New-York tribune., 1922-08-14
Relief Rushed
TO'Iravelers Inn
Desert Tie-Up
Santa Fe Officials Make Up
Emergency Crews and
Move Stranded Trains;
Heavy Guard Sent Along
Women Suffer i'm Heat
Western Pacific Hopes to
End Blockade; Coast Sit.
uation Like a Powder Keg
spsoiaz Dispatch to Tho Tribune

1PoOtot 0t~putCH 20 INC ITtOUT6
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13.-Some re-
lief was given to-day to passengers
marooned in the desert along the Santa
fe lines when trains at Needles, Calf,
and Las Vegas were moved to points
where some of the ordinary comforts
were to be had. Many women and chill
dren who had passed whole day under
the burning sun in hot cars are re-
ported to have suffered greatly.
In an effort to relieve the situation
railroad officials Of all ranks manned
the trains and ran them for many
miles. Some Of the outlaw strikers also
| returned to work and on the whole the
situation was greatly improved. Nearly
$50 passengers were on the train at
Needles bound for Los Angeles and
they will reach their destination late
| tonight.
Heavy Guard With Crews
Heavy guards accompanied the emer-
gency crews that were sent into the
desert, but no effort was made to mo-
lest them. 1t is feared, however, that
if the outlaw strike persists many fruit
trains will be held up so long that the
fruit will be ruined
President H. A. Jones Of the South
ern Pacific Federation announced that,
acting on the desires of the men of
his organization, he had wired national
headquarters of the striking shop
crafts organization that the Southern
Pacific men, while agreeable to sub
to arbitration, positively refuse to
jeopardize their seniority rights by
leaving them to the mercies of the
railroad board.
Western Pacific Hopeful
Sunday brought few bright spots in
the strike situation, save that the
Western Pacific Railroad, the lines of
which have been practically tied uQ
walk-out of the men in the operations
department, held out hope that an
early settlement, so far as operations
men are concerned, is in sight The
announcement that trains again might
resume their regular schedules came
as the elimination of long confer
ence yesterday between officials Of the
road and representatives of the men
who walked out.
Delayed westbound mails on the
Santa Fe are, it was announced, being
gathered up rapidly and rerouted
through to their destinations. No pre-
show that mail en- route is going
through on scheduled time, but the
company is doing its best to clean up
the large number of sacks that have
been halted in transit through the
strike.
The Southern Pacific system reported
no change in the situation over Sunday.
Everything is open, it was stated at
the headquarters of the system here,
and all passenger trains are running
on schedule. 1t is stated that the trou-
ated and that the walk-out there was
only by firemen. These are all back
on the job, it is stated, and the Ogden
division is operating as usual. No more
immediate trouble is anticipated, it is
said.
Plan Fund for Strikers
L. S. Gordon, of the striking shop
mems organization here, announced
that the central body of San Francisco
labor organizations has authorized a
movement to raise funds for the strik-
ing shop craftsmen. Gordon, in direct
contradiction to railroad officials, as,
shops in this city and in the Bay
cities had found only fifty-four men
to replace the 1900 strikers. The
railroads claim to have good-sized
working crews in the shops at the
present time.
Special Dispatch to The Tribune
LOS ANGELES, Aug 13.-The out
standing event of the last twenty-four
hours was the arrival of the first trans
continental train ha has moved since the
walk-out of the Big Four brotherhoods
which caused tie-up of all trains COM
ing from Chicago at Needles. The train
that left that place. this morning at
$40 arrived in Los Angeles at 10 p M,
commanded and engineered by local Of
ficials of the Santa Fe Railroad lines.
The train which finished its trans
continental run after being delayed
for three days in Needles is the crack
No. ! Of the Santa Fe lines. It left
Chicago week ago and at the time of
its tentative halt ia Needles was carry
ing more than 400 passengers. All of
Tho passengers wero brought into Los
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