Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-09
STRIKING RAILROAD EMPLOYEES
EXPECTED TO VOTE TO-DAY
ON RETURNING.
CONSIDERABLE NUMBER
SAID TO FAVOR RETURN
General Manager Bremner. Of N. 4 st.
l., Says Passenger Trains Will Con-
tinue to Operate As Long As Equip.
ment Can Be Kept Running and
Move Food Stuffs and Passengers.

Developments in the railway strike
situation today as much as could be
learned from reticent striking shop
men, were that meeting held Friday,
had failed to result in any definite
steps looking to a return TO work. and
that n meeting of the men would be
held today at the Trades and Labor
Hall to consider the question Of going
back. t
Nothing could be learned as to the
probable outcome of such vote,
should one be taken, altho 1t was said
that a considerable number\of the men
were favorable to returning to await
action on the wage demands, as sug-
gested by President Wilson.
Nothing was given out today regard
ing the business transacted at Fridays
meeting but one Of the strikers in at
tendance was quoted as saying that no
vote was taken on the proposal to re-
turn to work.
Freight Situation Little Changed.
Freight traffic on the NJ. & st. L.
was much the same yesterday as on
Thursday and there was no apparent
evidence that there would be any i'm
mediate tie-up of trains.
NJ. & st. l.. passenger service was
continued without interruption altho
there was some delay IN train arrivals.
Northwestern passenger service was
delayed, as on previous days. but no
further annulment of trains has been
ordered for this division.
Try to Keep Passengers Going.
That the NJ. & st. L. will make every
effort possible to continue the CSera-
ton of all its passenger trains onthis
division is shown by Il telegram re-
ceived by the Times Republican from
General Manager w. Fl. Bremner late
Friday. First preference in the NOV
ing of trains. he. wires. is to be given
to those carrying food stuffs and If
these commodities can be moved and
the passenger traffic kept up all pas
sepger trains will be run. In case
equipment fails to be sufficient to move
food stuffs and passenger trains, some
Of the latter may be annulled He tele-
graphed as follows:
at is not our plan to reduce the pas
senger service until our power is re-
duced to the point that we have not
tuSllltS 10 move i've SlOSh.
perishables and food stuffs and also
continue full passenger service. You
will appreciate that If the strike con-
tinues our available power will rapidly
diminish. The matter of annulling
passenger trains on the eastern divi-
SIGN will be left largely to the judg-
ment of Superintendent Houston. 1
have no intimation from him up to
the present time that he contemplates
annulling trains Nos. > and TO-. am
hopeful that before we are confronted
with the necessity Of reducing the SER
vice that our men will return to work.
You may be assured that we are gtak-
ing and will continue, to make every
effort possible to serve the public by
continuing the freight and passenger
service but, If it is necessary to make
choice. feel that it is more impor-
| tant that necessary food stuffs be dis.
tributed, even tho necessary to cur
tail passenger service somewhat. W.
n RramDer"