The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-14
Attorney General Palmer Gath
ers Evidence that Commun-
lists Are Aiding Walkout
BINET WILL MEET
President Calls Advisors To-
gether For First Time Since
He Became I'LL Last Fall

washington, April 13.-Evidence of
activity of Industrial Workers of the
World toward melting and maintain
ing unauthorized railroad strike con-
tinues to accumulate at the depart
ment of justice, and officials said to-
night they saw signs of an attempt
TO expand the rail strike into one
phase OF a world revolution. ;
Attorney General Palmer said no
announcement of the governments
plans can be expected before tomor-
row at the earliest. President Wilson
today called a cabinet meeting for
tomorrow and nominated the men for
the railroad labor board, which will
meet here as soon as the sentate con-
firms. The department of justice is un-
able to discover where rebellious
members of the Brotherhoods are
getting funds to finance the strike and
continue the spread of the one big
union doctrine.
The department has discovered the
strikers have sufficient funds and it
is believed some are furnished by
groups formerly connected with the
communist labor parties against which
nationwide raids were conducted last
winter. Assistant Attorney General
Garvan said he had evidence that help
for the strike was coming from Can
ada, but did not know to what extent
Labor leaders of the /. w. w. type,
he said, had been traced from the
Canadian boundary cities to the
various strike centers.
Coincident with reports today of the
growing seriousness OF the railroad
strike, President Wilson called meet
ing of his cabinet for tomorrow to
discuss the general situation It
will be the first time Mr.. Wilson has
met with his official family since last
August.
Attorney General Palmer had ex-
pected to make a decision today as
to whether the government would in
teTvene in the strike. Department of
Justice officials refused to say whether
the cabinet meeting would cause post
ponement of the decision.
simultaneously with the announce
ment Of the cabinet meeting the White
House made public the names of the
members of the new railroad labor
board. The nominations later were
sent to the senate where prompt ac-
tion was looked for, as government
officers believe the creation of the
board was to consider the railroad
mems wage demands win go a long
way toward relieving the situation.
The department of justice today
sent kilograms to the executive Off
Gals of the Pennsylvania and New
York Central railroads, asking that
they supply the names of the men on
strike on their lines, indicating the
leaders in the movement. The purpose
of this move was not disclosed nor
would officials say whether other
lines affected by the strike would be
asked for similar lists.
Reports from field agents of the
department today said a new union
was being formed among strikers in
Pittsburgh and Chicago. The organi-
zation was identified as the Railroad
Workers Union with temporary
headquarters in Chicago.
Department agents at Chicago ad-
vised that John Gruneau had been
lieDosed ahead OF the Chicago Yard
mems Association. Efforts were made
to learn the identity of the new Off
GERS who, the reports said, were affili-
ated with Industrial Workers of the
World.
Further complications in the situa-
tion were apparent from investiga-
tioas of federal agents which Assistant
Attorney General Garvan said indi-
Gated that the strike leaders We're at
tempting to obtain the cooperation of
railroad shop workers in the walkout. |
Propaganda urging the shopmen to
quit their jobs has been circulated in |
at least five great railroad centers, |
the kilograms from agents said