
May BE Arbitration.
Hope was still felt IN many quar-
ters that the federal board of media
ton and Cancellation, which has been
enlisted to compose the situation,
might secure resumption Of work
pending arbitration. Railroad Of
fcials have consented to this method
Of settling the strike. Union officials
have refused to say whether they
would sanction such an agreement,
and have evidently prepared for Bit
ter test Of strength through a long
siege.
II was intimated today by railroad
ment that a strike might be called on
the Houston q Texas Central, an in
dependent branch line of the South
ern Pacific. in connection with the
other employees. These men were not
involved in the original demands.
One freight crew refused to go out
of Dallas tonight.
Many small towns. without other
railroads than the Southern Pacific,
have adopted eXpedlents for the move
ment OF mail At Palacios, an auto
mobile mail service connects with the
postohice In a town some miles away.
VIII Take Strikers Back.
President W. b. Scott issued a
statement to the striking employees
tonight, that the doors were open to
them." II they wished to return to
work" The statement said that the
strike was "all the more to be re-
GREETED, as II means the severance OF
connections which in many instances
existed from boyhood."
There was no disorder today.
President Scott stated that the SOM
pany was operring passenger tfains
between Dallas and Beaumont, Texas,
Houston and Galveston, Texas; Hous-
ton and Victoria, Texas. and were
also operating two through trains, one
each way. between New orleans and
Fl Paso.
At the headquarters Of the strikers
the vice presidents Of the orders said
they were in receipt of information
from the representatives at outside
points. to the effect that four trains
had been operated on the lines In
volved since the strike had been made
effective.
According to this information. sew
eral assistant superintendents and dis
patchers with unknown men" conf
Ios,d the crows