The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-11-21
i Bic RAILROAD STRIKE SETTLED
MEN RETURN TO WORK ON SUN
SET LINES PENDING AN
:, ADJUSTMENT.
To Federal Mediation and Concilia
ton Beard Credit for Settle
nent Is Due.

Houston, REHABILITATION and con-
Citation Monday brought to an abrupt
close the strike of $500 Sunset train.
engine and yard men. The strike was
called at 7 o'clock on the evening OF
Nov. 10. on the refusal of the railroad
to meet the joint board of the four
labor organizations to discuss sixty
seven grievances.
A total of $500 men responded to
the call of their officials ana the
road from New Orleans to FL Paso
was effectively tied up. A few pas
senger trains were operated each day
by the railroad, but most OF the
trains were annulled. No freight was
handled.
Accepting the olive branch of peace
offered by the board in Washington,
both the strikers and the railroads
made material concessions in the et-
forts to prevent a long-drawn-out in
dustrial war,
Immediately the men began return
ing to work. Engines that had stood
dead and cold in the yards since the
calling of the strike-Noy. 13-began
to steam up. All over the line, from
Ell Paso to New Orleans, traffic sud
denly stopped began to disengage it
self from the tangle into which 1t
has fallen in four days and nights
Both sides in the controversy be-
lieve they have done the best thing
possible. BY the terms OF the COM
pact, the railroad company officials
will meet, the committeeman OF the
four organizations jointly, and griev-
ances that can not be adjusted be-
tween them amicably will be referred
to the board of mediation and con-
Citation.
By o'clock Tuesday morning traf-
fic on all the lines affected was in
full operation in both the freight and
passenger service, ard it is not prob
able that there will be further inter
ruption, as both the officials OF the
road and of the unions are under
agreement to adjust all grievances
possible by joint committee OF the
unions with a committee from the
road, and to submit all other griev-
ances to the federal board of media
ton and Cancellation for settlement.
The officials of the railroad are
pleased that the strike has been set
tied and say that they will do their
part toward final adjustment of the
grievances. President Scott said Mon
day: I'VE feel9that we have yielded
materially in this matter, but We owe
duty to the people that we could
not ignore, and rather than have our
shippers and other patrons suffer we
concluded to accept the terms pro,
posed by the board of mediation and
Cancellation"
There was general rejoicing in the
union headquarters and among the
former strikers. By forcing the rail
road to agree to meet the joint com
mittee On grievances they feel that
they have won their contention, and
the men are returning to their work
enthusiastically.
The settlement of the strike was
brought about by the federal board OF
mediation and Cancellation by wire
This board first made its proposition
to Julius Kruttschnitt, chairman OF
the executive board of directors OF
the Sunset-Central lines, and it was
accepted. Judge Martin A. Knapp
chairman of the board, then wired
the union officials, advising them OF
the acceptance of the executive board
The wire was received early Monday
morning, and at 8 o'clock the union
officials wired their acceptance They
Immediately notified the executive Of
ficials of the road that they had call
ed off the strike and that the mer
would return to work.