Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-12
VIOLENCE MARKS
CRAVE SITUATION
IN RAIL WALKOUT
Santa Fe Men Refuse to
Work Under Guard West
ern Rail Paralysis Now Is
Feared

Feared
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11.--(By
the Associated Press.eParalysis Of
the entire western territory of the
Santa Fe system was the prospect
facing officials of that railway too
day as result of the wallSout yes.
terday Of members of the Big Four
brotherhoods, the engineers, firemen,
conductors and trainmen on several
far western divisions. The union
men explained that their action was
taken as a protest aaginst armed
guards on railway property and
against the alleged condition of Ger.
tain equipment.
Members Of the brotherhoods said
they would no longer move trains
through points where armed guards
were stationed. Third district off,
Gals went into conference with
Santa Fee executives last night but
no basis of settlement was reached,
Several passenger trains, including
the eastbound California Limited, de.
serted by their crews, were stalled
at points in Arizona or southeastern
California. Some were stranded in
scorchingly hot desert spots.
At Los Angeles it was said that
further conferences were possible to.
day between brotherhood representa-
tives and officials of the Santa .Fe.
After word reached Los Angeles
last night of trains being held up at
Needles, Barstow and Bakersfield,
Cal, /. L. Hubbard, general manager
of the Santa Fe coast lines, whose
trains were affected by this sudden
sequel to the shipments strike, met
general chairmen Of the conductors,
firenen, engineers, trainmen and the
joint association of engineers and
trainmen In conference.
At it's conclusion Mr.. Hubbard
stated that unless conditions were
changed today, Santa Fe officials
would advise passengers not to take
trains likely to be held up.
VIOLENCE BREAKS OUT
AFRESH IN STRIKE
CHICAGO, Aug. 11-(By the Asso'
ciated Press).-Serious threats to
traffic by refusal Of trainnen
to move trains at points where
troops are on guard; renewed out
break of violence resulting in several
deaths, and the possibility Of walk
outs by maintenance Of way men On
various roads marked the progress
of the rail strike.
Members of the "Big Four" trans
portation brotherhoods, upon whom
train movements depend, were an
thorized by their chiefs to suspend
work if they consider the strike con
dition and the presence Of soldiers
at terminals "unbearable."
Western division of the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe were threat
ened with tie-up Of transcontinen-
tai trains by refusal Of engineers,
f1remen, conductors and trainmen
to operate trainse while troops were
stationed along the line where out
breaks occurred earlier in the strike.
Switchmen Joined the trainmen IN
their protests against working nm
n ard nd he eli nm a
Santa Fe at Needles, Barstow and
other California points was further
aggravated when the entire yard
force at Fresno left its post, the men
notifying the company they would
refuse to return until armed guards
were removed.
Bakersfield Report
Reports from Bakersfield, Cal, In
dicated the walkout would spread
from California to Arizona and New
Mexico.
Firemen at Moberly voted not to
aid in the movement of freight trains
until demands Of the striking shop
men were met.
Two non-union employees Of the
New York Central lines, the Collins
vile lines at Cleveland, dispatcher
and a call boy were shot and killed
on street corner. Their slayer
escaped.
Marvin Oxiner, car repairer en-
ployed by the st. Louis and San
Francisco railroad at Memphis,
Tenn, died from gunshot wounus
received when he was attacked and
robbed by two negroes.
Conferences were arranged be,
tween railroad and union officials in
Chicago today in an effort to avert
a walllout Of $500 maintenance OF
wav men on the Chicago Milwaukec
and Sc. Paul.
Maintenance of way men at Kan
sas City sent resolutions to their
national officers demanding "protec-
ton of their interests" even to the
extent of calling suspension of
work.
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