South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-14
Wilson : Cabinet Will Meet
Today for First Time
Since Last Fall.
TO ANNOUNCE PLANS
Atty. Gen. Palmer Will Show
Establishment of Radicals
in Rail Unions.
BY Associated Press :

By Associated Press:
WASHINGTON. April Is. - Evil
dence Of the activity OF Industrial
Workers OF the World toward incit-
ing and maintaining the unauthoriz-
ed railroad strike continue 10 accu-
mulate at the department or jus
tice and officials admitted, Tuesday
night, that they saw signs OF an at
tempt 10 expand the rail strike into
''One phase Of a world revolution
Reports from field agents OF the
department were not as yet COM
plete enough 10 permit determlna-
ton OF the governments course IN
dealing with the situation. Atty
Gen. Palmer said no announcement
as TO the. governments plans was
20 b" expected before Wednesday az
the earliest
Calls Meeting.
Pres't Wilson, Tuesday, issued
call for his cabinet 20 meet Wed
nesday morning It viii be the first
session OF Mr. Wilson's official ad-
visers since his western speaking
trip in the course OF which he was
taken III, and the strike situation
was understood TO have prompted
the call for the meeting. In some
quarters, Il was thought an an
nouncment as TO the governments
course would follow the cabinet
meeting.
The president also sent 60 the
senate. Tuesday. the nominations ~
the nine men representing employ
ers. employees and the public whom
ne has selected to compose the la
Dor board providing under the
transportation act 10 deal with rail-
road labor disputes. The men See
lected were:
Representing the public-George
W. Hangar washington. -. D.; Hen
~ Hunt, Cincinnati; r.. NJ. Barton,
Tennessee.
Representing the railroad corpo-
rations-Horace Baker, J. II. Elliott
and William l.. Park.
Representing the employees - Al
bert Phillips, A o. wharton ana
James J. Forester.
Make Inquiries.
The nominations were immediate
lv referred 20 the Interstate Com
luerce committee. which is expect
ed 90 take action on them Wednes-
day. committee members having
been given an opportunity In the
meanwhile 10 make such Inquiries a.
10 the qualifications OF the nominees
as they saw ft.
The board viii be- called by the
president without delay and was eX-
pected 20 meet I'm Washington where
existing government machinery for
the handling of wage matters is AZ
its disposal and would permit Il io
get into action promptly 20 deal
with the strike situation
AIr Palmer. when he goes 70 the
cabinet meeting Wednesday, VIII
: have available a very large number
7 Of reports from his agents at street
Ccnters which are known 20 specl-
fcallv with the relation Cf the 7.
I vs.. W 20 the strike movement He
will be able 10 show the president
and the cabinet that through the
agency Of the T. vs.. W., relationship
| has been established between the
/ strikers newly formed Organizatiou
the railroad workers union-and
the cone biz union" as the Cana
dian T. W. W. is known. He VIII
7 be able 60 disclose also through Of
fetal reports that John Grunau, head
of the Chicago Yardmen's assocla-
/ ton. the members Of which were in
first ln the country 20 quit their
posts. has been supplanted by an ac-
I tive member If the 4. w vs..
T. W. W. Propaganda
rroragarda Uf r. w. " origin
calling rpon alI railroad workers 10
/ foir ln asserting their power and
tempting them with tle statewer
that the golden opportunity for
which you have been looking. has
arrived" has been found hy federal
agents. Cflc.als said they believed
/ this unseen power had been p-Fn-
F irg the strikers forward and Enw
| .. ID | p.
months and months Cf T N N
camUaigliEE' 90 tha- end having
been disclosed
Tho American Federation ~ La
Dor characterized ln these documents
o4 having So varleies OF ur.nrisn1
and none of any good One ARGUE
meut made against the four brother
hoods was "that -hev do not stand
together and thereby brand tner'-
selves as 'qcal5 hr saying 0u ne
lob when their fellows ault
Request Namc-.
The department moved i-rlneF'
Tuesday. in the direction az prose-
cution of strike leaders by request
F ing the executives ~ the Pennsyi-
vaufa and New York Ceutra- rail-
roads 20 furnish ~ with the names
/ OF all men Cu strike and 20 desl
nate those who apparently were oi-
7 rectlng r.
In discussing this action. Mr. Pal
uer explained that conditions were
not the same ora all roads and added
that -the influence behind the strike
must b. ascertalned Tie would
not saw what use would oe made of
these names hut other officials said
rrev would furnish ra-u-- come