Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-12
LOCAL strikers ARE
URGED BY Leaders
To RESUME WORK
Electrical Workers Return
Convention CaIIed-Men
Virtually Everywhere Arc
Going Back on Jobs

Principal developments Monday -
the strike of the allied shop crafts
wore:
Personally delivered appeals to
Atlanta strikers by national 1ea1-
ers to return to work on the hasis
OF President Wilson's recent appeal
and promise Of an adjustment.
Assurance on the part OF theso
leaders that the entire matter would
be adjusted satisfactorily If the men
return to work within ten days.
Reiteration on the part Of Atlont1
strikers that they will remain out,
regardless of what other locals do,
until their demands have been grant
ed. L
The calling by Atlanta leaders CO
a convention of delegates from locals
in the southeast to be held in this
city as soon as the delegates can ba
assembled to discuss the entire SIT
uation ana the statement that Allan
ia strikers will abide by the vote OF
this convention, even to the extent
of returnin-, to work.
The return to work of the electrical
workers in Atlanta.
Announcement by the local offices
Of the railroad administration that
strikers have returned to work ct
numerous points in the southeast.
Press dispatches from Washington
to the effect that practically all men
are back at work west Of the Missis-
sippt, less than SO per cent in Chs
cago, Ohio, and the central west; all
back in the south except at Atlanta,
and practically all still out in Ney
England.
MEN ARE RETURNING
IN MANY PLACES
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-Be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 unauthor-
lied railroad shop strikers returned
to work this morning in response
to President Wilson's decision that
there would be no wage conferences
while the men were out, it was
said at the railroad administration
today. f4
Reports here were that practically
all men are back at work west OF
the mississippi, less than. so per
! cent in Chicago, Ohio and the CEN
trail west, all back in the south en-
cept at Atlanta, while New England
railroad shops still are almost
without workmen. According to to-
egrams received at the railroad ad-
ministration, 5000 men returned at
Baltimore and 5000 at Kansas City.
All shops are operating, officials
| said, on the Seaboard line. Other
towns where men are reported to
have gone back to work are Ma
con, Ga, Richmond, Nashville. Lex
ington, Minneapolis, st. Paul, Gin
cinnati and Cleveland. Some, 1t was
said, have returned to shops 1T
indianapolis. ~"
Strikers also went back at g
| points in Wisconsin and rs points
in Iowa.
Plans for holding the national
conference of strikers called fot
next Thursday went forward today
by the Chicago district council.
Action to be taken at this con.
ference is now up to the director
general of railroads." ]. D. Saunders.
secretary of the Chicago council
said. I'VE expect word from WASH
ington, some time today. Should th.,
| administration delay action further
the men will refuse to return to
their jobs"
Widening Of the breach between
local units and the international
heads was made apparent with re-
ceipt Of telegram from B. NJ Jew.
ell. head of the railway division of
the American Federation of Labor.
declaring that striking locals would
not be permitted to cast ballots In
the vote being taken on the uues
ton Of strike August "a.
Reports were received at council
headquarters that strikers had burn
ed some of the ballots sent out
from international headquarters.