Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-02

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Chicago. Sept. Railroads OF the
country abandoned preparations for war
today and reverted to those for peace.
From all over the country railroad
heads announced the embargoes placed
on shipments as q war measure were
revoked. In Chicago the usual meeting
Of railroad presidents was not held.
1t was assumed that the Adamson
bill would pass the senate tonight, that
the strike order would be recalled, and
that trains would run as usual Mon
day morning. the date set for the walk
out.
Feeling assured that the strike order
will be cancelled the following railroads
today revoked their embargoes:
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul. Chi
oago & Alton. G.. r. !. & p, Chicago
& Northwestern. Monon, Great West
ern. Chicago Burlington a Quincy. The
western roads said they expected sim
liar action by eastern roads.
Already in Effect.
Modified embargoes are In effect to-
day on many OF the great railroads A
the country iQid in some cases they
have been removed entirely owing to
the general belief that there will be no
strike.
Railroad executives. altho expressing
belief that the passage OF the eight
hour day had practically removed all
danger of strike at present. an
nounced many assertions from the
ranks Of the brotherhoods In the mid
die west and they asserted they had
sunlclent men to operate the trains In
event Of a strike.
Some managers claimed as high as
20 per cent Of the engineers and con-
ductors have agreed to remain at work
even tho strike Is put into effect.
Railroad traffic FOR. the last few days
has been heavier than Tor many months.
the large incrsase being, due TO anxiesv
OF tourists to reach homo before Mon
| day.
Discussions Among rothsrhoods.
Chairman Higgins. OF the General
| Managers Association of Chicago, is-
sued a statement remarling the dis
| sensions In the brotherhood ranks
The Minneapolis and st. Louis rail-
| road stated its engineers would re-
| main at work to a man. President
Calvin of the Union Pacific at Omaha
announced that all the engineers OF
that line would remain and a very
| large percentage of conductors and
trainmen would stick. The Great
Northern railway. according to Du-
luth dispatch. sent out call for new
| men to report Immediately
| One thousand conductors of the Chi
| cago. Milwaukee & st. Paul telegraph
ed President Garretson of the brother-
hood. that they would not walk out IL
| ordered to do so. A delegation OF con-
| ductors of the Chicago and Northwest.
ern is en- route to Washington to on
pose strike before congress and the
| brotherhood heads.
! lnjurctions in Kentucky.
| AT Louisville, KY, fifteen Louisville
& Nashville conductors obtained an in
! junction to restrain calling Of a strike
on that road. asserting that the con-
ductors of the road voted against it.
Fl. +. Byram. vice president Of the
| Burlington road, states that approxf
matsly 25 per cent or brotherhood
members employed on that road had
given promises of remaining at work.
Vice Pre- sident w. L. Parka OF the IIli-
nois Central said that he was reluctant
to make an estimate as to his road.
| w. J. Jackson, receiver for the Chi
cago & Eastern Illinois, remarked
that his line runs thru highly unionized
territory and that probably ninety per
ninety-tive per cent of the union men
would obey the strike order.
| Many on Rock Island.
| General Manager Gordon of the Chi
cago Great Western stated that 20 per
| cent of his train crews would remain.
"A large number" would remain with
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific. 1t
was stated at the headquarters of that
road. President Kurrie of the Monon
gave the situation on his road as fol.
lows:
| Twenty five per cent Of our train
men have absolutely promised to stick.
They don't care who knows it. An.
other 25 per cent say they will remain
but they don't want to get into trouble
with the brotherhoods until it is GER
tain that n strike will be called
| Brotherhood Leaders Worried.
| Reported dissension in union ranks
| gave officials of The brotherhoods here
some anxiety today.
| r. A. Gregg, vice president of the
railway federation, met the represen-
,atives of conductors on the c.. VI. &
ST. p. who, according to the officials
| ot the road, voted to disregard the
strike order If il was not rescinded.
Newspaper reporters were ordered
away from the conference room.
| While Mr.. Gregg and the committee
discussed the situation, Timothy Shea.
vice president Of the Brotherhood OF
Firemen and Enginemen, and James
Murdocb vice president of the Brother
lhood Of Trainmen, conferred with
minor officials.
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