Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-08-31 | Page 1 | Strikers Back to Rail Duties

STRIKERS BUCK TO RAILDUT1ES Resumption of Work Ends Great Steam Tieup on the Coast. LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. U0. Train service on the Southern Pacific, Santa Fe and Salt Lake routes, Avhich has been virtually paralyzed during the past week as the result of a strike of trainmen and yardmen, and which was resumed this morning when the strikers returned to work, was fast approaching normal tonight, officials of the three roads announced. Trains were dispatched on schedule today for points to the east, north and south and the embargo ou freight, which was placed in effect soon after the strike, was called, was lifted. With the strike on the steam lines setued, public officials ami labor leaders lead-ers turned attention to ihe Pacific IClcc-tric IClcc-tric and Los Angeles Street Hail way strike situation. The walkout of conductors con-ductors and motormeu on these lines precipitated the strike of the steam road trainmen. It was intimated that A. F. Whitney, international vice president of the brothrhood of railway trainmen, would endeavor to obtain ii conference with officials of the Pacific Electric company com-pany to place grievances of the striking strik-ing trainmen before them. .jf The resumption of work on'fhAstoam roads brought to a close a' Tih'p of all trains except a few inti-furban electrics that hns held cunynepe'e nf a Jsl audsl ill here for eight dayw " The four brotherhoods brother-hoods walked orft here August 21. The "big. -four" strik.'s here .spread until inactivity was the rule from San Diego .-to San Era ncisco. The rail strike" was said by men who I. 'ft to be ' an individual move. Thev nn-Tiounr'od nn-Tiounr'od they were out bncaus' th''y would not handle fr.'igiif from the l'i-cilic l'i-cilic Eb'ctric lines, where members of (Continued on Page 2, Column 6 decision of striking railway workers in Los Angeles to Teturn to work. The train was in two sections the first one, of thirteen cars, left at 6:55 o'clock, and tho second, of nine cars, twenty minutes. A third train of eight coaclirs left at 11:55 p. m. Kegular service will be resumed today, according to railroad officials. The Union depot, was swarming with people yesterday afternoon anxious to ionrd the first train for the const. The Overland Limited train, which left Los Angeles at 8:50 o'clock yester- , day morning, will arrive in Salt Lake at noon today. . STRIKERS BACK TO RAIL DUTIES (Continued From Pago One.) the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen had preceded them on a strike, seeking higher wanes. The first strike here was that of the platform men of the Los Antieles Street h'ailways company, who struck for higher wnrres August Hi. The steam road men returned without (wining concessions. The electric line men are still out. The steam railroad men ad-mi ad-mi tied they -were jjrently inlluenced to return to work by statements of War- I rcn S. Stone, yrand chief of the eiiui-neers, eiiui-neers, and W. G. Lee, head of the conductors, con-ductors, and also by the stand of tho 1 railroad administration. j The first train to leavo Los Angoles j since August l!2 was a Southern Pacific t valley line passenger train, that pulled 1 out. for San Francisco today at 7:-l"i. ' The next trains were three sections of : an Overland Limited, dispatch.'d bv the Salt Lake Koute at S:."u) and at' safe succeeding intervals. The Santa Ko ex pooled to start trains before il o'clock. The fust throuyh train for Los An fjcles since Wednesday left the 1'nion dellid hist lliehl ; i j the ..tilt ,.t- ll...