Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-14
WILSON PREPARES
TO move IN CRISIS
Department of Justice Believes
I. I. w. Conspiracy Bottom :,
of Trouble.
DRASTIC STEPS IMMINENT
President N a m es Railroad
Board Representing Labor,
Capital and Public.
DRASTIC STEPS lMMlNENT:
LBy Associated Press. I

By Associated Prcssl
WASHINGTON, April 13.-The criti-
cal railroad situation occupied the en-
tire attention OF practically all au-
thorities in the capital today. FoI-
lowing were tho developments:
L. The White House announced
that the President had called a Cab
met meeting for tomorrow morning
to consider the strike. This is tho
hrst Cabinet meeting. over which the
President Will preside, in more than
eight months.
:. The President sent, TO the Senate
the names of the nine appolntees to
the railroad labor board. which Will
establish headquarters in Chicago as
soon as the nominations of It's mem-
oers arc confirmed. If matters arc
at crisis. though. when the board
comes into being II is authorized to
meet in Washington immediately M
3. All available foodstuns owned
by the War Department. and now
stored in warehouses throushout the
country, Will be thrown on the mar
Ret to meet the food shortage. which
already is grave in several cities. ~
Rendy to Take Drastic Steps.
:. The Acknowledgement is prepared
to take drastic action to bring the
strike to an end. lie. lis expected tIss
receive final instructions from tho
president at the Cabinet meeting 10.
morrow. l2. -
D. More anti-strikc legislation was
introduced In the Senate today.- sena-
tor Edge put in one bill, and an
nounced thnt he had been assured by
inc Attorney-General that the lattcr9
is prepared for immediate action.
with grave reports pouring i'm
from all over the country, and con.
fronting the spectre of famine in
washington itself. which, Is practi-
cally cut of from the rest OF the
nation. so far as food supplies are
concernetT the administration was
compelled to move swiftly to cone
with the situation,
!. w. w. Foments strike.
The Department of Justice has un-
doubted proof that the l. w. ". ia
Dehind the strike and eomented I,tS
me department is gatnerins samples
OIL the literature which the "wobbliesi"
as the members OF the "onc big union,
are known, are spreading through
out the ranks Of tho railroad work
crs " - - -
Ihe Attorney Generals first deflnite
move was to telegraph two of tha
more important eastern roads-tbs
New york Central and the Pennsyl
Vania-for the names and addreasc.
OF hil employees who have struck. He
asked especially for the names OF anv
OIL ihem VINO appear, in whole or In
part to be directing the strike.
me department of Justice an.
nounced that the OUTLAW" strike 10
peIng directed from Chicago II b.,
direct evidence that n man. wbos.
name Is supposed 10 be "Bedc,," az
!. W. w. agitator. has supplante5 tba
real head OF the switchmen.s ,unio.
there and he is believed to be airins
ior consummation of the dream n,
'he l. W. W.-the general strike
Call for Facts as to nedeu.
Telephone instructions to Eoa,
agents at Pittsburgh and cbioa..
!his afternoon requested further IN
formation concerning Redeu his 49,.
ana other facts concerning his career
In addition to the activities ~ .,,s
out-and-out ]. W. WIS in the stri,,n
tho government has learned that ari,
tators have entered the country from
Canada and are lending their etfort.y
TO those OF their brothers here.
1t is certain here that if tho IN
formation thus far gathered bv tbe
department. regarding the radicals "a
confirmed. and no material results
come out of the confirmation of tho
railroad labor hoard, the Attorney-
General will attempt to jatl tho
leaders of the revolt on the rround
that conspiracy paralyzine the ufe
OF the nation is in the process ~
formation. He Will present ali tho
facts he now has at the CabInat
meeting. and Will announce hfs fua
ture action after the meeting is over.
Step Toward World Revolution.
Officials OF the Department OF lux.
tice go oven farther than their chier
in describing the sinister Influences
at work In the strikers ranks. They
say that 1t is the first phase Of an
attempt on the part OF the I. w. VS.
and the Communists of America 10
put over" world revolution. d For
months an underground, educa-
tional course in revolution has becn
offered TO various workers. and now
these officials ofitho departments M.
iievc, it Is beginning to bear fruit.
a sample OF the propaEanda pub
iished by the j. w. publications
bureau. io1 West Madison Street.
Chicago. was today cited by ofnciaigs.
tits headed: 4 y q ss<sSS
IAN address TO RAILROAD work Srs.ss
and describes the present sfs sion,