New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-14
Federal Agents
Find |. w. W.
Plans Revolt
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organization - the Railway Workers
Union-and the zone Big Union," as
the Canadian I. 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 supplanted by an active member
of the !. w. w.
cred" Propaganda Tempts Workers
Propaganda of I. w. W. origin call
ing upon all railroad workers to join
in. asserting their power and tempting
golden opportunity for which you have
been looking has arrived" has been
found by Federal agents. Officials said
they believed this unseen power had
been pushing the strikers forward and
now theatened to expand the walk
out, months and months of l. w. w.
campaigning" to that end having been
disclosed.
Reports to-day told of inroads into
the ranks of shopmen in many centers
and of unrest in all. They also uncov-
cred the nature of I. W. W. propaganda
in process of distribution, some de-
Communist literature" All of it ad-
vocated the zone big union" idea and
urged the strikers and "faint-hearted"
to secede from affiliation with the four
great railway brotherhoods.
The American Federation of Labor
was characterized in these documents
as having "!ifty-seven varieties of
unionism and none of any good" One
argument made against the four broth
erhoods is that "they do not stand to-
gether, and thereby brand themselves
as 'scabs' by staying on the job when
their fellows quit"
The department moved further to-
day. in the direction of prosecution of
strike leaders by requesting the ex-
ecutives Of the Pennsylvania and New
York Central railroads to furnish it
with the names of all men on strike and
to designate those who apparently were
directing it. The telegram to the ex-
ecutives read:
please send us at once the names of
all of your employees who are on strike.
indicating the names of any of them
who appear to be directing the move-
ment IN whole or in part"
In discussing this action Mr.. Palmer
explained that conditions were not the
same on all roads, and added that "the
ascertained." He would not say what
use would be made of these names, but
other officials said they would furnish
valuable comparisons in the depart
ment's records of known radicals, l.
w. WIS and revolutionaries.
1t was understood that similar re-
quests might be sent to other railroad
officials later, although this action also
awaited determination of the govern
mcnt policy.
Assistany Attorney General Garvan
said the department had evidence of
help for tine strikers being sent from
Canada, but did not know the extent
of this aid. Labor leaders of the I.
w. w. type, he said, had been traced
from Canadian boundary cities to vari-
Gus trouble centers here. Their prin-
cipal efforts seemed to be to break the
ranks of loyal shop workers, reports
at the department. said.
The question of the source of the
funds with which the strike is being
carried on has presented the most diff
ficult problem before the department.
Thus far, agents have succeeded in
determining only that sufficient money
is available to finance the movement
and to continue the spread of zone big
union" doctrines. 1t is believed, how
ever that some Of this money was
furnished by groups formerly connect
ed with the Communist and Communist
Labor parties against which the gov
eminent conducted nation wide raids
last winter.
More Legislation Offered
Further moves made to-day in the
Senate to cope with the strike in
cluded the introduction by Senator