Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31

and operating officials of the rail-
roads of the country went into
conference today to formulate
plans to operate trains in the
event that the strike of the four
brOtherhOOds of trainmen set for
next Monday morning takes place.
Practically none of the railroad
heads shared in the optimism ex-
pressed in some quarters in Washing
ton that passage of the eighC-hOur bill
by congress would avert a strike, and
according to E. P. Ripley, president OF
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe,
spokesman for the party Of railroad
presidents, who returned from Wash
ington yesterday. the railroads will
proceed on the assumption that the
strike will come on Labor day.
Embargoes begin today on every
trunk line in the country. The en-
bargoes, according to present plans,
will become effective in the following
order:
Order of the EmbargOes.
Effective at the close of business to-
morrow, an embargo on all shipments
of explosives and inf1ammables.
Effective at the close of business to-
morrow, an embargo on all shipments
stock, dressed beef, live and dressed
poultry, fresh fruits and vegetables.
Effective at the close Of business
Saturday, an embargo on all freight Of
all kinds from all points to all dest1-
| nations.
| Most Of the roads also gave warning
| that passengers should end their jour
neys before 7 a. m. Monday or be sub
| ject to indefinite delay. Railroad Off
| Gals plan to run at least one passen-
! ger train a day on every road and in
| each case, it is announced, preference
| will be given to milk trains.
Strike Breakers On Job.
The railroads, according to tentative
plans, will pool their resources.
| Strike breakers, it is understood,
will be hired not by individual roads
! but by central committee OF all the
roads and distributed where most Wit
ally needed.
| In an effort to discourage strike sen
| timent the roads have announced 4
system of punishments and rewards
| Fmployes who go on strike will for
| felt their seniority privileges. New
men taken on during the strike will be
! given preferment in promotion. Guar
antees of protection have been given
to employees who remain loyal
chicago detective dSStItiCo al 2 ou
vertising for strike breakers and re-
port more than 1000 ready for instant
service.
The embargo on livestock will cause
a shortage of fresh meats in various
! cities of the country within few days
according to packers. Commission
merchants who had freight shipments
Of perishable goods started enrOute
fom the Pacific coast states before tn;
embargo was announced, have beer
i compelled TO order the railroads II
run the cars on express schedule.
Great Northern Calls On State.
The Great Northern railroad has
called on Governor Hanna of Nortf
Dakota to protect it's property should
a strike be called and the governor
announced that he would issue precau
tjonarv instructions to the authorities
| Tndenendent of the transportation
strike. the railroads are facing a new
labor problem in the threatened strike
oF "a. 600 shopmen on 20 railroads ives
oF Chicago. Unless their demands fol
an eight-hour day and five cents al
hour wage increase are granted the,
announce they will take a strike vot'
on Sept s. The men involved are ma
chinists, boilermakers, blacksmiths
sheet metal workers and car men.
| Fmbargoes similar in purport Il
those announced by other roads were
declared today by the Illinois Contra
and Chicago and Northwestern rail
roads. Notice was sent TO country ship
pers this morning to withhold the ship
ment of grain to the Chicago grain re
ceivers' association until the railroad
situation becomes normal.