Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11
STRIKE SPREADING
IN MANY SECTIONS;
INDUSTRIES SUFFER.
Unofficial Figures Estimate,
10000 In Country to
Be "Out."
1000 IN CLEVELAND
JOIN "INSURGENTS"
Two Chicago Railroads Lift
Freight Embargo-0f6-
cials Encouraged.
BY the Associa ted Preas.

tonight the Pennsylvania railroad
announced that an embargo was i'm
effect on the entire Pennsylvania
system from New York to st. Louis
against freight from connecting
Hines.
CHICAGO. April 1o.-Severa1 more
railroad centers today were affected
by the insurgent strike Of switchmen
and passenger service was affected in
some places. notably New York city.
while strikers returned in small
groups at several points. Large areas
of the country had not yet been in
vaded by the strike. which union Of
acers declared was an effort to over
throw the unions and mako way for
p new organization.
The switchrnen in New England, in
all the southeastern states and in the
upper Mississippi and the Missouri
Denver and st. Paul and Minneapolis
formally voting to remain at work.
On the other hand. 1000 men in
Cleveland. the headquarters Of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
today broke away from official re-
straint and quit work.
Reports Of the number Of strikers
were confused by the variance be-
tween the numbers said to be out by
the union officers and those declared
by the strikers to have quit. Unof-
fetal figures from the various rail-
road centers affected showed 10000
men on strike.
In addition thousands of persons
were indirectly affected by the strike
through the closing of steel mills,
packing plants and other industries
dependent on the railroads. for coal
and raw materials.
Counter Claims In Chicago.
In tn Chicago area, claims Of rail-
road heads and officers of TIE brother
authorized wa1kout.. that strikers
were returning to work and that
freight traffic was gradually ap-
preaching normal. were met with
denials by officers of the Chicago
Yardmen's Association, the revolters'
new union. who asserted that the tie
up was complete and that the strikers
ranks were being augmented.
1t was said that despite instructions
were received by District Attorney
c. F. Clyne from Attorney General
Palmer in regard to the governments s
action in the strike situation.
Mr.. Clyne would not discuss possible
government action.
Il will say, however," he stated
Sthat the United States is not en-
tirely powerless in situation that
affects the food and fuel supply OF
tho country. and that drastic action
will be inevitable unless conditions
are altered materially within the next
forty-eight hours"
1t was learned that Mr.. Clyne was
in conference by telephone with
, chiefs Of the Department of Justice
in Washington until o'clock this
morning.
National Guard Reported Ready.
Members Of the 11th Regiment, Illinois
National Guard. were reported to have
been ordered to keep in close touch
with their homes. SO they could be
reached by telephone at short notice
They said they were instructed tc
be ready ito go out on strike duty
at any time.
Two railroads entering Chicago lift.
ed all freight restrictions and prom.
ised 100 per cent operation in the
next forty-eight hours.
B. B. Greer. vice president Of the
Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul
said that the road would have full
crews working before Sunday night
and that switchmen now at work
would have the congestion fairly re.
aieved within twelve hours.
The first general movement bach
to work was announced after a con.
ference between A. e. Lloyd, superin.
tendent Of the New York Central lines
w. w. kirchy. general chairman o.
the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men. and w. Bannister. general chair
man of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Engineers. The freight embarg,
was ordered lifted at all depots O.
the New York Central lines.
Movement OF perishable products
was started at once. with the trans
fer of fifty carloads of meat, an,
tracks were cleared to make way To-
coal shipments that have been KEEP
put Of the city by the yard tie-up.
Reports tonight indicated the fol
lowing situation throughout in i'm
bortant cities affected: Chicago, 500
idle; st. Louis. 5000; Toledo. 5000, a,
increase of 1000 today: New Yorl
p and Jersey City. 10000; Youngstown
1000; Kansas City. 1900. several hun
dred returned to work; Los Angeles
1.1oo. 800 returned to work in Cali
fornia; Detroit. 1000, an increase O
500; Pittsburgh. 1000: Columbus
1000. an increase OF 1900; Cleveland
1000; indianapolis. 700. an increase o
$50: Forth Worth. $50, an increase o
$50, and San Francisco. 44O.
At meeting Of strikers in Chi
cago today. John Grunau. head of tn
Sardmen's association. who conferre,
earlier with District Attorney Clyne
told the men that Department Of JUS
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