Show I Switchmen End Strike on 4 45 I o 5 Railroads o kod kodI I CHICAGO July 7 OPi- OPi p Switchmen Switchmen Switchmen Switch Switch- men have called off their day 12 strike against four of five fhe big midwest midwest midwest mid mid- west and western railroads They acted Thursday after President i Truman called the strike unjustified fied fled and threatened drastic action The strike e against the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific continues The other lines the lines the Chicago o Great Western the Great Northern North North- ern the Denver Rio Grande I Western Vestern and the Western Pacific I bent bent all efforts Friday to get I rolling again The end of the strike on the four lines came eight hours after the president told a news conference conference conference confer confer- ence he would take drastic action If necessary to halt the walkout of members of the Switchmen's Switchmen's Switchmen's Switch Switch- mens men's Union of North orth America A F FL L Intention Not Revealed He lie did not say what he would do if his demand were ignored He did not for example say say whether he would ask government seizure of the lines The switchmen said they would I continue their strike against the Rock Roch Island to to learn whether hether I free men in a free country can still bargain with their employers without fear that big government go will team up with obstinate em em- J. J D. D Farrington president of the Rock Island was quoted by a aline aline aline line spokesman as saying he was shocked that the Rock Island should be singled out for continuation continuation continuation con con- of the strike Paralleled by boY Other Roads The Rock Island is paralleled by other rail raU lines a union spokesman spokes spokes- I man commented and therefore there is no strike emergency on the line This way the railroads wont won't be able to scream about an emergency emergency emergency emer emer- gency being created by the Rock Islands Island's switchmen being on strike The mile Rock Roch Island system system system tem runs from Chicago and connects connects connects con con- with west coast lines in New Mexico and Colorado The Thc switchmen went off the job June 25 in protest to a presidential finding fact-finding boards board's report The unionists wanted a hour 40 week at 48 hours pay The board approved the hour 40 demand but suggested an an hour pay boost instead of the 48 hours pay about half of what the switchmen switchmen switch itch men sought Mr Truman said the walkout had tied up rail facilities which are arc needed to move mo the wheat crop to market and cattle to pasture pasture pasture pas pas- ture lands Attempting to Negotiate The termination of the strike on the four lines was announced by Arthur J J. J Glover the switch- switch See Pago Pa-o 2 Column 6 STRIKE ENDS Continued from Pa Page e On One mens men's president at a news conference con conn ference G Glover l 1 o 0 v e r said that the Rock Pock Island strike would go on while the union continues to attempt to negotiate a settlement of oC the issues in dispute President Tatman called the strike e a domestic one without a bearing on the Korean crisis but said the patriotic thing for or the switchmen to do would be to go o goback goback back to work He said that the themen themen themen men should have ha gone back to the job as the national railway mediation mediation mediation me me- board had asked while negotiations continued The president also temporarily sidetracked another threatened strike He set up an emergency board to look into a quarrel between between between be be- be- be tween the Pullman division of the Order of Railway Conductors and the Pullman Co The Pullman conductors conductors conductors con con- have threatened to strike July 11 They want a revision of working hours and pay changes Setting up the board delays strike action for fOI at least 60 da days sAlso s Also facing the carriers is their dispute with the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors They are arc legally free to go out July 15 but have not announced a strike date It |