The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-11
$4,000 men BACK?
Railroad Administration Hears
ShOpmen Returning to Work.
Union Official Denies Strike
Over-Conference Thursday.
.TIEUP NEAR new YORK CITY
Thousands of Commuters Wait
in Vain for Trains.
Chicago Union Leader Asserts
$4,000 Still Striking.
TIEUP NEAR NEW YORK CITY


teen thousand and twenty-five thou
sand unauthorized railroad shops
strikers returned to work this morning
in response to President Wilson's de-
cision that there would be no wage
conference while the men were out. it
was said at the railroad administra-
ton today.
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 central west,
all back in the south except at Atlanta,
while New England shops still are al
most without workmen. According to
kilograms received at the railroad ad-
ministration, six thousand men re-
turned at Baltimore and five thousand
at Kansas City. Some, It was said.
have returned to shops at Macon, Ga,
Richmond, Nashville, Lexington. Min
neapolis. st. Paul, Cincinnati and
Cleveland.
Strikers also went back at twenty
five points in Wisconsin and twenty
five points in Iowa.
Chicago, Aug. 11.--Striking feder-
ated railway shopmen returned to
work at a number of points today
While at others they voted to remain
out until their demands for increase
Of wages were granted.
Plans for the holding of a national
VI AnC Nh4Cu AOh
next Thursday went forward today by
the Chicago district council.
Widen the Union Breach.
Action to be taken at this confer
ence is now up to the director general
of railroads." ]. S. Saunders, secretary
OF the Chicago council said. I'VE ex-
pect word from Washington some
time today. Should the administra-
ton delay action further. the men will
tn 1nhe
Widening of the breach between To-
cal units and the international heads
was made apparent with receipt of a
telegram from 3. NJ. Jewell. 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 question of a strike, August "a.
Reports were received at council
headquarters that strikers had burned
some of the ballots sent out from in
ternational headquarters.
Denies Big Return to Work.
Twenty-eight thousand men were
reported still out. Sanders denied re-
ports that men in great numbers were
to go back, he said. when Washington
authorities ARE ready to talk bust
ness"
, Further slight curtailment of train
service out of Chicago took place yes
| terday. One train was eliminated on
the Chesapeake and Ohio while thru
service on the Alton and Peoria was
changed so runs ended at Dwight. Ill.
Tie-up Near New York.
New York. Aug. 11.-Thousands of
commuters who make a round trip
daily between their homes in West
chester county and their places of
business in New York were confronted
today with the problem of finding
other means of transportation than
the trains of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad. Service
| on the Harlem river division which
was suspended yesterday owing to the
strike of the railway shopmen resulted
in the twenty-five trains usually run
on the Harlem river division daily
each way being discontinued.
| The seriousness of the strike situa-
ton upon the lines which run into
this city was indicated in a state
| ment which showed that two-thirds of
the systems car men had walked out.
Two hundred trains already have been
| dropped from the time tables tenn
porarily with prospect of further cur
tailment II the strike continues.
5000 Back at Columbus.
Columbus. Ohio. Aug. 11.-Five
! thousand striking shopmen returned
to work this morning following ratifi-
cation by union officials of the ma.
Jority vote taken in a mass meeting
Saturday night.
Union leaders stated. however. thai
in case the unions demands were no,
met by September. q general strike
will be called.
To End Frisco Strike.
Springfield. Mo-, Aug. 11.-Despite
the fact that striking shop employees
/ Of the St. Louis-San Francisco rail.
road at Springfield yesterday voted by
large majority not to return to work
/ efforts to secure a reconsideration
were being made by leaders of the men
today. Little more than one-third OF
the men out here cast ballots and, &C.
cording to members OF the federated
crafts committee, many voted not
fully understanding the question.
| At strike headquarters this forenoon