Show t t r N NIt It I nf r rI r r I rt rt I NATO NATI O IDE NI i HT T TH AT Leaders of Union Sad 1 Walkout Wil Spread ad Until Every System in inthe inI I the U U. S. S Is Involved CHICAGO J Aug g. g 2 Leaders Leaders of the Federated Railway union today predict that the strike which started yesterday w would uld become becom become the I nationwide nati movement m ve e t it it was was expected to be when it was called At t present the strike is for the most part confined confined confined con con- fined to points in the Midwest and Southeast with some of the craftsmen craftsmen crafts crafts- men en out at points outside that territory ter ter- In the the Middle l West West some men were reported out with a like number in the South and Southeast sections Those affected are car re repairers repairers repairers re- re inspectors machinists electricians electricians elec eec blacksmiths and sheet metal wor workers ers They demand a wage increase in increase increase in- in crease from the present scale of 68 cents an hour to 85 cents with 60 I cents an hour for helpers and that the Increase be effective from January January January Jan Jan- uary 1 I 1919 ON EVERY SYSTEM Every railroad system in the country will be be affected by night John D. D Saunders secretary of the directing the Chicago strike situation said The strike was ordered as a a. pretest pre pre- test against the many delays in our demands Negotiations in Washington have been without avail We will make a clean sweep of every road In Inthe Inthe inthe the country AT DES MOINES DES MOINES Ia la Aug 2 Ap Ap Approximately proximately railway In Inthe inthe the the Rock Rock- Island yards at Valley Vaney Junction near here went on strike today in response to the call for tor a a. nationwide strike IN MONTANA HAVRE Mont 1 Aug 2 More More than of ot the Great Northern 1 railway shops and roundhouse here struck today in response to the call for a nationwide strike SITUATION IN SOUTH ATLANTA Ga Aug 2 2 Union Union railroad still were going on strike today In various parts of the South Partial reports from general managers mana managers man man- a agers ers said a statement from B B. L. L Winchell director of railroads for the tha Southern division show that em em- em have walked out at many railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road shops throughout the Southern region For a few days the strike will not Interfere seriously with our operations opera opera- If the shops are closed dosed for any considerable length of time however however how how- I ever the result of ot course must be ba serious Railroad equipment cannot bo be kept on the road safely If at all an without the almost constantly needed shop hop attention Union Man Is Against Strike DENVER Aug The 2 2 The strike of ot railroad is declared in direct Violation of orders issued by the grand rand lodge of the railway department ot of f the American Federation of Labor was vas the statement made today by I k F. F F. F Miles l general chairman of district No 20 of ot the International Association Association tion ion of Machinists District 20 20 comprises corn corn- irises Colorado Wyoming and New Mexico The railway department of the American Federation of Labor is the parent body of all an organizations of ot railway said Mr Miles l In view of that fact I am doing my utmost utmost utmost ut ut- ut- ut most to keep the he men at work worle in my district since the eight grand lodges of the railway have have- ex ex- ex exI I Continued on page 3 3 I NATIONWIDE BY Continued from page 1 essed their wishes that there be no norike rike kout Does Not t Salt Lake Inquiries in Salt Lake today di- di that no intimation had been ve yen of a walkout at the shops of I Denver enver Rio Grande or Oregon sort lort Line railroads Officials of the two railroads ad- ad d they were puzzled at the local and stated that they had no notice of ot a walkout had ard of ot no steps now being taken rJ a strike In the Salt Lake shops td not say whether or not the strike would affect the local ops ops a. a |