Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-03-17
BIG RAILROAD STRIKE
MAY COMMENCE TODAY

tional conference committee, COM
posed OF managers of the great rail-
way systems, and made public this
week, indicates that the four rail
road brotherhoods have completed
arrangements for progressive series
of strikes to begin at o'clock to-
night eastern time, if the conference
on the eight-hour question to be held
in New York Thursday failed to reach
a satisfactory agreement.
The proposed program is a sfollows:
Saturday, March IL, p. m, call
out all freight trainmen on the New
York Central, Baltimore & Ohio,
Erie, Southern Railway, Louisville
& Nashville, and Seaboard Airline.
Such an order would involve 10000
men.
Monday, March lo, p. m., call
out the freight trainmen on the Le-
high Valley, Lackawanna, Jersey
Central, Long Island, Maine Central,
/, Delaware & Hudson, and all other
roads in the southeastern territory,
or extending to New York.
Tuesday, March 20, p. M, call
out all the freight trainmen in the
northwestern group, including the Hill
roads and all those centering at Chi
cago.
"wednesday, March 81, p. m., if
| the railroads still refuse to grant the
mems terms, extend the strike to all
other freight trainmen, and call out
The passenger trainmen on every road
in the country"
| The railroad brotherhoods on March
II wrote to President Wilson, it be-
came known, formally notifying him
| If the conference with the railroad
| representatives, scheduled for March
Is. In this letter the brotherhood
eaders declared they were hopeful
of making satisfactory adjustment
If questions pending with the rail-
| -oad The brotherhood representa-
ives also informed President Wilson
ghat if while they were negotiating
with the railroads the nation became
involved in war, they would cooperate
to the fullest extent with the govern
ment.
Neither President Wilson nor Sec
'etary Wilson of the department of
abor had official information regard
ng the intention of the brotherdoods
strike unless a atisfactoryRrrange-
merit was reached at Thursdays con-
erence. An investigation was begun
Trough government agencies, how
YER 1t was stated that there was
title of definite character that the
government could do until the out
,ome of the meeting in New York
Thursday became known.
Under the direction of President
Wilson Secretary Wilson of the de-
,artment of labor will keep in close
ouch with the conference in New
York and should it fail the govern
nent will then consider further steps,
IS Government officials regarded it
IS inconceivable that there should be
nationwide railroad strike at this
ime and while no plans have been
mapped out, it was generally taken
or granted that the President will
Sc his utmost efforts to prevent such
4 strike.
A railroad man said the managers
were convinced that the men asked for
he conference for the definite purpose
of presenting an ultimatum on the
eight-hour question. 1t was stated
that it is expected that this ultimatum
will be based on the demands OF the
men made last year on which the
strike vote calling for the walkout last
September was cast.
1t will not be based on a demand
or the enforcement of the Adamson
law, the railroad representative said
as that grants less than the strike
vote demanded.
Further reports reached the nation
II conference committee on the rail-
roads that the plans of the men for a
strike beginning Saturday if their de-
mands were not met were virtually
complete. 1t was said that all that
was necessary to put into effect the
strike called for in last years vote
| rs that had merely been in allegiance
On account of the Adamson law and
| had not lapsed or been rescinded.