Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29
CALIFORNIA RAILROAD
STRIKE IS CRUMBL|NG
Los Angeles Men obdurate, but
Others Heed Governments
Ultimatum
LEADERS SUPPORT HINES
BY the Associated Press

Los Angeles, Calf. Aug. 29.-The
tie up of all steam roads continued to-
/ day in Los Angeles, although the rail
road companies announced they were
willing to give the strikers their old
posts. and the brotherhood heads were
working to induce strikers to return,
In San Francisco and other cities OF
the state the strikers returned to work
The brotherhood leaders here an
nounced they will meet the strikers to-
day and will place before them the
ultimatum of Walker ID. Hines. director
general of the railroads, that the trains
must be running by o'clock tomor
row.
The brotherhood leaders were in con
ference most of the night. They con
ferred among themselves and with rail
road officials, who told them the strik
ers could return to work without pref
udice to any of their rights and with
the understanding their former con
tracts would be fulfilled.
Electric lines. city and interurban,
operated on virtually normal schedules.
Washington. Aug. 29.-(By A. P.)-
Although il was thought that the dras-
tic action threatened by Director Gen
eral Hines. together with the support
ing stand taken by officials of the broth =
erhoods involved. would hasten the re-
turn to normal conditions, developments
today in the railroad strike situation in
California and other western states
were being awaited with keen interest
here.
Even before Mr.. Hines yesterday is
sued his utimatum that unless the
Saturday morning, the government
would undertake to restore full service
on the roads affected in California.
Arizona and Nevada. reports showed
that some of the strikers were obeying
the orders of their international chiefs
and were returning to work.
Mr.. Hines. in statement addressed
to "Public officers, railroad officers and
employees and citizens generally" in the
three states. served notice that all strik
ing employees who failed to return to
work by the time limit set would find
their places filed. and that any one
who nterfered with or impeded the use
of railroad property would be prosecuted
for having committed an offense against
the United States.
BrotherhOOds Back Hines
His action was considered the most
drastic ever taken by government
agency in dealing with n labor situa :
ton. 1t followed an announcement by
the chief of the four principal brother
hoods that unless the illegal strike was
terminated, the brotherhoods would as
sist the railroad administration in oper
ating the lines affected.
In their effort to offset or at least tc
defer strike of the 500 900 railroad
shopmen. whose demands for increased
wages were rejected by President Will
son on Monday. officers of the six fed.
Grated shop crafts and of the railway
employees department of the American
Federation of Labor made a deter
mined effort to prevent an immediat
strike.
Although they have gone on recort
against acceptance of the President
proposal that only a readjustment o
wages amounting to an increase of fou
cents an hour should be awarded at thi
time. the officers of the shop crafts urget
the men to permit withholding of strik
action until the government shall hav
had an opportunity to bring down tn
cost of living.