The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-27
THREE STATES
ARE ISOLATED
California. Nevada, Arizona
Tied Up by Rail Strike


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administration.
Those on strike here include yard.
masters. switchmen. engineers. fire.
men and rhopmen. The strike began
When 100 men walked out OF the
Southern Pacific yards. The strike
spread 10 tho entire bay district
within an hour. IL was spontaneous
practically without leadership.
a platoon OF state railroad police
was thrown around fhs Ferry build.
ing today ana others were stationed
on the Oakland and AiamedA moles
IL wss announced they were station
ed "ss n precautionary measure. ="
Tho strike has NOT resulted In any
Violence.
tk~t Demands
The men at n meeting last night
formulated a group Of demands
which include:
Reinstatement OF all strikers Of
the Pacific Electric on terms Of their
original demands. OF all Los Angeles
brotherhood men discharged for re.
fusinx to handle cars OF the y. f..
OF all San Francisco strikers after
demands affecting Southern Caiifor.
MIA strikers are satisfied.
The strike was expected 10 spread
today 10 Sacramento. stockton and
other pointa.
The strike has psraiyred cAiifor.
MIA At n tim~ when thousands OF
summer tourists from eastern states
were returning home.
several hundred tourists are
stranded ut Barstow. a junction point
on the SANTA Re IN the Mojavc desert
above Los Angeles. No supplies
have hem received at tho hotel there
for several days and provisions are
not adequate for the four trainloads
OF passengers forced to remain
there.
Los Angeles itself IL threatened
with a serious food shortage. No re
lief has been afforded since it's mayor
two days ago warned that tho city
must 60 on war rations.
Ocean Travel q. X.
Ocean travel between the two cities
has been unhampcred but the boats
are inadequate 10 handle the great
rush OF passengers. Mail service In
partially maintained thru the boata.
CALIFORNIA; highway--two systems
north and south connecting Los An.
rclcs and San Francisro-arc being
utilized 10 the utmost by trucks and
autos. stage lines, always busy
are now swampcd.
The strike has spread in the face
OF the order from the brotherhood
chiefs that the men end the strike
Whereas the Cleveland headquarters
OF the brotherhoods has refused 10
sanction tho strike. IL has the back
ing OF the State Federation OF Labor.
which has termed Los Angeles the
battle-ground OF labor In California
w. II. Scott. federal manager for
the Southern Pacific. today issued
a statement denying the report tina,
the men had been discharged for
refusing TO handle freight 20 ana
from the Pacific Electric in and
about Los Angeles.
The statement follows;
IL noticed In one evening paner
and one morning paper a statement
attributed to some OF the employees
who have gone on strike TO the Of.
feet that they were striking because
some OF their membership had been
discharged for refusing TO switch
cara to and from the Pacific Elec.
trio railroad.
II desire to state for the South.
ern Pacific that no man has been
discharged for refusing to handle
business TO and from the Pacific
Electric. Neither has any man
been discharged for any connection
with the strike which has been
calledgor sanctioned by the brother.
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