The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-04-30
RAIL MEN REFUSE
TO END Big STRIKE
NO ACTION TAKEN BY MASS
MEETING CALLED ~ JOHN
oRuNAu IN CHICAGO
THREATENED WITH ARREST
Men Say That They Prefer Coino to
Prison Than Back to Work Until
They Have Promise Of Fulfif.
nent Of Their Demands

shieago, April 24.-Several thousand
striking railroad workers M n mass
meetln. held yesterday refused 10 take
action tn end the unauthorized walk.
out, now IN Its fourth week, iu the
Chicago terminal district.
The meeting called by John Grupau
president ~ the outlaw Chicago
fnrdInen's association. and Harold
Heading. head Of the United Engine.
mems association. TO cienr ,ip the
entire sitnatinn." adjourned A. min.
nf"~ after being convened with no
lr"rress made toward settling the an
ficnltIes.
Representatives ~ the Railroad Gen.
eral Managers association and Of III.
government were asked 10 attend I'm,
ignored the invitation, the geuern,
managers announcing that they would
enter Into no negotiations with the IN.
surgenis.
truman, who was released from jaii
~ I"iie,. m. last "Wednesday. was
greeted with roar Of applause as he
stepped IN the platform An AmerI.
can Tag was produced and draped
around his neck lie left II there as
he spoke.
u cnliei this meeting 10 helm
straiKhten out this tangIe.' Grunau
aid, we would not he good citizens
" we refused to take every step nos
sibie 10. end the strike.
y nun loyal American citizen and
=" are NIL NJ you. We have not VIC.
tated the law. We do not want 10 VIC.
late the INV and We viii not violate.
The law, We have conducted this strike
W an orderly manner and we VIII per.
nit no violence Of any kind.
III u up In you men to decide when
this strike II 10 end. You are The
only one who can decide that aucs.
tiun,"
truman asked VI representatives ~ |
The General Managers association. the |
government or Judge X. NJ. Lands. |
who had been invired to represent |
the public. were present but there was |
no response.
Hen poian n representative of the
United EAglnemen, followed Grunau.
III we cun return without loss Of
dignity, without loss OF our seniority
rights and " our organization il rec.
osnlxed by the railroads and our snI.
AIRY demands are granted We will 20
back To work NJ once" he said
The railroads announced Yesterday
That conditions Ia The Chicago district
we're NJ per cent uf normal
New York, April 2t.--Ref,lSai of the
railroad heads To- mudIfy their ultlmn.
fnm tn the strikers and the equal de.
termination of the latter Ia hold oui
Ter seniority rights. last night virtual.
~ destroyed all hope ~ an early and
es,mplete settlement Of the rnIlroad In
h"r difficulties In the metropolitan dis.
trtet.
Officials said passenger service yir.
tnniiy has heen restored 10 normal.
that freight service WINS improving
steadily anil that in u Few DAYS they
expect all the difficulties viii bee sci
tied.
Cleveland, ohio, April - Five ,
hundred striking railroad swltchmen
At masS meeting Yesterday agreed
unanimously to ~ 10 jall rather than
return To work after officials ~ the a
department Of Justice told the strIk.
leaders tn notify this men that an ~ ;
the approximately son strikers
would he arrested II they dial not ~ :
turn 20 w.rk hx this morning. This )
"as after John Sawken department az {
Justice agent, Who attended HE meet. /,
tnE. had demanded thar the strikers
Headers eftlrr The men 10 return Ia
work az themselves "a IA luH
u have Just heen informed hy The =
department ~ IuNire representatives
lha' every uHn IT as will ~ Ia hail l
uhi"N~ We ~ bach a. wnrk, said 4, J.
- keurk". president of the ynr,lmen.s /,
hesofiuilen, after conference With !
SaNken
Every man Who wishes to ayaid
nrv~ss by rrturhing 10 his i"h will ,
kas1'r rtss SUD isnve the rnon
>ot nan moxrd
Every man wtto chooses prison
hAf~ Tea starvation wages Misl rise
- Ropfbe satd
The 40 mea rose Il, body. cheer.
tHE and shouting.
we Wlli all ~ to hall. they shout. ,
al as their leaders tried Ia vain 50
quiet tteu. The meeting then al
laaFnesl
Rear Admiral Britain Suicide
Washington AnFtl "a ltRar III