The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-09
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1.-THE board OF mediation and culcIliz
lfon, inspired belief that ne vouls
lseek to mediate the trouble Hangs
lconflr the brotherhood officials
statement saying be was here merelj
TO investigate
The ruiodie vests industries EeEs
practically tied up today EmhargOes
had been laid today by all railroads
running into Chicago on shipment u
inon-essentiaIs. Food and coal were
given the right of way over every
thing Passenger service was stu
intact today, said railroad oftciais
Freight service had been cut In two
Predictions that the strike OF out
Ian" railway union employees Will die
!out within q few days" was made here
today by President s. e. Heoersing, OF
the SEitchmen's Union OF NORTH
America
The situation is much improved.
he said Although reports seem 10
indicate that the strikes are spread
ing TO many other cities. predict that
the strike WIZ burn itself out before
nightfaEl and that it VIII be all over
within few days
/ He5eriing was to confer here today
/ with railroad brotherhood officials and
later with G. w w Hangar, federal
I labor conciliator-
He denied that government aid
would be sought TO mediate the strike
The strike is Illegal" he said. and
can't be mediated7
Sympathetic Strike.
| SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. April -
Nearly Thousand railroad men, IN
GLIDING yardnen. sEitchmen and yard
engineers employed IN the San Fran
cisco bay district railroad yards are
out on strike IN sympathy with east
ern and southern California strikers,
according to estimates early TODAY
An embargo On all perishable freight
| and live stock was announced by rail-
road officials alst night
Government investigation.
[By Ralph F. Couch, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April She de-
partment OF justice has begun an m
yestigation OF railroad strikes In Cal-
caso and other cities 70 determine
WUeLQSE dGSf1A C6l bC AoANA1 1>@~A-N
the Lever law, il was announced to-
day al the Office OF Attorney General
Palmer.
The senate today ordered an in
vestigation OF the railroad strike
Without debate it adopted the Nc
Cormick resolution diercting the SEN
ate interstate commerce committee
through a subcommittee TO invesfF
gate and report Immediately on the
causes and purposes OF the strike.
Officials OF the big unions were BIT
ter against the men who quit their
Jobs without the sanction Of head
quarters and there were indications
that the longawaited fight between
the conservatives and the radicals
for control Of the trades unicn was
at hand. .
The STRIFE is almost certain TO IL |
crease prices through the country.
economic experts agreed here today.
interference with transportation
nearly always increases prices, said
DR.. Royal Meeker, head OF the sta |
tistics bureau OF the labor DEPART |
ment. Il don't know exactly what
effect this strike VIII have because /
have not studied 1T carefully
Prices Of perishabie foods already /
are soaring in Chicago and othes |
cities affected, reports received here /
today showed.
1.-THE strike probably will affect /
more people directly than walkous i
OF any other class OF workers, said |
Statisician Cunningham, of the con- |
Citation bureau, labor department. /
THE effect OF a transportation strike /
is speedy and direct II continued +
for any length OF time transporta- /
ton strike Is likely TO close factories ,
and cause fuel famine.
District Attorney Clyne at Chicago /
has been instructed to make report /
at once on the strike there. i
Palmer, who was expected TO re- +
turn to Washington tomorrow or Sun /
day from Georgia where he is cam
paigning, may start back today.
During Palmer's absence the stu 4
alton is being handled by G. G. Ames
assistant attorney general.
Injunction proceedings may be
started to break the strike. The case
is different, 1t was pointed out, from
the coal strike, where the walkout
was the result OF movement direct
ed by an organization union.
Senator Mccormick, Illinois, who
Yesterday introduced a resolution
Tor senate investigation of the strike,
planned to ASH that the COMMITTEES Il
On contingent expenses consider it a;
once go that the investigation may
get under way by Monday.
II was suggested today that con-
sress might pass resolution author Il
zing the president to appoint a d
special adjustment board for this par |
ocular controversy on the conditions +
he strikers return TO work pending /,
outcome of arbitration. The idea that ]
he government might have to take ,
Jyer the railroads If the strike con- ,
.inued did not appear to impress sen !
.tors. They said that was not the ,
way 10 handle the problem.
The personnel Of the railway labor ,
wage adjustment board may be an ,
lounced at the white house today.