Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-31
Will Not Accept Shipments
That Cannot Be Delivered
by Friday Evening.
RUSH APPEALS TO,
employees OF I. M.
Promises Protection to All Who Re-
main Loyal, Expressing Regret That
Strike Order May Terminate Long
Period of Friendly Relations.

The Cotton Belt railroad yesterday
issued an embargo against all freight
which can not be delivered at desti-
nation point by p. M. Friday.
Official acknowledgements that such
embargo had been issued could not be
obtained last night from any of the
officials of the road who were in the
city, nor could it be learned here if
the Iron Mountain has yet issued "a.
embargo. 1t is expected, however,
that the Iron Mountain embargo will
be made here this morning.
There was considerable activity in
Pine Bluff yesterday relative to the
strike situation. The one subject of
conversation was the strike and its
probable effects upon business con-
diticns generally. Among employees
of the Cotton Belt shops and other de.
partments, the opinion prevailed that
the strike would go into effect as
ordered, but that it would last ONLY
two or three days, not loong enough
to cause any "suffering and actual
hardship"
The strike will go into effect in Pine
Bluff at a. m. Monday morning, ua-
less the order is countermanded. This
hour will see cessation of all train
service, according to the men, because
of the difference of time. In New
York, or Eastern time, the strike will
90 into effect at a. M; in central
time, at a. M; and so on, across the
continent.
Shops May Close Here.
Whether Or not the local shops of
Co+ II Lo ~ a
of the strike, could not be learned
yesterday from any of the officials OF
the road although the impression pre-
walls among the employees of the shops
that the establishment will be closea
down, within a few hours after the
strike goes into effect
Monday is Labor Day, and as mat
ter of fact, the shops will not oper-
ate at all on that date. What is ex-
| pected by the men is that a bulletin
will be posted announcing that the
| shops will not resume work Tuesday
emorning.
1t was understood last night that
the Cotton Belts embargo was made
against all freight that can not reach
destination point by 7 p. m tomor-
row, because of a desire of the road
officials to have all rolling stock in
division headquarters, and to have the
freight houses cleared of freight by
Saturday night. Trains hauling
freight will virtually cease operations
Friday evening, according to the
embargo, and all freight engines on
the road Saturday are expected to be
running back to division headquarters.
Passenger trains on the road at a.
m. Monday will run to division head
quarters, when the crews cease work.
W. D. Jackson of Little Rock, chair
man of the legislative committee for
Arkansas of the Brotherhood of Rail-
road Trainmen, and who is memDe2
of the insurance board of the grand
lodge of the same organization spent
last night in Pine Bluff, but the pur-
pose of his visit would not be divulged
by him. 1t is understood to have
bearing upon the strike situation.
Mr.. Bush's Letter.
Receiver B. F. Bush of the Iron
Mountain has written a letter to each
Engineer, fireman, conductor, train
nan and yardman in the employ OF
he Missouri Pacific-lron Mountain,
brging that they consider seriously
ne severance of their relations with
ne road, before taking action On the
trike order Monday morning.
The letter says in part:
THE negotiations at New York and
Washington, with respect to the de-
hands of the employees in engine,
rain, and yard service, for the adop-
lon of an eight-hour day and over
me at rate of time and onehalf, have
pparently failed to bring about sat
factory settlement. Your repre-
entatives have declined to submit
heir demands to arbitration, not
outstanding the fact that the find
ngs of the arbitrators in all cases
here the Missouri Pacific was con-
erned have been satisfactorily agreed
pom and speedily put into effect.
AS a result Of their action we are
nvlsed that general strike has been
fdered, to take effect September A.,
IA the long period of friendly rela-