The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-08
BIG RAIL STRIKE
NEAR END; MANY
RETURN TO POSTS
Strikers Comply With Presi-
dents Urge of Last Night.
Walkout Ends ON Eight Eastern
Lines and at X. c.
MANY STILL HOLDING OUT
VIII Not Return Until Wage
Increase Promised.
Hines Stands Pa. on "No Ace
ton Until Work Resumed"
PASSENGER SERVICE is HIT
Forty Additional Trains An-
viii Not Return Until Wage
Increase Promised.
Hines Stands Pa. on "No Acc
tion Until Work Resumed"
PASSENGER SERVICE is HIT
Forty Additional Trains An-
nulled by Chicago Lines.
See Absolute Freight Embargo
Unless Strike Ends.

Washington, Aug. S.-Tele-
grams received by the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor today
indicated that railway shopmen
who struck without authority
have already started going back
to work in response to Presi-
dent Wilson's letter, in which
he asserted the government
would not consider higher
wages for them until all men
were back on the jobs.
Shopmen were rapidly re-
turning to work on the Lacka-
wanna, Baltimore & Ohio. Nor
folk & Western, Western Mary
land, Rock Island and st. Paul
railroads and on the Pennsyl-
vania lines west of Pittsburgh.
Strikers at Kansas City voted
to call off the strike pending
settlement.
Hines Awaits Decision.
Director General Hines today await
ed word from the unions that all of
the striking shopmen had returned to
work before undertaking to carry out
President Wilson's instructions to set
tie the wage controversy on it's
merits. The telegraph system of the
railroad administration was put at the
disposal of the union officials and per-
emptory orders that the men should
go back to the job went out to 50y
local chairmen.
Until the men have resumed WORK.
railroad administration officials said
they would not discuss the procedure
to be employed in adjusting the wage
demands. As the shopmen's reasons
for wanting a rs per cent increase
have been considered thoroly by the
board of railroad wages and working
conditions. which divided three to
three. it was believed possible that
the evidence in that case would be put
Immediately before the director gem
eral for a decision.
Other unions have demands pend
ing. however, which will necessitate
the presentation of evidence and to
hear this a new board may be consti-
tuted or the old board enlarged TO
twelve in accordance with the sugges-
tions of union men. Equal represen-
tation between the two sides would be
retained, but men specially qualified
to deal with the subject in hand would
be appointed to handle the different
classes Of wages.
Return to Work at X. G.
Kansas City. Aug 8=Responding to
the appeals of the heads of their ma
tional organization striking railway
shopmen of the six federated crafta,
at . mass meeting here today voted to
return TO work shortly after noon.
Hold Out at Milwaukee.
Milwaukee. Aug. s.-"only in the
event that our demands are acceded
to will the men who walked out Of the
West Milwaukee shops of the Chicago,
Milwaukee e. st. Paul railway return
to work. said Otto A. Jirikowic, pub
licity representative and authorized to
speak for the allied crafts.
August Lawrence, representing the
Chicago & Northwestern shopmen.
simply said he did not believe the men
would return to work until the wage
demands had been met.
No word had been received from
national officials bearing on any ac-
ton. Union meetings were to be held
in various parts of the city during the
day.
Disregard Wilson Urge.
Indianapolis. Aug S.-Striking rail-
road shopmen here viii not return to
work until their demands are met. re-
gardless of President Wilson's state-
men that the railroad administration
will not consider the demands until
the vorkmen return to work. Unions
announced this decision today.
Washington. Aug. 8. Whether
wage demands Of railroad employees
will be peacefully arbitrated or
whether the workers viii defy the
government and attempt to cripple the
roads by strikes apparently depended
today on the response of striking
shopmen TO President Wilson's order
that thev return 20 work before their
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