The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-03
.1nists Refuse Four Cent
crease While Blacksnliths
are Willing to
Accept.
EAST Is NOT ENTHUsED
Sentiment Divided In West on Presi-
dent Wilson's Appeal for Truce
Until Prices are Re-
duced.

United Press Leased wire oe1 Nioo'j
DENVER, Colo, Sept. 3.-Machln-
lists in all Denver railroad shops
voted to reject President wilson
four cent an hour wage increase
offer. The blacksmiths and boiler
makers voted to accepr.
Reports reaching officers or the
shopmen here are that m the eastern
states the presidents proposal not to
strike pending the government
further efforts to reduce living COSTS
lis meeting with general reputation
by the shopmen's locals, while In the
west the sentiment is divided.
Radicals Gaining Control.
s4s BUFFALO. n. " Sept, 3.--The
radical elements among the lo,oUV
railroad shopmen of Buffalo and
vicinity was reported today to be
rapidly gaining control and despite
efforts of the union leaders, gen.
eral strike is anticipated before the
end Of the week.
The Depew shops of the New York
Central lines are closed today, one
thousand men employed there having
gone on strike. Following a meet
ing last night the men issued the
following statement.
1--WE might just as well starve
without as within the shops
1t was reported today that an Off
cial of the railroad administration
was on his way from Washington to
take charge of the situation.
B. & A. Men Reject.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept. B.
Shopmen of the Boston q Maine and
New Haven railroads were expected
today to follow the action of the Bos-
ton G. Albany shopmen ,a voting to
reject the governments offer of an
increase in wages of rour cents an
hour.
The Boston & Albany men voted
late yesterday to reject the offer.
The vote was sent to the shopmens
leaders in Washington. VI was de-
cided to await instructions before
taking strike action.
Ask Seven Cents.
CUMBERLAND, Md, Sept. s. ID
creases of seven cents an hour roJ
mechanics and fifteen cent? FOR
helpers are the demands Of he
nearly two thousand men striking at
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad shops
here. Machinists now are paid sixty
eight cents and helpers forty five
cents an hour.
President Without Union Card.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Sent. 3.-Prest
dent Frank ]. Hayes, of the United
Mine Workers of America, was with
out his union card To-Day.
When Frank Farringtun, president
of the Illinois Mine Workers, e.
voked charters of twenty-five locals
because of recent insurgoat moves,
Haynes union membership was
taken away. Hayes was a member
of Local 6S5 of Collinsville, IL,
where he worked berore elected
international president.
Street Railway Strike.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 3.-Presi-
dent Wilson will find street rail
way strike in progress when he ar
rives here early tomorrow for the
opening address Of his tour.
Early today more than 1000 street
! car employees struck for new wage
scale and better working conditions.
! Not a street car was running today
and cab drivers and others were
mobilizing everything on wheels to
bring the crowds to the neart of the
city to greet the president.
Bill is Unsatisfactory,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Chars;og
that the Cummins railroad bill which
prohibits rail strikes would disarrn
organized labor, leaders here today
| Joined in opposition to the plan.
by Withdrawing rom railroad
men the right to strike, the policy
soon would be set up which would be
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