08 Aug 1919
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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1919
Page
1
Union members across Pennsylvania plan to strike after a morning meeting to decide on the question. The state also imposed an embargo on all shipments of live stock and perishable goods routed through Indianapolis or Columbus.
President Wilson plans to address both houses in a joint session tomorrow afternoon at 4 o clock on measures to ease the high cost of living and industrial unrest. Leaders race absentees to secure a legal quorum amid possible parliamentary delays.
The President directs Director General Hines to consult union leaders and determine strike terms on their merits while workers who strike must refuse to work and acknowledge union authority.
Railroad shop workers in Logansport voted heavily for a strike amid union actions in several departments. Electrical workers at the Pennsylvania shops walked out, 24 men complying with a national union order. An embargo on freight shipments from Logansport to eastern points followed the action.
Thirteen major New York legitimate theaters closed as the Actors Equity strike halted curtain calls. More than 15 000 theatergoers faced disappointment after managers waited 15 to 30 minutes for appearances that never came. The walkout followed rejection of an Equity demand by the Producing Managers' Protective Association urging action by 7 p m. on union recognition and higher pay for long runs.
Federated crafts of the Monon railroad in Lafayette vote to strike at 7:30 Friday morning affecting 70 local workers and 12 hundred system wide. New Haven plans halt of 102 passenger trains as shopmen strike suspends dining and parlor car service. Ashland Lexington Louisville division freight trains halted by order while two passenger trains on Big Sandy division are suspended due to labor troubles.
Cincinnati reports indicate 34 passenger trains will be cut as Chesapeake & Ohio reduces service due to shop and yard mechanics strike conditions. A Pennsylvania freight embargo to Columbus and east applies with limited exceptions, while other railroads also halt freight. Richmond PA workers plan a major strike at 2 pm, citing wage demands of 85 cents for seasoned mechanics and 60 cents for helpers, with apprentices gaining 10 cents.
Forty-two union locals vote to strike unless militia and police guarding stockyards are withdrawn. Over 100,900 workers are employed as 3,000 of 15,000 negro workers return under troops. White workers walk out, officials dispute figures. Grand jury indicts 23 more negroes, death toll rises to 36.
Brooklyn riot violence escalates as street car strike enters second day with three wounded by bullets seven badly beaten and over fifty injured. Mayor Hylan seeks federal arbitration while police fortified Brooklyn's arteries to Manhattan amid moves to stop further bloodshed.
Plumb voices a grim assessment of current conditions in a last ditch appeal. The pronouncement underscores mounting challenges and potential consequences if changes are not implemented.
Glenn E. Plumb, counsel for the railway brotherhoods, warned in Washington that laboring men may soon quit work as returns shrink. He urged Congress to pass his Plumb plan for public railroad ownership, saying it would cut freight rates and erase private capital from transportation. He disputed claims the plan is timed to exploit high living costs and noted hearings are ongoing.
The Norfolk & Western shop workers in Roanoke Virginia, 1500 employees, voted to return to work tomorrow as they await the general strike vote. Freight traffic is suspended across the region while passenger service runs on schedule and some trains lack Pullman cars. Atlanta officials say gasoline will be sold only by permit starting tomorrow with few exceptions.
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee informs President Wilson he has full plenary authority to handle the railroad crisis. Director General Hines can set wages and rates, and Congress is not needed now. The committee refuses to grant a special wage bill or additional legislation at this time.
President Wilson announced he is authorized to decide on higher wages for railroad shop employees or merits, after a letter from Senator chair of the interstate commerce committee. He blamed strikes and lack of officer authority for delaying action and said the issue hinges on employees returning to work and restoring organizational authority.
President discusses Senate Cummins letter authorizing action on wages for railroad shopmen. He notes delays at the Board of Wages and Working Conditions and directs that only officially accredited union officers handle matters, with continued consideration of merits and formal procedures. Page continued.
Director General Hines notified unions the railroad administration is ready to discuss increased wages as soon as employees return to work. He sent a letter to B M Jewell of the AFL indicating Congress will not act in the premises and noting the public and employer interests depend on immediate worker return.
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