Show banta FE MEN WALK OUT LABOR HEADS AT washington TO DISCUSS NEW PEACE PROPOS PROPOSALS ALc members of brotherhood on western line refuse to work unless troops are taken from ports qan an francisco paralysis ol 01 the entire western territory of 0 the san e fe system was the prospect facing of of that railway friday as a result of the sudden walkout thursday ot of members of 0 the big four brother hoods the engineers firemen con doctors and trainmen on several tar far western divisions the union men explained that their action was vms taken as a protest against armed guards on railway property and against the al lebed condition of certain equipment members of the brotherhoods said they would no longer move trains through points where armed guara guara were stationed several passenger trains including the eastbound california limited deserted by their ere clevs N s were stalled at po ants in arizona or southeastern cal some were stranded in hot desert spots A wrecking crew was assigned to remove a loco locomotive mothe which had been run into a turn table pit at san bernardino mardino Be blocking entrance to the round house at los ankeles it was said that further conferences were possible between brotherhood representatives and officials of the santa fe after word reached jos I 1 os angeles of trains being held up at needles barstow and bakersfield calif I 1 L hibbard general manager of the sante santo pe fe coast lines whose trains were affected by this sudden sequel to the shop mens s strike met moat general chair man of the conductors firemen en on gindera trainmen and the joint asso elation of engineers and trainmen in conference e at its conclusion mr hibbard stat ed that unless conditions were chang ed santa re officials would rould advise las passengers not to take trains likely to be hem held up brotherhood re presen indicated there was little they could do until they had communicated uth their executives in the east and lad I 1 ad learned the exact situation at vestern western railway points affected air aft hibbard said he had told broth ergood officials that it if they would rould promise there would be no disorders such as had been reported from need les the sante santo I 1 ie e would remove its armed guards from company property the trouble is solely in sympathy wit rit athe strike of the shop crafts und not because ot of any other thing ne the men have not been asked to take out engines or cars not in good condition he declared at fresno calif E B I 1 foley a fresh fruit shipper announced that his packing houses were closing be cause of rail conditions and that tor for the present no more fruit would be ordered from the growers lie ile advised his clients among the gr growers oviers to dry their fruit several fruit companies in the san joaquin valley announced that they were not accepting fruit canneries had limited their immediate ps it is estimated that several hun ired dred cars of fruit remain unpacked in the fian ban joaquin district |