Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-16
RAILROADS FACING
STRIKE TOMORROW
Wilson May Hold Key to Solu-
ton But Outlook Now is.
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(AsSOciated Press by Federal WireleSS)
NEW YORK, \. Y. March 16.-One
OF the first steps by the railroads to
deal with the menace of nationwide
disorganization caused by the threat
ened strike was taken yesterday
when the national conference commit
tee CT managers notified the individual
lines that an immediate embargo
against the moving of perishable
freight is advisable.
Both sides expressed willingness
to hold further Joint conferences.
although the situation is devoid of
suggestion of compromise which
might be reached to avert the tie-up.
Indications are that both sides are
awaiting possible action by President
Wilson and that each group is pre-
other. " l.. -.
Progressive Strike Is Plan ....
NEW YORK, March 16.-With the
nationwide railroad strike set to start
at s o'clock, central time, tomorrow
night, orders were issued last night by
the leaders of the four brotherhoods
calling out the men in a progressive
series of walkouts that will tie up
every main artery of travel and trans
portation in the country within five
days. :ss-.a@
Saturday night engineers, firemen,
conductors and trainmen Of the four
sbrotherhoods will quit work on certain
designated Eastern railroads. Sunday
train employees on another group OF
lines are called to follow.
1t is estimated that by Sunday night
10000 railroad employees will be on
strike. -s
Then, day by day, line after line will
be crippled by the strike order, the
passenger trainmen on all roads being
called to join the freight trainmen in
the strike Wednesday: Il. <.
Some Men Loyal -. = + .ts%t.
Railroad managers throughout the
country expect that enough loyal EN-.
ployes will disregard the strike order
to permit maintenance of a skeleton
service. But none of the managers
hold out hope OF being able to Oper-
ate enough trains to alleviate the
threatened food shortage that Is ex-
pected to develop at once in the GEN.
tiers of large population. The move,
ment of freight, already congested,
probably will be brought to COM
plete standstiIl including mails, NUM-
tions, foodstuffs and manufacture sup.
plies. =. -.
Should President Wilson appeal
for halt in the strike plan, his ap-
peal will be considered, but there is no
bluff about this strike" said w. S.
Stone, chief Of the brotherhood OF loco
motive engineers. III. t.s
Employees on the New York Central,
Nickel Plate, Baltimore & Ohio, and
the Big Four railways are designated
to leave their posts of duty Saturday
night They are to be followed Sun
day, according to orders, by employees
on the Southern Railway, Norfolk &
Western, Virginia, Chesapeake & Ohio
and Great Northwestern lines. No out.
line of the progressive steps of the
strike for the following days has been
made public, but it is believed that
the train employees on the other main
railroads of the country will be called
out at intervals of from IL to "a hours.
The climax of the strike is to be
reached in the calling out of passenger
train employees Wednesday If the rail-
roads show no sign of surrender
The strike has the full moral sup
port of the American Federation OF
Labor, though it is stated that no
plans have been made for a sympa.
thetic walkout to include employees in
other industries.