The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-02
All Depends Now on Lowering
Cost of Living.
TOPEKANS STILL STAND PAT
Santa Fe ShOpmen Here Loyal
During the Crisis.
At Meeting Last Night EN-
plOyeS Favored Delay.
STRIKE BULLETINS.
SPREAD OYER COUNTRY.


| Chicago, Aug. 2.-RepOrts received at
union HEADQUARTERS showed the strike to be
I spreading in nearly every section of the
OUT IN CT. LOUIS.
st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 2.-ApprOximately
400 shopmen employed by the Wabash in
| and st. Louis will walk out toni ght,
| union leaders announced. Two shops in St.
| Louis and one in Brooklyn, H.. are affect
union, announced that under agreement
shOpmen employed over the entire wabash
on the system, he said, would affect from
| 5000 to 1000.
OUT IN SOUTHEASTERN STATES.
Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 2.-Altho instructed
| scheduled walkOut, union leaders declared
today THAT the railroad shipments strike
| thruout the southeast would remain in ef
made toward settlement" of their griev-
ances. Between $4,000 and 10000 men were
out in the thirteen southeastern states. it
was stated early today. Railroad officials
however, declare this number is greatly ex-
| aggerated.
STRIKE IN MONTANA.
Havre. Mont, Aug. 2.-More than GOO en-
ployes of the Great Northern railway
| shops and roundhouse here struck today, in
response to a call for a nationwide strike.
1000 c. A. MEN QUIT.
Bloomington, Ill, Aug. 2.-The fed
Alton shops today voted to strike as a
sequel to the demands for higher
wages made several weeks ago. Six
teen hundred men walked out, includ-
ing machinists, boilermakcIS, steam
filters, blacksmiths, electricians car
workers, cabinet workers, coach car
penters, round house employees, yard
labOrcrs, painters-in fact all depart
ments except the transportation and
maintenance OF war departments.
SUSPEND FREIGHT TRAFFIC.
Fort Worth, Aug. 2.-Freight traf-
70 81 III ID.
cific into and out of Fort Worth was
suspended today because of the strike
of 800 shopmen.
McALESTER SHOPS CLOSE.
McAlester, Okla, Aug. 2.-Rock Is
land shops at HaileyvilIe, division
point, closed today, 800 men failing to
report for work.
WABASH MEN ALL OUT.
Decatur, ILL.,, Aug. All shopmen
here today. 1t is estimated that be-
tween 1900 and 1900 men are out
The local Wabash shops serve the De-
catur division of the Wabash, the
heart of the system between Chicago
and st. Louis and between Detroit and
st. Louis and which is the terminal of
the main line to Kansas City.
700 STRIKE AT DIES MONIES.
Des Moines, Aug. 2.-ApproximateIy
200 railway shOpmen in the Rock Is
, land yards at Valley junction, near
here. went on strike today in response
to the call for "A nation wide strike.
,, Chicago. Aug. 2.-That every rail-
! road system in the country will be af-
fected tonight by the strike of shop
men was the prediction today of John
D. Saunders, secretary of the council
i, directing the Chicago strike.
) Twenty-Five thousand were reported
| out in the Chicago district. Union Of
, ficials said the strike will affect 1O0,-
: 600 over the nation.
} The men demanded a wage of IS
t cents an hour, an increase of II cents
over the present schedule. A helpers
. minimum of 60 cents was also asked
Those affected are car repairers, ma
chinists. inspectors. electricians, black
smiths and sheet metal workers.
> Railway officials denied the men
! have struck on their roads They ad-
: mitted, however, a general strike
I would seriously impede traffic.
! Congress Gets Ready.
[ Washington, Aug. with their
\ proposed five weeks recess abandoned
at the request of President Wilson
who requested that they remain in ses-
sion to consider a new labor crisis
precipitated by the demands of rail-
road employees for increased wages
members.of the house today set abou'
rearranging plans to meet the unex-
pected developments. Altho the forma
request by the president was that the
Z creation of a commission to determine
all questions concerning the wages OF
, railway men be considered, it general
4 ly is recognized that the real prob
lem before the house will be that OF
:, the high cost of living on which the
= claims of the railway men are based
+ and a lowering of which would be eX
lpected to solve the situation.
Only Three-Day Recess.
It was expected that agreement
would be reached today on plan tC
permit members to go home under e
Il three day continuous recess program
their presence in the house to be as
sured when the administration plan'
: for lowering living costs are presented
- probably late next week The vote
g to abandon the recess was not record
a ed and was almost unanimous Rep
/. fresentativs Blanton, Texas, voiced th'
n only opposition on the floor and thi!
e was due. he said to the fact the rail
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