Bisbee daily review., 1919-08-30
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 aiming to return to work throughout Southern California today.
 What was regarded as a critical sit uation in fruit transportation in the Fresno district was saved when the striking yard and switchmen determ- med to return late today. Following visit by A. F. Whitney, vice presi- ient of the brotherhood of railroad trainmen, striking workers at San Der rardino expressed a willingness to re- turn to work.
 Central Strike coIlapses
 sThe strike throughout Central Cali iirnia which had paralyzed overland and regional transportation for two days, reached us final stage of collapse which the yard crews returned to the | passenger and freight terminals in san Francisco at o'clock today.
 Trainmen were reported to have re- turned to work at Needles, Cal. It was reported that the engineers # San Bernardino, Cal, were plan hing to return to work tonight and that trainmen there might follow. The situation, at Barstow was considered grave, trainmen there having flatly refused to obey the orders of their superior officers in the railroad broth erhoods, according to reports.
 "BolsheViks" Blamed
 A. F. Whitney, international vice president of the Brotherhood of Rail road Trainmen, who arrived late to tay, stated, after a conference witE representatives of engineers, he was certain the men here will return tC work befor morning. H added tha
 he felt they were being influenced r. by persons with bolsnt vistic tenden cies."
 ) "The strike is illegal and absolutely vithout sanction of the brotherhoods, ) MT. Whitney said. ''I hope the mel l vill return 10 work. if they do not ) their places will be taken by othe
 members of the brotherhood who ral he summoned here in short order" Operation of trains cn the Southerl } tecific, Santa Fe and Salt Lake rail l y.s.ys will start tomorrow morning a , ' o'clock, officials of these roads an Io unced today
 If the majority of the men do no return, railroad officials said, train 5 would be operated win crews avai able under government protection. Fight in Ranks of Strikers The striking trainmen held man I meetings today, but early tonight ha ! given out no official statement il dicating what action would be taEe1 , Unofficially it was stated rift in th
 r0nks of. the strikers exists. The, nO1 D servative element. according to 1' .' DC rts is in favor of returning to worl . while the radicals are said to hay V stated that they would not return LII . tji the object for which they struck . the reinstatement of saci:ic Electri :. trainmen who are on strike, with flu
 seniority rights-is attained. . Representatives of the "big four s NJ E Montgomery, l.. L. Sanford an
 R A. Ford, have beer addressing col :, frrences and meetings of the strikin !, rlen ever since Warren Stone and V , (, Lee. chiefs of .he big brotherhood .. end Director General of Railroad a Hines, ordered them to return. l. FIRST WESTBOUND TRAIN ToDA a- That the inconvenience tu which tf $. Warren district residents have bee 1T subjected from the railroad strike n practically at an end was indicate g, :ast night when a message was I
 ceived at the local office of the
 Paso and Southwestern that No. 3 w
 leave Tucson this mornil g at
 o'clock for Los Angel as. The chi
 rain dispatcher at Douglas was
 thority for the statement. r Although no official announcemc H vas forthcoming last night, it Vi considered likely at the local off'c
 that the resumption of train ser"i
 to California points would be besl
 refore the day is out.
 m For the past few lays no ticke d could be bought here for points fl 70 ther west than Tucson.
 m Today's train to Los Angeles W to be the fl st since last Friday.
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