Arizona republican., 1918-12-12
END PUEBLO STRIKE
OTHER DISPUTES IN
ADJUSTMENT STAGE

PUEBLO, Colo, Dec. 1.-THE fol-
lowing announcement was made to-
night by the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company officials here:
After a conference lasting until $50
o'clock this evening, the original agree
ment submitted by employees was moe
flied and adopted by the Colorado and
Wyoming Railroad company, and rep
resentatives of it's employees. The men
Immediately returned to work. and the
normal operation of the steel plant at
Pueblo will be resumed"
All employees of the company who
could be reached by the telephone or
messenger tonight are at work. The re-
mainder of the force will report for
duty tomorrow morning 1T six o'clock.
Oaburn Favors Packers
CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-William E. Og-
burn, formerly a professor of economies
in. the Washington state university, and
now an examiner for the war labor
board, was the only witness today in
the hearing of the petition of the pack
ing house employees for more wages,
better working conditions and other
concessions, before Judge Samuel Al
schuler, federal arbitrator in the
dispute. - ~
Mr.. Ogburn stated that in his opin-
ion $3.50 was the minimum amount
upon which a family of five persons
could live in reasonable comfort. He
advocated paying that amount to un-
married men of 23 to 25 years of age, in
| order to give them a chance to get
married, declaring that marriages at a.
early age should be encouraged.
| Regarding wages paid women, Pro.
\ feSsor Ogburn said that, according to
statistics in 1916, more than half of the
| working women of America were earn
| ing less than Sc a week. Better wages
mean better health and better Amer
can citizenship" he said
Cars at Standstil
| KANSAS CITY, Nov. 11-Street cal
service in Kansas City has been at a
standstill today; many industrial
plants have been forced to close ant
most of the residential sections of the
city are without electric lights, as re-
suit of the strike of street car ano
power house employees.
| The men demand the increase il
wages awarded them by the fedora
war labor board, which was contingent
upon the financial resources of the
Kansas City Railways company. TIL,
federal court recently refused to gram
an injunction to permit the company tt
charge eight cents. and the street rail-
way officials assert they are unable t.
meet the boards award on the basis O.
the present six cent fare.
i Ordered Back to Work
OMAHA, Neb, Dec 11-Followin,
receipt of telegraphic order from
International President Mahon, strik
ing members of the local street rail
way employees withdrew pickets from
car barns ard called meeting tomor
row morning, to act on Mahon's di
rection, that they return to work, com
plying with a request of the nationa
war labor board. The board prmise
to send joint Chairmen Taft and Mani
to Omaha, January 2, to arbitrate al
differences, including recognition O
the union. Federl Judge Woodrougt
on the company's petition, enjoine
strikers today from interfering wit
operation of cars, and the state cour
on petition of Mayor Smith, enjoine
the strikers from interfering, and or
dered the company to resume car ser
vice. The company made prepare
tions to house strike breakers.