Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-02
Half of Votes of Brother
hoods Counted and Show
Sentiment.
LARGE MAJORITY
SUSTAIN DEMAND
Western and Southern Votes Not Vet
Counted Will Show Stronger SEN
tinent in Favor Of Strike-Com-
pIetc Tieup Of New York City Street
Railway Systems Believed to be
Certain.

New York, Aug. 2.-When 100000 OF
the 400, 900 ballots cast by members OF
the four brotherhoods who are voting
on the question of calling general
strike on 225 railroads had been count
ed at noon today it was announced that
"preponderant number of men are IN
favor of a strike"
The ballots counted today are mainly
votes Of the eastern and southern mem
bcrs OF the Big Four" railway brother
hoods. The western and southwestern
chairmen will arrive in a few days with
their ballots. 1t is expected that the
lowest number of votes cast in favor
of the strike will come from the east
ern members of the railway unions.
However, no matter what the number
of votes cast against the strike by the
eastern men, there is practically no
doubt that majority of them favor the
strike.
Thus far the largest number of votes
In favor of the strike have been cast by
members from the south.
It had been expected that the count
ing of the votes would be completed by
Aug. I, but at the rate the count Is be-
ing made it ought to be completed be-
fore that unless there should be some
unexpected delay.
Car Strike to Spread.
New York state and city authorities
are preparing today to- deal with
great strike of street railway employees.
which. If begun, is expected to tie up
virtually the whole street railway OF
the city Officers Of the association OF
street railway men, who are in charge
of the effort to enforce the demands OF
the union for an increase in pay, said
today they were nearly ready to pre-
sent their demands to the New York
Railways Company.
Officers of this company are prepar-
] Ing to- resist the demandsso Of sthe men
and are establishing dormitories and
| training new employees In the operation
Of cars to take the places of strikers.
Effort 20 Settle Garment Strike.
Three mediators appointed by the
department of labor vii confer here to-
day with manufacturers of women's
garments and with leaders of the union
of their employees in an attempt to end
the strike of 10000 makers of womenS s
clothes, which has been in progress for
fourteen weeks. tH
If mediators fail to secure an agree
ment it is understood they will start an
investigation of the garment industry.
FULLY s100,000,000 in orders for wom-
ems clothes are waiting to be filed.
Manufacturers of mems clothing said
that orders for $15O,OO0,OOO worth OF
mems clothing had been placed for the
| fall season and that the orders can not
| be filed If the lockout leads to a gen.
eral strike.
Hopes For Settlement.
Timothy Shea. assistant president of
| the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
! men and F.nginemen, who is in charge
of the staff of fifty men counting the
ballots, said it will take fully five days
to count the votes from. all territories.
| About $50 chairmen Will report here,
| he said.
When the complete vote has been
counted, probably on Saturday or
Monday, Shea said, there will be a
meeting here Of the national confer
ence committee Of railways and the
result will be submitted by the broth
erhood officials.
| Negotiations will then be conducted
| in the hope that a satisfactory settle
| ment may De reacneu. ...-
A strike would be called only il the
negotiations failed.
Brands Claims as Just.
THE railroad workers feel that their
| claims are just and righteous" Shea
said. The eight hour day is the go
Ing day for laboring people, and as q
penalty for working men over time the
railroads must pay time and a hall
overtime. Railway employees do not
care to work overtime. They desire
recreation and rest with their families
The eight-hour day is recognized by
the United States government and
every state In the union.
THE railway employees are not ask
ing an increase in pay, but only q
shorter work day for the same wages
| for which they are now giving t..
hours service"