The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-08-02
LEADERS CLAIM
SHOP STRIKE IS
TO Be !. GENERAL
Anticipated That Walk Out Will
Assume Nation Wide Pro-
portions Soon
CONGRESS LOSES VACATION
At Request of Wilson Will Re-
main in Session to Con-
slider Labor Crisis
CONGRESS- LOSES VACATION

CnlCag0, aug. Z.-LeaderS OF the
Federated Railway Shopmen's union
today predicted that the strike which
was started yesterday would spread
and become the nationwide movement
that it was expected to be when it was
called. At present the strike is for
the most part confined to points in
the midwest and southeast. w.
In the middle west 10000 men are
reported out with a lighter number in
the south and southeast section. Those
effected are car repairers, inspectors,
machinists, electricians, blacksmiths
and sheet metal workers.
They demand a wage increase from
the present scale Of 66 cents to IS
cents an hour with 60 cents an hour
for helpers and that the increase be
effective from Jan. l, 1919.
every railroad system in the coun-
try will be affected by night" John
B. Saunders, secretary of the council
discussing the Chicago situation said.
lr8lnmeN 10 OIay OuC
Leaders of the federated railway
trainmen union who called country
wide strike for higher wages yester-
day, declared the men would not re-
turn to work until their demands had
been granted. Reports at union head
quarters showed the strike to be
spreading. It was predicted by Mon
day it will embrace the entire country.
CONGRESS TO, CONSIDER CRISIS
Washington, Aug. with their
proposed five-weeks' recess abandoned
at the request Of President Wilson,
who asked that they remain in session
to consider new labor crisis precipi-
tated by the demands of railroad en-
ployes for increased wages, members
of the house today set about rear
ranging plans to meet the unexpected
development.
Altho the formal request by the
president was that the creation of
committee to determine all questions
concerning the wages of railroad men
be considered it is generally recog-
nized that the real problem before the
house will be that Of the high cost Of
living on which the claims of the rail-
way men are based and lowering of
which would be expected to solve the
situation.
Congress to Consider
Efforts to have the house recess for
two weeks were blocked today by Rep
resentative 1goe, democrat, of Mis-
souri,, who refused unanimous consent
for the consideration of the recess
measure until the house acted on his
resolution for investigation of the
high price of shoes. .t
600 OUT AT HAVRE
Havre, Mont, Aug. 2.-More than
600 employees of the Great Northern
shops and roundhouse struck today in
response to the call for nationwide
strike.
MANDAN MEN STILL At WORK.
Mandan, N. D., Aug 2-Mandan shop
workers of the Northern Pacific, who
are affiliated with the shopmen's
unions which have been called out on
general strike, were still at work late
this afternoon. and no orders to quit
had been received.
NO STRIKE IN BISMARCK
The general strike of shopmen has
not yet spread to employees of the
Missouri division of the 500 line at
the Bismarck shops. Local shopmen
are partly organized, as are the main
tenance of way men, but no intimation
had been received up to noon today of
the intention of any of the men to join
in the general walk-out.