The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-04-15
R. R. STRIKE
WORK OF |. W. W.
Attorney General Palmer Has Evil
dence They r Behind
Movement

Washington, April 13.-Evidence of
the activity of the Industrial Work
ers of the World toward melting and
maintaining the unauthorized strike
continues to accumulate at the de-
rartment of justice and officials adj
United tonight that they saw signs of
an attempt to expand the rail srike
into lone phase of a world revolution"
Make Plans Public
Reports from field agents of the de-
partment we're not yet complete
enough to permit determination of the
| governments course in dealing with
the situation. Attorney General Pal
mer said no announcement as to the
| governments plan was to be expected
before tomorrow.
President Wilson today issued a call
for his cabinet TO meet tomorrow
| morning. 1t will be the first session
Of Mr. wilson's official avisors since
his western speaking tour
Names Labor Board
The president also sent to the SEN
ate today the nominations of the nine
men representing employers, employ
ees and the public, which he has selec-
ted to compose the labor board
Mr.. Palmer will have available a
large number of reports from his
agents at strike centers. which are
known to deal specifically with the re-
lation Of the Industrial Workers of
the World to the strike movement.
He will be able to show that through
the agency of the l. W.. W., relation
ship has been established between the
| strikers newly forme orgaDjzation-
the Railway Workers Union and the
"One Big Union" as the Canadian /.
w. w. is known. He will also be able
to disclose through official reports that
| John Grunau, head of the Chicago
| yardmen's Association, the members
OF which were the first in the country
to quit their posts, has been supplant-
cd by an active member OF the Indus
trial workers OF the World.
Has the Goods.
Propaganda of I. W w. origin call
ing on all railroad workers to join In
asserting their power and tempting
them with the statement that 1.-THE
eolen opportunity for which you have
been looking has arrived" has been
found by federal agents.
Officials said they believed This I'M
seen power had been pushing the
strikers forward and now threatened
to expand the walkout, months and
months of /. W.. w. campaigning" to
that end having been disclosed.
Reports today told OF inroads into
the ranks of shopmen in many cen
tiers and of unrest in all. They also
uncovered the nature of /. w. w.
propaganda in process of distribution,
some described as being "as danger
Gus as the communist literature All
O. 1t advocated the zone Big Union
idea and urged the strikers and faint
hearted" to secede from afiliation with
the four great railway brotherhoods.
The American Federation of Labor
was characterized in these documents
as having. "ffty-seven varieties OF un-
ionism and none Of them any good
One argument made against the 0
b~rotherhoods was that they do mot
stand together and thereby brand
themselves as 'scabs' by staying on
the lob when their fellows quit
The department moved further to-
day in the direction of prosecution OF
strike leaders by requesting the ex-
ecutiyes OF the Pennsylvania and New
York Central railroads to furnish II
With the names of all men on strike
and to designate those who appar-
emily we're directing 1t.
In discussing this action, Mr.. Palm
err explained that conditions were moi
the same on all roads, and added thai
the influences behind the strike mus
be ascertained."