Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-17
William Haywood and lnhn
Sandgren |, ~ =
Telling of EtIurlyfdt Forth
to Organize Zone Big Union"
CHARTERS OF THREE
LODGES ARE REVOKED
Major-GeneraI Wood Declares
He Is Unable to Find Evi.
dence of Red Activities in
Tieup-Leaders Arrested.

Chicago, April 16.-Plans of the
Industrial Workers Of the World
to advocate one big union move
mcnt during the present unrest
among railroad warkers was re-
vealed i'll statement by William
D.. Haywood, former general secre-
tary and treasurer of the l. w. w.
and John Sandgren, editor of the
One Big Union monthly, published
here today.
The two leaders were quoted as
denying any connection between the
l. w. w. and insurgent railroad
organizations now on strike, but
said efforts had been made to in
stitute industrial unionism" in the
unauthorized rail strikes as in all
other strikes Of Importance.
"We have always agitated toward
securing recruits for the one big
union idea" Haywood was quoted.
I'VE did so in the Gary steel strike,
and we probably will do so as long
as we are an organization-for we
consider that the goal Of all indus
trial organization.
Wood Well Pleased.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, COM
mander of the Central department
of the United States army. who re-
turned to Chicago yesterday from
his eastern speaking tour. because
of the insurgent strike of railroad
workers, tonight Said he did hot
find "any evidence of connection be-
tween the railway mems strike and
|. W., w. activities"
General Wood declared he found
traffic conditions improving through
out the department
Attorney General Palmer on
declared reports from
his department linked the illegal"
switchmen's walkout with l. w. w.
plans for lone big union and a ma
tion-wide walkout
Military intelligence officers here
had been unable to find any con-
nection between the two, General
Wood said,
General Wood added that he
would remain on leave for the pres
ent as nothing In the situation here
made necessary his presence at de-
partment headquarters.
Orders Men to Return.
After revoking the charters of the
two Chicago lodges of the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen. and one
San Francisco lodge, A. F. Whitney,
vice. president of the brotherhood,
today ordered all striking members
of the organization in the Chicago
terminal district to return to work
by midnight Saturday or suffer ex-
pulsion from the union with loss OF
their seniority rights.
With Is leaders of the insurgent
forces under arrest in Chicago,
with violating the Lever
act, the movement of freight and
live stock approaching normal, and
the RETURN of many strikers to duty.
rail chiefs and brotherhood officers |
declared the walkout which started
more than two weeks ago was def
litely broken.
Among the local unions whose
charters were revoked was Lodge
1856 of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul railroad, of which John Cru
nau, head of the outlaw yardmen's
was member. 1t was
he walkout of 700 switchmen on
his road that started the strike
which subsequently spread to many
abroad centers throughout the
John Grunau, Harold Reading.
president of the United Engine
Mems association, and four other
men arrested yesterday by federal
agents, announced they would not
,ut up bonds for their release.
Martin Kennedy, Shannon Jones.
Iohn Logan and Hugo Radke, said
hey would go to jail rather than
furnish bonds, but IA others. gave
10000 bond for their release today
before U. S. Commissioner Mason.
R. S. Murphy, spoke sr1lan for the
fardmen's association. blamed
officers for the arrests.
He said the men simply quit their
,ositions and were not strikers.
live men for whom warrants were
ssued have not l:een arrested.
Stock yards receipts were virtually
'.rmal today the railroads reported,
'oS cars being received. The move
nent OF live stock to eastern points
lso was reported normal with fresh
neat shipments at 90 per cent OF
,ormal There were 48l locomo-
ives in operation in Chicago today,
compared with 445 yesterday.