Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-15
Ono Big Union and insurgents from
! the American Federation OF Labor"
| How Strike Nnx lI,rouuht >bout

one Big Union and insurgents from
the American Federation OF Labor"
How Strike wnx Thought About
A summary OF the activities OF the
4. w w. TO bring about the railway
strike was mNde by the attorney
general as follows:
After the collapse of the steel
strike. William z. Foster, Carl Pier
son. a., Il. Reese ana others of his
associates of the rcvolut ionary par
| ties, engaged In the cnGcavor to pro-
mote the present strike. Lists OF ali
railroad smen who were r,einbcrs OF
the Communist labor and Communist
parties were sought and names OF
all railroad men opposed to the
hoods were also collected. Meetings
! were held In the Continental Hotel
!, IN New York. Great Northern Hotc,
in Chicago. Park Avenue in New
plans were laid.
The basic agitation of these lead
ers was the One Big Union" At
first il was intended that uie l. w.
w. should not figure publicly in the
strike. John Grunau. thead of the
Chicago Iardmen's Assocjatiom de-
waited from; the original plans and
allowed the men to split the strikers
into four organizations This caused
II, was rea!ized>that the 1. w. W.
could not make headway, because OF
the prejudice or fear OF the three
letters and the fact that the incu
would, not warm up to the organiza-
ton. However the railroad workers
One Big Union" was decided upon
as cover for the i. W. w. Leading
]. w. w. men are TO remain more or
less behind the scenes"
Martens Name Mentioned.
The Attorney General interjected
the name OF Ludwig c. y. +. Mar
tens, self-styled ambassador o. Soviet |
Russia 70 the United states. into the !
present Strike situation. He read n
letter TO Martens signed by y. V.
Rutgers. and addressed from Amcrs- !
foort. January l6. 1920 After tell I
the effect OF peace ON the Soviet /
movement in America, the writer de- /
ciared that "a neutral Diplomatic po- 4
sition looks 10 be an inpoS'ibilitT +,
and failure. although the appear
ance might have 10 be guarded for |
unitarian reasons. But J under !
stand that YOU did not stick TO this
position of neutrality ana gave your
sympothies decidedly more to the
'centrists."
This connection with Martens, it Is
understood. is the reason the Attor-
nry-Gencral protested At the taDi-
net meeting against the lenioncE
shown 10y the Department of Labor
the Department of Justice has been
In an effort to get the Railroad
Labor BOARD into operation At an
issued call to all its members 10
meet IN Washington Immediately
prepared to take UP the duties of.
adjusting the railway wage con-
troversy. II is proposed to have
them join with Attorney General
~ nF .s l.
/ son In opening their first Meeting.
Mny Confirm Hoard To-day.
President Wilson's nom!nau9E .ot
the railroad wage board We're no!
that they were considered III one OF
! the longest executive sessions the
! senate Nas ever held II IS he.ieFc"
! that they may be confirmed t"H'o'-
The reason for the delay was stated
by Senators to be not That there WIS
! any real opposition 20 tRv nomin"ss,
/ hut because so little VAS known
( about any OF them. During the eN
4. ecutivc session IL w3s disclosed INA.
/ few of The Senators MAD eve: he;'Vu
was for this reason that IcN"n on
the appointments was deferred IN
order That a quiet inquiry m:ght De
Instituted. ,.
lion was chiefly directed 20 the tAFcc
men chosen as the puei!c GJoHI, i.
was stated by several senator" :"
tho executive session that the NlSc
t,oa-tl might be called upon 10 natr
I'm nortant decisions which would DC
Vital to the business OF the eouhS'
7 the opinion was expressed INA
! should be taken in the mater
..lec,ing the representa-! ves o. me
pntl!c above both the other GrpI!S'
40 Porti.an Attituds i'is', v.''r,i.,,n
II was stated there VIZ ~ me
element in the discus SION o. ~
!icans sharing the opinion .h. ~;
senate should know more aSoat ,hns
residents selections before inc
nominations are confirmed
REPRESENTATIVE Cooper, Rcpnp can
O; Ohio, q member o, the hte,nc'
hood ot Locomotive fn ..lI,,,,.,r
, ma; Pres!dent Wilson was rai -.y
sor,osIble FOR IN" present SIMS ~
-.ason OF his dc!a% of riX weE,.s u.
sp.9s M5 Cooper Hssn.ssr said
~ frnly believed that me sir!He
, vas !oyttred rs = !aalSal iac'.H?ni
rom che northwest. ni' ~ -"
+ spread ;vae due to the TACT jn. -, ~,
mad men are becoming tircG o -
Jelayg in the adjustment 10 'h'"
Claims. ,,. 80 anaolntnd
the labor board promptly. o o,:aG;
,he e:rixc could have Dcrn a. -'-'
Plumb plan Lrngur h".a'irh.
VI Cooper also attribnte1 T ,5t! IN.
Sns;r;,l nnres, 20 the r!umh plan
league. This organization. ne a.
ser,ed has done more to r1isoh Gu"
mind Of the worK!ngnlan IMAM "rS
other agency In fi!ty ,ycars MI
plumb is deliberately seeking 10 uA-
Z derynine orderly organized labor.
Representative Davey, Democrat
81 OHIO. announced that ne had been
informed by the Department OF Jus
tice that T. W W. paid agents TO-
!nented tn. strike. lie added.
The strike ~ the most SINISTER "h',
oninous threat this country has faced
!: ~ Nnara II rs lMn INST srcn OF lMc