The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-09-05
ORDERS STRIKERS
TO RESUME WORK
GOVERNMENT MOVES 70 PUT AN
md TO sYMpATHETic STRIKE
ON COAST.
Railroad Men Told by Union Chiefs
That They Must Resume Work or
Face Suppression and Severe
Punishment.

Washington. 1.-THE striking tininmen
who have been causing no end of grief
W shippers on the Pacific coast have
bStsn warned By the government, and
the head Officers OF their union, that
the strike must end at once.
Should the men persist IN remaining
out. they have been Warned they Will
he debarred from he ,In.on and union
men will take their places, in order 10
resume operation Of train service sus-
pended when an Unauthorized sylnpl-
thetlc strike was sprung by radicals IN
california.
Director General Hines on Thursday
served notice On public officers, rail-
road officers and employees and cit
liens generally in California, Arizona
and Nevada that Inc railroad admin
tstraiion would undertake to restore
and after Z O'Clock Saturday morning
and that all striking employees who
do not return TO work by that time
will find their places filled"
This action coming after the nh-
nouncement by The four brotherhood
chiefs that the bro,iicrhoOds would as
sist the railroad administration in OPP
Grating the lines IL The Illegal strike
was not terminated is the most dras-
tic ever taken by the government in a
labor controversy.
Orders were issued by w. q. Lee
~ h., fhAv Of IN H.
way Tralnmeli, ana warren 5. Stone,
Chief of the Locomotive Engineers, In
structing the men TO return to work
at once.
"Unless there Is decided improve
iuent, the government will take steps
to operate the lines" said statement
received from Warren $. Stone, chief
Of the locomotive engineers, and made
public simultaneously with the order
from lee.
AS the result Of the receipt Of the
telegram local officers Of the brother
hood Thursday posted the following an
nouncement signed by Lee:
advise nll men Of the brotherhood
that we Will moi engage in sympathetic
strike, and tell our men that less thnn
Two months ago -,,S ii-enlbers Of the
brotherhoods We're cXpened from the
organization ut \, .nnipeg for sylnpn
thctic acton, while many OF them lost
their positions. Our members must
return 10 worA and uphold their CON
tracts II they expect 10 retain mem
bership and SUPPORT Of this organix;,-
ton"
simultaneously, the following notice,
addressed 10 engineers and signed by
Warren =. Stone, Mas ordered posted :
Effective at once inform all mem
bers of division thu, strike is Illegal
from start to f.ns.i. All members OF
the Brotherhood ol Locomotive Eng
necrs NH be required to abide BY the
laws Of The organization and carry out
the contracts made N good faith, both
by the individual roads and the fed
eral government Failing TO do SO,
they Nil be expected inside Of twenty
four hours. Unless there il decideu
Improvement the government will take
steps To operate HE roads. You ali
know !, that this will mean. Impress on
everyone the nccesS.ty of using sober
thought and exercising common sense
and not be carried away by wave
Of mob law"
The first break IN the ranks of the
striking tlu,nlneu al Los Angeles came
lute Thursday, when about II dozen en-
gineeis and conductors reported fol
duty Mt the Santa i'c depot. Santa Il,
officials said The. A.id a train made
up, ready 10 move and lacked only one
brake.;in of la,-n- !: full crew for It.
Mr. lines on IharSday sent tele-
grams 10 Tie governors of California
Nevada ard Ariz, ia. and 10 the may
ors of principal c.IieS ia those states
asking cooperation In maintaining
traffic and la preventing interference
with the movement of trains.
Anyone who iltrifrres with or mo
Tests The use of railroad property. Mr.
Hines said. would be death With for
having committed an otfrnse against
the United States.
FEDERATION OPPOSES STRIKE.