Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-12
STRIKERS RETURN
TO RAILROAD YARDS
Every Man Of 500 Who
Walked Out Is on Job at
Washington Terminal.
VOTE WAS 274 TO 81

The strike Of the local shopmen
employed by the Washington Termi-
nal Company. operating the Union
station and the freight yards of the
various railroads entering the city.
which began August 4. terminated
this morning, the 500 men returning
to their jobs.
rhe strikers returned Ito. tIsir work,
~aesshad hsep theiF,, .sAsf9m preceding
~ Minded for the ~ n6sfs tp
AZ 4 mass meeting Of the strikers
held yestAfday afternoon at strike
headquarters in the Northeast Ma
sonic Temple, 18th and H streets
northeast, which lasted for more thar
two hours, by a vote Of 274 to 81 it
was decided to obey the mandate Of
the executive council of the railroad
employees department of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor, issued Fri
day last. to call on the strike ana
return to work.
The meeting was stormy session
with the radicals. insurgents. in con-
tro when the meeting opened, ana
the prospects for the return OF the
men to their work was not prom1s-
ing. However, through the efforts of
FREDERICK Hewitt, editor Of the In
ternational Association Machinist,
Charles MCGOWAN Of the boilermakers
and Charles Frazier. business agent
Of the local machinists' union. the
conservative element finally domi-
mated.
TOO Return to Work.
The strike among the 700 railroad
employees from the Southern shops and
the Potomac yards ended this after
noon.
The men in mass meeting assembled
this morning. in the opera house de-
ctded to return to work pending the
outcome of the efforts now being
waRed to have their wages increased
The first to return were the shop
employees Of the Southern, who went
back at 3 o'clock and the Potomac
wards employees returned at $3.50
o'clock.
Everything will be done to speed up
the work, which is reported to be con-
siderably behind.
The 400 employees at the Southern
railway shops, including laborers, went
out August 1 and on August 1 400
yard employees at the Potomac yards
went on strike. ..,, how. ,.., ,o,s
daily by the men in the opera house.
the strikers were AQVlSeQ Dy Tue
officials Of the American Federation
of Labor at recent meeting to return
pending settlement in accordance-
with the proclamation Of President
Wilson.
Statistics furnished from the Office
ton Of the Washington Terminal
Company this morning shows that
there were 146 machinists, nine black
smiths. twenty-five boilermakers and
twenty sheet tet. metal WORKERS IN the
balance Of the 500 or 300 men being
made up Of helpers or shopmen and
other men among the laborers and
non-union men. who Joined the strike.
to the strikers appropriated $4,000
q day or a'total Of $21,
The $50 men made up of master
mechanics, foremen. superintendents,
road foremen of engines. telegraph
ers who were brought here from 9TH
er cities to assist Superintendent
Warrington and General Manager
wilkes and his local force to operate
the terminal during the strike and
make 1t possible to operate trains in
and out of the big station will be
guests of General Manager Wilkes to-
day on q Sightseeing tour of the city
before returning to their regular
work in the other cities. They will
be entertained at a luncheon.
Conditions Growing Grave.
Conditions at the Union station and
In the freight yards when the
strikers resumed their work this
morning were in anything but an en-
couraging condition. it was admitted
by an official of the terminal COM
pany this morning.
The accumulation of disabled en-
gines and other rolling stock equip
the strike continued another week
the station and yards could not have
been kept in operation. There are
many engines there in need of repairs
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