The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
END OF STRIKE
NEAR AT HAND
Railroad Shopmen In Various
Centers Returning to
Work.
ONLY FEW STAND OUT
Atlanta Mechanics Receive
Indirect Announcement of
Granting of Demands.

practically every district of the coun
\, try except Chicago and Boston.
According to reports received b,
= railway officials in Chicago, all shop
men on the Norfolk & Southern rail
way returned today. and on th
Louisville e. Nashville road larg
number OF men are back at thei
posts.
Every shopman on the Seaboart
Air Line has obeyed President vii
sons edict and returned to work ant
1000 men employed by the Baltimor'
& Ohio road at Baltimore are back
Conditions at Cleveland and Colum
bus. o., are reported nearly normal
Five hundred shopmen on the Chi
cago & Northwestern and the Chi.
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road II
the northwest returned
One thousand car builders who
voted to go out yesterday reconsid.
cred their action today and decided
to remain at work.
1t is estimated that there are about
$4,000 shopn1en out in Chicago ano
vicinity.
Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 12.-Com-
plete collapse of the railway shop
mems strike in Indianapolis was in
prospect today. With the return to
work today of hundreds of craftsmen
at points throughout the state the
Indianapolis shopmen stood almost
alone in defiance of the presidents
ultimaturl.
All of the 1900 shopmen of the
Pennsylvania railroad at Terre Haute
returned to work today after a vote
Of 731 to 1876 clearly indicated the
ott{fuda of the men
Two thousand shopmen OF the
Monon railroad resumed work today
at roundhouses at various points
along that system.
At Evansville 900 Louisville &
Nashville railroad employees returned
to their benches today.
Chicago & Eastern Illinois shop
men were still striking today at
Evansville and Terre Haute, but In
dications are they will return to their
!, Jobs before tomorrow night. Evans
Vile and Indianapolis employees also
are expected to abandon the strike
soon.
Twenty-one hundred shopmen OF
the Vandalia and Panhandle lines at
Logansport, however, apparently are
determined to remain out until the
last.
FdTt hetuTVs
Meridian, Miss, Aug. 12.-The 700 to
500 striking shopmen employed by the
Mobile & Ohio and the New Orleans
&. Northeastern railroads returned TO
their posts this morning after being
on strike for ten days. 1t Is under
stood they will at once begin taking
strike vote to take effect II their de-
mands are not complied with by the
railroad administration. " ~
end In sight.
Boston. Aug. 12.--Confdence that the
end of the mechanics' strike and the
consequent resumption OF normal sery,
ice on the New England railroads wouid
be brought about within few days
was expressed by railroad officials here
TODAY. Strike leaders would make no
comment on the action of the shopmenn
in Manchester and Nashua. N. H., and
in New Haven, Conn.,. other than 70
declare that the men will act finally
as body and that there could be
no return before Saturday, in the event
that a majority OF other locals took
General transportation conditions on
the affected railroads. remained un-
changed today except for further cur
tailment in the passenger train sched-
ule of the New York, New Haven &
Hartford.
Dapvile, Va, Aug. 12.-Southern rail-
way shopmen. numbering 13O, VINO nave
heen on strike here for eight days, re-
turned to work this morning, but win
the stipulation that unless a satisfactory
settlement of the wage dispute was
made by September Q the men will go
out again
Vote to Remain Out.
Rocky Mount, N. c., Aug. 12.-Fol-
lowing the action of striking shop
men here yesterday afternoon vot-
ing. $50 to so, to remain out as long
as shopmen at any other point on
the system were idle, the Atlantic
Coast Line railway announced this
morning that six passenger trains
would be annulled, two effective to-
day and four tomorrow.
Others Return.
Atlanta. Ga, Aug. 12.--Striking shop
men employed at the Central of Georgia
railway shops in Atlanta returned to
work today, 1t was announced at rail-
road administration headquarters here.
1t was also stated that the craftsmen
employed by the Western & Atlantic
and the Nashville, Chattanooga & st.
Louis will return to their duties Thurs
day. a.
clared that If a sufficient number or
representatives of locals in the south
eastern district reach the city meet.
ing OF the district convention called
Sunday probably will pc held late today.
THE convention will tote on the Ques-
tion OF recommending that all locals
in the district return to work pending
a settlement of wage demands.
The statement issued at railroad ad-
ministration headquarters said:
Normal forces were at work this
morning in most Of the railroad shops
and roundhouses throughout the south
ern region. The task of restoring nor
NAL conditions generally will be re-
tarded as long as the men remain Idle
al some of the Atlanta shops and at
few other important points. The i'm
mediate danger of widespread paralysis
of transportation seems past. however,
regardless OF what course may be pur-
sued by the relatively small number OF
employees now away from their jobs.
Embargoes Lifted.
New Orleans, Aug. 12.-The missouri
Pacific railroad announced today that
owing to the strike of its shopmen has |
been Cancelled. Only certain classes OF
freight, however, the announcement |
stated, would be accepted at present |
for certain points in Texas and Ar
Reject Hines Proposal.
Nashville, Aug. 12.-All the shop |
crafts employed at the Nashville, Chat
tanooga & st. Louis railway shops here,
voted practically unanimously to reject |
the proposals of Director General Hines:
The information came from an official
at the shops this morning, the last of
today. The shops here are the main
shops of the Nashville. Chattanooga &
st. Louis system.