Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-14
RAIL employees
PLAN SERIES OF
FREIGHT STRIKES
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than one of the local leaders here
last night declared the brotherhoods
had waited too long already while the
supreme court deliberated on the con-
stitutionalty OF the shorter basic day.
They argued that If the roads decline
at Thursdays conference to put an
eight-hour day into effect forthwith
the unions would have full justifica-
ton for a strike.
Men from southwestern roads will
meet in St. Louis today, those
from eastern roads in New York
Wednesday and those from western
lines in St. Paul Wednesday.
w. G. Lee, mead OF the trainmen's
brotherhood, said tonight that the
men had made no important changes
in their demands presented to the
railroads last fall.
Receive Order to Strike.
Pittsburgh, Pa, March l3.--Mem-
bers OF the railroad brotherhoods in
the Pittsburgh district are said to
have received a formal order today
TO strike on March II, unless other
wise notified" the circular, which
also officially instructs them as to
their conduct during the strike, is
signed: Committee: B. Of L. E., B.
OF l.. f., o. r. C., B. of r. T."
The circular consists of seven num-
bered paragraphs, the last reading as
follows:
Your representatives have been
unable to effect satisfactory settle
ment and q strike under the laws Of
the respective organizations become
effective March u, 1917, g p. m, CEN
trail time, 7 p. M, eastern time, un-
less otherwise notified.
Will Complete Trip.
The first paragraph directs that no
man in road service involved in the
strike will perform any service after
the hour set to strike, unless he al
ready has begun trip and has actual
" left the terminal. II the train has
left the terminal he will complete the
trip and, deliver the engine and train
at the end Of run or tie up point, il
tied up under the law, after which
he will peri RIM no further service,
until the close Of the strike. Men in
y other than road service will leave
the service at the appointed time. Sc
far as your legal right to strike is
concerned, there is no difference be.
tween mail train and freight train
You have identically the same right &c
perform service on a mail train as you
have to refuse to perform service or
freight trian."
Other sections declare that "act:
,f'violenee OF any nature will not b.
tolerated"
Won't Take Shipments.
Indianapolis, March BE. M. Cos
Tin, general superintendent OF the Biz
Four railroad, announced late toda,
that ION account of certain threaten
ing strike conditions" the Big Fou
railroad would not accept shipment
Of live stock and perishable freigh
after Thursday midnight, unless !
could be delivered to destinations OF
Big -Four lines before Saturday noon
Other classes Of freight. the an
nouncement says. will not be accepte,
after Wednesday midnight. unless TIL
shipper signs waiver, releasing TIL
abroad company from any damage
hat might be caused by delay.
Hold Conference.
ST. Louis, March l3.--Represents
tives OF the four brotherhoods on tn
southwestern railways. centering !
st. Louis, held a four-hour conferenc
here today with national officers {
the brotherhoods and at the end {
the conference, refused to give OIL
any information as to what had tram
i,ired.