The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-13
BREAK in STRIKE
| FORECASTS END.
BoIlermakers of Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul Road
| Return to Work.
BETTING BACK TO NORMAL
Boston Railroad Men Mark
Time and Await Result
of Strike Vote.

Of Strike Vote.
Chicago. Aug. 13.-"The crisis in tn,
Yway shopmen's strike has passed
The backbone of the Illegal strike /.
crushed" With kilograms before hin
1rom railway men in every sectior
" the country declaring that the mer
Nave already returned to work OF
Ire planning to do so Immediately
M. Patterson, general vice-pre
Ident OF the railway carmen's union
made the above announcement here
today. At the same time Patterson
congratulated the shopmen on their
lpyalty in conforming to President
WILSON'S request to return to work
and settle II cir wage demands later.
j. ID. Sanders, secretary of the Chi
Eago council, who has been directing
the Illegal strike. declared Patter-
Sons statement was propaganda,
Without foundation of fact" and that
the strike question would be settled
phursday when delegates to the ma
ional convention vote on the ques-
Hon.
Backing up his claim that the strike
rs practically over, Patterson showed
FeleSrams indicating all, men re-
furned to work on the Northern Pa
fific road except at st. Cloud and
firand Forks; all men back on the
roledo & Ohio Central; all men back
IN the Atlanta, Ga, district; at Ev-
hnsville, Ind, on the Michigan Gen.
Frai. except at Detroit. and at nu-
fnerous other places throughout the
fntire country.
At the Office of the regional direc-
or of railways similar reports were
Received.
Reports from various parts of the
country today showed that striking
Ehopmen were returning to work
pending settlement of their wage de-
mands. In the Chicago district, how
Ever, there was no break in the ranks
pr the strikers.
officers of the Chicago district
council, who called the strike against
fDders of the international officers,
planned today they had been success
full in breaking UP meetings~held by
International leaders who sought to
Fnduce the men to return to work
pending settlement of the dispute.
IA number of trains which were can
feled several days ago on account of
the strike on railroads centering here
were restored today.
Grant Wage Advance.
San Francisco, Aug. 13,-.An ad-
vance in wages approximating 40 per
Icent. has been granted TO engineers
Employed on shipping board ships, it
WAS announced today by Bruce Glib
Fon, chief OF the engineering depart
3nent of the United States shipping
board. at the conclusion OF confer
Ence with engineers The new wage
rate, it is said, is divided into Ave
Flasses, based on ship tonnage.
Returning to Work.
Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 13,-Railway
Ehopmen all over the southeast are
returning to work or preparing to do
Fo today, following q conference late
yesterday with Regional Railroad
Director Winchell. after which n
meeting of representatives of the |
6hopmen's union from all over the |
foutheast met and voted to call the |
|trike off. 1t is said all will be back |
by Thursday. Strike ballots have |
been sent out, however, to vote on a |
General strike Sept. 2. If the demands |
bf the men are not met by that time. |
-
be sanctioned by the international |
Union officials. Because of the run
hown condition of equipment it will
probably ,be a week or more before
bill engines and rolling stock will be
hgain in normal working order.
Marking Time.
Boston Aug. 13.-The sixth day Of
turtailed freight and passenger SER
vice caused by the strike last week
bf several thousand shopmen and
mechanics in the employ of New
England railroads found strikers and
railroad managers marking time and !
awaiting the result of the vote on the
question Of a return I'd work pending
settlement of the wage dispute. The
will not be completed until
tomorrow night.
Notifications of the New York,
New Haven & Hartford and the
Boston & Maine embargoes made eff
'ective today, removed the fears Of
many communities concerning the
of ice, milk and foodstuffs.
Sheffield Men Return.
sheffield, Ala, Aug. 1S.-The $50
out on strike here eight days ago. re-
turned to work tlhs morning.
Vote to Resume.
Portsmouth, Va. Aug. 13,-In ac-
,ordance with the resolution of the
Atlanta convention, more than 500 rail-
he Seaboard Atlantic Coast line
Norfolk Southern and the
Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt line roads
his morning voted to return to work
pending the decision of an
'ficial strike vote.