Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-29
WILL RESUME
MOVING TRAINS
I'M IMMEDIATELY
Railroad Strikers Return to
Work When Threatened
With the Loss of
Their Jobs.

Confined nom rage One.)
nounced determination Of the
brotherhood chiefs to back the
government in efforts to break the
strike but no announcement had
been made early tonight as to what
action the men had determined on,
if any.
Edward D. Nolan, secretary of the
International Workers Defense
league, denied truth of reports that
the strike was planned as part Of
proposed nationwide Labor day
demonstration planned in behalf OF
Thomas ]. Mooney, convicted OF
completely in a bomb plot here.
Hines Statement.
Washington, Aug. %. At the
railroad administration. Director
General Hines made public the fol-
lowing:
ITO public officers, railroad Off
GERS and employees and citizens gen
orally in California, Arizona and
| Nevada:
"A strike is in progress on the
part of the, train and englnemen and
yardmen on the steam railroads be-
ing operated by the United States
government in parts of California,
Arizona and Nevada. This strike
| began at Los Angeles, purely as, a
sympathetic strike on account of a
controversy between the Pacific
| Electric Railroad company and Ger
tain employees of that company. The
property of that company is not in
| the possession or control of the
government. The strike of the EN-
ployes on the steam railroads was
entered upon without any griev-
ance being presented or alleged.
The strike was and is a violation
of the agreement between the
striking employees and the steam
! railroads upon which they worked
and also of the national agreement
between the United States railroad
administrator and the chief execu-
tives of the organizations to which
the strikers belong, such national
agreement providing for the adjust
ment of all causes of complaint in
an orderly manner without suspen-
sion of work. The strike is also an
illegal strike under the laws of the
organizations to which the strikers
belong and has been so character
lied by the chief executives Of
those organizations.
Requested Time.
"The chief executives of these or
CARNATIONS stated that they be-
lieved they could induce their men
to go back to work and urged that
they be given time to enable them
to do so. The railroad admins
tration has given the time for this
purpose. The director general also
by publication in the newspapers Of
San Francisco and Los Angeles,
urged upon the strikers the absence
of justification for their action and
the importance of returning to
work. Nevertheless, many of the
strikers have not yet returned to
work and to large extent the pub
lie service which the government
must render to the public is at
standstill. 1t follows that the only
course which the government can
adopt is to exercise its entire power
for the purpose of rendering the
public service and the president has
so instructed.
"All striking employees who do not
report for duty on and after 7
o'clock on Saturday morning, Aug
ust 80, when and as called for duty,
will be regarded as having termi-
mated their employment and their
places will be filled.
Warning Issued.
"Any one who interferes with or
impedes the possession, use, opera
ton or control of any railroad prop
cry or railroad under federal con-
troll, commits an offense against the
United States, punishable by fine
and imprisonment, and will be ar
rested and prosecuted accordingly.
Anyone who obstructs or attacks
persons assisting or endeavoring to
assist in the possession, use, opera
ton or control of any railroad I'M
der federal control will be guilty of
the offense described and will be
dealt with accordingly. Anyone who
obstructs or retards the passage of
the mail or any vehicle or person
carrying the same likewise commits
an offense against the United States
punishable by fine and imprison-
ment and will be arrested and prose-
cuted accordingly. Instructions have
been issued to the United States dis
trict attorneys and to the United
States marshals to take the neces-
sary steps to enforce these pro-
visions of the statutes of the United
States.
"The governors of the states in
volved, the mayors of the cities in
volved and all other state and local
peace officers are relied upon to lend
assistance in the performance of the
public service as above outlined in
every possible manner, including Civ
ing aid in the enforcement of the
statutory provisions above referred
to, and also in enforcing all state
statutes, municipal ordinances and
other local public regulations which
will aid in protecting the railroad
property and its operation and in
protecting those assisting or endeav-
oring to assist in the operation of
the railroads.
Against Returning.
San Francisco. Aug. ga gen.
eral meeting of striking employees
of steam and electric railways at
Los Angeles continued from early
morning until late in the day but
adjourned until evening before re-
ceipt of Mr.. Hines order,
The meeting was closed to all