Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-15
Conservative Element Over
rides Radicals in Con-
ference in Chicago.
DECIDE TO OBEY
GRAND LODGE ORDERS
Stormy Session Precedes Vote BY
Which Strike Was Declared at an
End-l. w. w. Element Makes
Effort to Continue Strike-labor
Troubles Spreading in Many Sections
Of United States.

Chicago, Aug. 15.-Striking shopmer
decided to return to work tomorro"
morning at o'clock, It was announced
this morning. The hour of returning
was not fixed at the meeting last night
being left for the leaders to decide
The strike was called on Aug. by Of
ficers of the Chicago district council
which action was disapproved by the
international officers.
Car Workers Force Return. "
Delegates representing the 100000
members of the craft voted to end the
walkout at stormy nine hour meet
ing yesterday in Pulaski's hall, Eight
eenth street and Ashland avenue.
A telegram Of notification was sent
to President Wilson, with a resolution
that he Invite committee of three
from the Chicago district council to
go to Washington to sit with the grand
lodge officers in the wage negotiations
with Walker D. Hines, general direc-
tor, and that these three be appointed
and invited before Sept. 2.'
Radicals Arc Routed.
Radicals battled hard to gain control
of the meeting and force continuance
of the strike. In addition to being out
numbered by the conservatives, they
were outmanuevered and outgeneraleo
in parliamentary tactics by the presid-
ing officers-J. NJ. Hawver, president
of the Chicago local district council
and ]. D. Saunders, secretary.
The meeting was convened at ~
o'clock in the morning. Until noon the
delegates heard arguments for ana
against returning to work. The radicai
leaders fought hard. At I O'clock It
seemed the meeting would end in a
deadlock.
Then came a committee from the
Railway Car Mems union. local OF Chi
cago, with the notification that their
delegates, representing $4,000 men. at
a meeting at Garments hall, Ashland
avenue and Van Buren, street, had
voted to return to work, because tine
present strike was not justified
Break Strike Backbone.
It proved to be the turning point IN
favor of the conservative element OF
the ShOpmen. "A iltie ioSSA Sf1>
information that at Boone. Iowa, one
of the largest terminals Of the Chi
"a 70 and Northwestern railroad. 1900
shopmen had returned to work at 3
O'Clock.
Altho the radicals refused to give
up. it was obvious they had been de-
feated. They sought to obstruct a
vote OH the question Of returning 10
work but about o'clock the vote was
taken and they were found to be in
the minority.
penounee |. w. W. Methods.
What were termed I. w. w. methoas
in unionism were denounced at the
meetinp Of both the shopmen and the
carmen. At the latter James Patter-
son international vice president OF the
railway carnen's union. arraigned tne
T w w. in bitter language. his
speech is believed to have decided the
delegates in voting to end the strike.
He charged 1.-The I. w. w. and other
"a dical. elements are trying to under
nine organized labor; that this meeting
I. hacked with them right now"
After he had concluded the radicals ;
a. .+temnted to talk, but were hisseo
down The vote was then taken.