The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-04
CARMEN EXPECTED
TO JOIN SHOPNEN
IN BIG WALkOUT
Frisco Lines Place Embargo
on Outbound Freight Snip
mentS--MetaI Workers Join
Strike of Local Shopmen.


The local office Of the Frisco rail-
Dad placed Temporary embargo on
he receipt of out-bound less-than-
carload freight Monday morning
Ottlcials declared that the strike of
shopmen had nothing to do with the
order, which was issuec, officials said,
in order to allow the freight handlers
an opportunity to clear the warehouse
of a congestion of INBOUND freight that
has been blocking the freight house for
several days. Shippers were notified
Monday morning by telephone that
package shipments could not be re-
ceived at the local Frisco freight house.
1T was determined last week to put
on one-day embargo on the receipt
4 Of outbound freight" an official ssaid,
when the freight house became so
crowded with inbound freight that it
could only be handled with difficulty.
Inc embargo was set for Monday so
that the freight harhers would have
two days Sunday and Monday to work
on clearing up the congestion AS soon
as this Is done freight will be received
again, probably Tuesday"
About five carmen at the Frisco
roundhorse employed on locomotive
work jofAed the striking metal workers,
u was announced at the shopmen's
headquarters Monday noon The metal
workers at the local Southern shops
walked out Monday forenoon, after It
vas anr pneed that the shopmen at the
Southef4+ shops at Birmingham had
quit work
The metal working crafts are now
paid 68 cents per hour. They are ask
ing for S5 cents per hour Helpers want
an advance from As cents to 60 cents,
and apprentices now getting from 25 to
h3 cents want an increase to from 81
to 6S cents per hour. The last increase
giyen the shopmen was in January,
1913 AT that time there was a ten
hour day with q great deal OF overtime
but since the armistice was signed
practically all overtime has been cut
off and the men have been working hut
eight hours, which has the sa{Te effect
the men say. of a direct cut in wages
The Rrotherhood M Rafi,v,,, cs,S,ey,
temporarily hold the Ken to tbe str;ixs.
situation in the local raiwav strike Ths
carmen ali returned IL worls Mondn 5
morning hui orders TO lay down thsfr
9,'r 81 sSfg VI s,lls,s 81 lsssSs ~,
crafts and Abpfers arc mi 'zf
Railway affIcials az Inc sbons sta4ea
that An trains xy,4,e hs,yis oRtio,, a,,t
on schedule time. hut soma Of the ofs
ficials admitted that they were having
great difficulty in doing SO with the
depleted force. Passenger trains were
arriving from all directions and de-
parting under normal conditions. 1t was
said at the station masters office al
nplu lTb iFdllu central station and
Union depot Monday morning.
The negro laborers az the Frisco
shops failed to return 10 work Monday
morning, and the work normally done
by about rs negroes was being handled
by about five negroes hired Monday,
according to a statement made at the
shops At the Illinois Central shons II
was claimed that about half of theme
groes returned to work Monday.
1t was reported unofficially Monday
morning in railway circles that the car
men would work until Tuesday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock. pending authority
from national headquarters to strike
Their action at that time, 1t was said
would depend Rpon the general situa-
ton then. Severa! meetings We're held
hy the carmen Saturday night and
sunday, but no statement would be
even out BY the men.
Trouble Long Brewing
spsSIai oLednlhatioh mas neen
ioTIned py the shopmeh 70 handle the
i9cai na,. slrlke' s, hhoWil AZ the Memnhis
psI., panIway eli{opIieii re%u9Tatlon' % Fred
iayIle' iidcnt1ist at Ine lllhols central
shops, IL pfesldent' william Lay, boiler
!iifher i1t az Ihe E, FRISCO SHOPS IS Vlce-pres,
, nient, anu ~, ~ Il, IruDeT, sheet metal
WIZ. moiher rr, ~ lIe tiIihole lentral' secre-
LILY LILY, ltig 9r, eAecutlVe ~ coIlihlllee Is com
pose1 u dllolllas =, opfatey' represent
il,g tne nlachlnIstS' ' oscar Erickson;
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