Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-08-28
TRA|NMEn MUST
RETURN To WORK
SAYS VI. c. LEE
Head of B, of R, 7, Orders
Members of Order Back to
JobSi Hines Appeals to Men
to Remain at Work.

An appeal signed by walker d.
Hines, federal director of railroads, to
all employees Of steam railroads to re-
main at work, and a message signed
by w. G. Lee, head of the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen to the eff
feet that members of the order who
struck in sympathy with the Pacific
Electric employees in Los Angeles did
so without authority and ordering
them to return to work, were the most
important developments yesterday in
the strike situation.
The message from Mr.. Hines asked
every railroad employe involved in
any way in the strike on the steam
railroads in Los Angeles to give his
persC al consideration to the rea1
facts of the situation, insofar as the
government of the United States is
concerned" THE United states rail-
road administration" it added, has
no more control over the Pacific Elec-
trio railway than over any other
street car line throughout the United
States The federal control act did not
not contemplate that the government
should take possession and control
any such line, and the government did
not do so and has no statutory power
to do so. Therefore employees who
have been led to believe that the gov
ernment can and ought to deal with
this situation in any way are resting
under an entire misapprehension of
the facts"
The message from w. G. Lee was
addressed 10 w. +. Fullerwider, B. r.
T., chairman on the Valley division of
the Santa Fe, which extends from
Bakersfield to San Francisco. 1t was
received here from A. G. Wells, gen.
eral manager of the Coast lines, with
headquarters at Los Angeles. The
message said:
mo authority or sanction was given
by this organization for the strike of
yardmen on the Santa Fe and South
ern Pacific, and all members of the
brotherhood should be advised to re-
turn to work at once. as their action
in engaging in a sympathetic strike
will only make a bad situation very
much worse
"Advice from the railroad admins
tration is TO the effect that the Pacific
Electric is operating under practically
normal conditions with strike breakers.
The men must return to work at once
and remain at work, unless aovice is
received to the contrary from Vice
President Whitney, who will arrive at
the Rosslyn hotel, Los Angeles. tomor-
row. Please convey copy of this
telegram as instructions to the officers
of all other lodges in your vicinity"
The Mr.. Whitney referred to will
not reach Los Angeles today. He ar
rived here yesterday and was maroon
ed with several hundred other passen-
gers.
The trains now in the yard here in
clude Nos. | and of Tuesday; Nos.
1 and 3 of Wednesday, and No. of
Wednesday and this morning. All told
there are about 500 tourists tied up
here.
A stub No. arrived from the west
last night. Officials here did not
know where it originated. A stub of
No. 10 will leave here for the east
this morning.
1t was thought last night that No.
: would leave here about noon today
with passengers for Ash Fork and
Phoenix and intervening points.
instructions received at the Santa
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