The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-08-09

Chicago. Aug. 9.--Onc hundred
representatives OF tlse shop crafts
now on strike la Chicago and
,iclnit, mt with the International
offltcfS of the unions Tits after
neon. In tonfcrucc looking to-
wairi the resumption of work by
the io,aI Insurgents Ia accordance
with President Wilson's demand.
~ an agreement Il reached e H.
said the ~liopmcn's strike will he
called off and the mcn ordered
back to work Monday.
Washington. Aug. LEADERS OF
the fifteen organizations OF railroad
employees united today In a definite
assertion that they had no desire and
have had none. to impress upon the
public by violence on By threat" their
proposal that the railroads be nation
allied under ri-partiie control.
Declaring that the requests Of the
men that living costs b. reduced or
their wages increased was aside from
the question Of the future disposition
Of the railroad problem. the laho'
leaders said that II President Wilson
and congress could not meet this re-
quest the men wonid have 20 Try 10
find another solution"
While the labor leaders did not men
ton the presidents address to congress
yesterday. II was the general belief
that their statement resulted flom his
warning TO the labor world that strikes
would only make present condiuons
worse and that those who sought "a
employ threats or coercion we're rnlS
preparing their own Destruction
ITO prevent aify mieufidcr-
standing as TO the policy OF the
organized railroad employees said
the statement. we unite IN def
mite assertion that we have no
desire and have had none TO inn
press upon the public, by vio-
Ience or By the threat our proposal
that the rniiroaGs be nationalized
/ under tri-partite control.
/ Although officials of the Chit
cago district council OF federated
/ railway shOpmcn insist that 24b,-
OOO men are out, and that not
moro than $4,000 have returned
since President Wilson declared
the demnad OF the men for IN
creased wages would not be con-
sidered until they return TO work,
railroad officials declare that the
total number Of men on strike
does not exceed 10000. They say
that the men are returning IN
small groups throughout the
country. but are unwilling To es-
innate the number who have gone
back since President Wilson IN
sued his edict.
Officers OF the international
unions who came to Chicago yes
terdny to urge the men to return
to work. continued their efforts
today Hundreds OF telegramn
were sent to cities In the middle
west and south ordering TIE Atrik-
ers To go back to their posts.
The strike called August ny
officials OF the Chicago district OF
the federated railway shopmen's =
union has not vet been called off.
% is said Labor officials of that
organization declined TO discuss
the situation further than to deny
that large numbers OF the men
have returned to work.
''rwn distinctly separate con-
siderutious nbw confront the peo-
pie. the wags requirements Of the
} miiroad employees ana the Sims
{ hill (embodying the railway eni-
ployes plan for re organization OF
the railroadsl.
In the matter OF wages We have
, submitted an emin"ntlN Just prop
: osition We have said that n We
are TO continue 10 live AS Amer
> leans should live and are 10 care
for our families as American tam-
. nies should be cared for the
profitcers must be restrained and