New-York tribune., 1922-08-12
Western Lines Principal
Sufferers as Crews of
Many Trains Go Out;
Stage Coaches to Rescue
2,2O0 Passengers
Stalled i'm Desert
Lee Reproves His Men for
Quitting; Brotherhoods
: Investigating Charges

CHICAGO, Aug. II (By The Assoc-
ated Press members of the "Big
Four" railroad brotherhoods in dozen
or more cities from Ohio to the Pacific
Coast walked out to-day in protest
against the armed guards placed at
different points on account of the
shopmen's strike. At the same time
committee appointed by the chiefs of
the four brotherhoods to investigate
use ofs armed guards by the carriers
met in Toledo, Ohio, and will report
as soon as possible.
Suspension of through passenger
traffic eastbound and partial embargo
on freight shipments on the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, a walk
out Of Southern Pacific tiremen at
Ogden, Utah, and decision of Louis
Vile & Nashville engineers on the
Henderson-St. Louis division to quit
work marked the activities of the
brotherhood members. The men con-
tinued their strike on the Elgin, Joliet
Eastern Railroad, which has re-
suited in virtually a complete tie-up
of that line. The presence of armed
guards and the lack of repairmen for
equipment are the main causes of COM
plant.
Lee ReprGves His Men
An attempt to relieve the situation
on the Santa Fe was .made by w. G..
Lee, president of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, who telegraphed
from Cleveland to his general chair
men and the secretary Of the Santa Fe
Coast Line at Los Angeles that the
walk-out on the Santa Fe was un-
authorized and that the regular pro-
cedure in settling disputes should be
followed before any suspension of
work.
At Milwaukee officials of the brother
hoods on the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul ordered walk-out on the entire
Milwaukee division, starting at o'clock
tomorrow morning. Union leaders de-
trains after midnight had been ordered
to remain away from the yards and
stations. All men now on trains will
be ordered off as soon as such trains
reach terminals, it was asserted.
Union men asserted that brotherhood
officials throughout isconsin, and prob
ably in Chicago, Minneapolis and St.
Paul, would follow their action in. or
derlng walk-out.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11.-Southern
California felt to-day the spread of the
strike on the Santa Fe lines to include
members of the big Four" Brother
hood, engineers, fremen, conductors
and brakemen. 1t has resulted in the
almost complete tie-up of the Santa
Fe passenger transportation work and
very marked retarding Of freight hand
ling.
Stage Coaches to Rescue
The result has been the NARROWING
of twelve .transcontinental trains ct
desert points, where from 2,20O to
$500 passengers waited for their in
terrupted journeys to be resumed an
announcement by postal authorities
that mails would be moved north and
south by boat and east by motor
trucks; partial embargo on perish
able freight over Santa Fe lines, and
an effort by stage companies to do
what they could to aid the travelling
public by doing away with seat reser-
vations, abandoning schedules and
adopting the plan Of sending out
stage on any route whenever there was
a load for it.
Reports that some of the "Big Four"
men employed by the Union Pacific had
walked out were received here, but
there was no effect visible on the old
Salt Lake line, running from here to
Salt Lake City.
Arizona Also Affected
Members of the brotherhoods have
gone on strike at Prescott, Ariz, ac-
cording to word received here.
Members of the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Clerks on the Santa Fe Coast Lines
were authorized to walk out if working
under hazardous" conditions, in tcla-
gram sent by H. P. Matthews, Coast
chairman of the brotherhood.
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 11.-Ap-
proximately one hundred, fire build
ers, fire knockers, cinder pitmen,
engine watchmen, watertenders, coal
passers, coal chutemen, stationary fire.
men, coal hoist enginemen and their
helpers employed by the Denver & Rio
Grande Western Railroad here went
on strike to-day. The walk-out was
said to have been in accordance with
an order from union officials which ap-
piled TO the entire Denver g. Rio
Grande Western system
Fifty Southern Pacific fremen en-
ployed in the Ogden yards and on the
line between Ogden and Carlin,
New. quit their Jobs.
Chicago Northwestern Included
DES MONIES, Iowa, Aug. 11-A
complete tie-up of train service on the
local branch Of the Chicago North
western Railroad may result following
the refusal of firemen to take alleged
defective locomotives out of the
station.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 11.--Union
trainmen, and switchmen employed by
the illinois Central Railroad here to-
day @3manded that all armed guards
and special agents be withdrawn from
the Memphis yards of the company.
Railroad officials were informed, it was
said, that failure to comply would be
a signal for walk-out.
MOBERLY. Mo-, Aug. II (By The
Associated Press) ).-Stationary round
house fremen employed by the Wa
bash Railroad have voted not to move
any freight trains through the local
yards until the demands of the strik
ing snopmen are granted.